Senator Paul Wellstone killed in plane crash

Rokenn · 10-25-2002, 02:07 PM

What a loss

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Senator, family killed in Minnesota plane crash
Friday, October 25, 2002 Posted: 2:02 PM EDT (1802 GMT)

EVELETH, Minnesota (CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife and a daughter died Friday in a small plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, Democratic sources said.

The sources said three staff members and two crew members also died in the crash.

The plane went down in a wooded area about seven miles east of Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport. Officials said bad weather was reported in the area, and the last contact with the plane was at 10:20 a.m. when the plane was about two miles from the Eveleth airport.

Wellstone held a key Democratic seat in the U.S. Senate and had been criss-crossing the state in a tough re-election campaign against former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman.

The plane, a twin-engine turboprop King Air manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft, took off from Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. He was scheduled to attend a funeral in the northeast, followed by a campaign stop in Duluth.

Wellstone, 58, won his Senate seat in 1990, the only challenger that year to unseat an incumbent.

The son of Russian immigrants, Wellstone was raised in Arlington, Virginia, and was a champion wrestler at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a doctorate.

Wellstone was a champion of health care coverage expansion and environmental concerns, and was considered by many to be one of the Senate's most liberal members.

10-25-2002, 02:08 PM

I saw that. I hated his politics, but I am very sad that he, his wife and his children all died

Attalus · 10-25-2002, 02:29 PM

Yeah, I am not going to pretend that I was an admirer of his politics, but any time a plane goes down with all those poor folks, they have my sympathies.

khazadman · 10-25-2002, 02:55 PM

This is sad. I didn't like his politics either, but he was one of the few dems who would actually come out and tell you what he wanted to do in Washington. He wasn't the kind of guy who would say one thing to get elected and then do the opposite when he got to D.C. And I respected that.

John D Harris · 10-25-2002, 06:17 PM

The nation lost a good man, I was no fan of his politics, He was a man of conviction I admire that.

10-25-2002, 02:07 PM	#1
Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 60 Posts: 2,193	What a loss ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Senator, family killed in Minnesota plane crash Friday, October 25, 2002 Posted: 2:02 PM EDT (1802 GMT) EVELETH, Minnesota (CNN) -- Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife and a daughter died Friday in a small plane crash near Eveleth, Minnesota, Democratic sources said. The sources said three staff members and two crew members also died in the crash. The plane went down in a wooded area about seven miles east of Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport. Officials said bad weather was reported in the area, and the last contact with the plane was at 10:20 a.m. when the plane was about two miles from the Eveleth airport. Wellstone held a key Democratic seat in the U.S. Senate and had been criss-crossing the state in a tough re-election campaign against former St. Paul Mayor Norm Coleman. The plane, a twin-engine turboprop King Air manufactured by Raytheon Aircraft, took off from Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, a southwestern suburb of Minneapolis. He was scheduled to attend a funeral in the northeast, followed by a campaign stop in Duluth. Wellstone, 58, won his Senate seat in 1990, the only challenger that year to unseat an incumbent. The son of Russian immigrants, Wellstone was raised in Arlington, Virginia, and was a champion wrestler at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, where he earned both a bachelor's degree and a doctorate. Wellstone was a champion of health care coverage expansion and environmental concerns, and was considered by many to be one of the Senate's most liberal members. __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)

10-25-2002, 06:17 PM	#5
John D Harris Ninja Storm Shadow Join Date: March 27, 2001 Location: Northport,Alabama, USA Age: 62 Posts: 3,577	The nation lost a good man, I was no fan of his politics, He was a man of conviction I admire that. __________________ Crustiest of the OLD COOTS "Donating mirrors for years to help the Liberal/Socialist find their collective rear-ends, because both hands doesn't seem to be working. Veitnam 61-65:KIA 1864 66:KIA 5008 67:KIA 9378 68:KIA 14594 69:KIA 9414 70:KIA 4221 71:KIA 1380 72:KIA 300 Afghanistan2001-2008 KIA 585 2009-2012 KIA 1465 and counting Davros 1 Much abliged Massachusetts

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10-25-2002, 02:08 PM	#2
MagiK Guest Posts: n/a	I saw that. I hated his politics, but I am very sad that he, his wife and his children all died

10-25-2002, 02:29 PM	#3
Attalus Symbol of Bane Join Date: November 26, 2001 Location: Texas Age: 75 Posts: 8,167	Yeah, I am not going to pretend that I was an admirer of his politics, but any time a plane goes down with all those poor folks, they have my sympathies.

10-25-2002, 02:55 PM	#4
khazadman User suspended until [Feb13] Join Date: December 6, 2001 Location: the south side of ol virginny Age: 62 Posts: 1,172	This is sad. I didn't like his politics either, but he was one of the few dems who would actually come out and tell you what he wanted to do in Washington. He wasn't the kind of guy who would say one thing to get elected and then do the opposite when he got to D.C. And I respected that.

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