A Great Loss for Liga

Dear Liga Family Members:

We are greatly saddened to inform you that Liga has suffered a tragic loss. As some of you already have heard, a Cessna aircraft piloted by John Slater crashed into the El Fuerte River Saturday morning. John was killed in the accident, and his three passengers, Haley Brown, Liam Guzman, and Julia Tower were injured. The three passengers are being treated in a hospital in Los Mochis, and all are expected to make a complete recovery from their injuries.

Our condolences and prayers go out to John and to his family for this terrible loss. We also send our prayers for the complete and fast recovery of the other victims of this tragic event. Please know that the Liga Executive Committee is standing by to assist the victims and families in any way that we can. While we understand that many of you may have questions that you want to voice, we would appreciate your indulgence for the immediate future as the leadership team works through the things that we need to do. For the time being, we would ask you to help us in keeping our phone lines open so that we can attend to pressing matters.


The Liga Executive Team,

Janet Lapp, President
Winnie Parish, President-Elect
Stephen Blythe, Treasurer