A funeral for the Spanish household of 5 that died within the Hudson River helicopter crash earlier this month was held in Barcelona Tuesday — with the somber service concluding with a haunting rendition of “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra.
A whole lot of mourners gathered at Sant Vicenç de Sarrià to recollect Agustín Escobar and Mercè Camprubí Montal, who died together with their three younger youngsters Agustín, 10, Mercè, 9, and Víctor, 4, when the employed chopper broke aside midair and plunged into the New York Metropolis waterway on April 10.
The household had been within the Huge Apple celebrating the ninth birthday of their center little one when the sudden tragedy struck. A heartbreaking photograph taken shortly earlier than their deaths reveals the elder Agustín giving a thumbs-up as his spouse and youngsters flash excited smiles.
“We’ve got been in ache for the final 11 days, however they’ll all the time stay in our reminiscences and remind us from up excessive to by no means lose our skill to smile,” Montal’s father, Joan Camprubí, mentioned through the practically two-hour service.
The church was packed to capability, with dozens of individuals watching on screens from outdoors beneath heat, sunny skies. Amongst these in attendance have been Catalonia’s regional chief, Salvador Illa, and Barcelona Mayor Jaume Collboni.
Additionally noticed greeting mourners was Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, the identical position Montal’s grandfather as soon as held on the skilled Spanish soccer staff. Montal labored for Siemens Vitality, whereas Escobar was world CEO of rail infrastructure at Siemens Mobility.
Camprubí thanked these in attendance as he and relations shared reminiscences of their departed family members and the enjoyment they gave them.
He additionally talked about Monday’s demise of Pope Francis on the age of 88, saying the late pontiff was a believer within the significance of a “smile and a humorousness.”
The funeral service ended with a slideshow of the relations at vacation celebrations and different holidays as the long-lasting Sinatra tune performed.
The reason for the helicopter crash — which additionally killed the pilot, Navy veteran Sean Johnson, 36, — stays beneath investigation. A Nationwide Journey Security Board spokesman instructed The Put up Tuesday {that a} preliminary report is anticipated to be launched “about 30 days” from the date of the catastrophe.
With Put up wires
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