Jimmy M Park: A Tragic Hero

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Jimmy M Park Died on Sunday night at the age of 85. Jimmy was flying a C172 (small propeller plane) from Northwest Regional to Houston William P. Hobby to visit his sister at the retirement home. When then tragedy struck when he was 5 miles north of Madisonville, TX His engine started to leak oil. The dial that shows oil was stuck so Jimmy did not know that the plane was low on oil. Then his engine started to overheat shortly after his plane’s engine stopped working. He attempted to land the plane a Huntsville but the plane stalled then the plane crashed into the woods he died upon impact .

Jimmy was born in the year of 2001 in the city of Abilene, Texas. Shortly after birth he and his family moved to Flower Mound, TX. He was raised in Flower Mound. Shortly after college, Jimmy joined the United States Air Force. Jimmy raised one boy and one girl their names are Alex and Angela, And 5 lovely grandkids.

Jimmy Park was only in the Air Force for 5 years after his Air force days he became a Pilot for American Airlines. Jimmy flew millions of people in his lifetime. He flew all the plane from an E145 all the way up to a B77W. Jimmy love flight ever since 5th grade all the way up until death.

Jimmy would always say this
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But Jimmy would always find a way to help the community. Once a month he would always help the homeless. Jimmy had a soft spot in his heart for a lot of things the community, homeless, and most of all his family. No matter what family was always number one. He would always find time to have family time no matter what was happening in his life. Jimmy was a big fan of the baseball world, but a super fan to the Texas Rangers. His favorite family time activities would be going to baseball games. The Only thing in jimmy’s bucket list was to live a happy life. On his 85 birthday, he said “I have lived a happy life, I have accomplished everything I wanted to. I can die a happy

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