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Germanwings plane crash: Father of US victim doesn't feel anger because of his faith as a Jehovahs Witness!

3/31/2015

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The parents of an American victim of the French Alps plane crash said on 27 March they feel sadness for the parents of the co-pilot rather than feeling anger for the loss of their son.
French prosecutors say a young German co-pilot barricaded himself alone in the cockpit of Germanwings flight 9525 and apparently set it on course to crash into an Alpine mountain, killing all 150 people on board including himself on 24 March.

The prosecutors have offered no motive for why Andreas Lubitz, 27, would take the controls of the Airbus A320, lock the captain out of the cockpit and deliberately set it veering down from cruising altitude at 3,000 feet per minute.

German police have searched his home for evidence that might offer some explanation.

Robert Tansill Oliver, a Jehovah's Witness, lost his 37-year-old son Robert Oliver Calvo in the Germanwings plane crash.


"I don´t feel anger. I'm really sad for the parents of that young pilot. I mean, I can't imagine what they´re going through right now. As well as companions here, they are all feeling, hurting. No we don´t feel anger at all. As Witnesses we are peace makers. We are sorry it happened of course. We blame what the bible calls the rule of the world. We are angry with the ruler of the world," Oliver told reporters outside the Rey Don Jaime hotel where the relatives of the victims are staying.

Oliver was not keen on launching legal action over the loss of his son.

"I'm in touch with the American Embassy in Madrid and the consulate in Barcelona it all depends on how well things take place. The generalitat now is intervening and giving a certain amount of counsel, guidance. We have to just wait and see. We´re not eager to take any legal action. We're mostly interested in sharing hope and comfort and of course being with our family, our niece and our grandchildren, comforting them," he said.

"The responsibility of the governments and the airline companies, I hope they do take steps to make sure what happened to my son never happens again to anyone," Oliver added.

Robert Oliver Calvo was a Barcelona-born American citizen.

He worked for the Barcelona-based clothing company Desigual, and left behind a wife and two children.

Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings could face liabilities well above the typical ceiling in airline crashes for the passengers who died on Tuesday, some aviation lawyers said.

A lot will depend on whether the airline can defend itself against negligence claims.


An international agreement generally limits airline liability to around $157,400 (£105,734) for each passenger who dies in a crash if families do not sue, but if families want to pursue compensation for greater damages, they can file lawsuits.

Lawyers who have represented families in past airline disasters said on Thursday that potential lawsuits could focus on whether Germanwings properly screened the co-pilot before and during his employment, and on whether the airline should have had a policy requiring two or more people in cockpits at all times during a flight.

8 Comments
Lynn Varela
4/3/2015 11:25:43 pm

Dear Brother Oliver,

I'm so sorry for the loss of your son in this horrible disaster. And, my prayers are with you and your family that Jehovah give you all comfort and peace as you endure this great loss. We eagerly await the resurrection with you. May Jehovah be with you all today, tomorrow and in the months and years ahead.

With warm christian love, your sister in the faith, Lynn

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Demetrius Hall
4/4/2015 12:01:59 am

Im sorry for your loss brother. I know the feeling if the sting of death all too well. Im so encouraged by your feelings for the co pilots parents. We are peace makers and we are fully aware of Satan evilness. Your son will rise in the resurrection and until then I will pray to Jehovah to comfort you and your family.

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Cortney H.
4/5/2015 10:49:11 am

To the Oliver Family,

Thank you all for the wonderful witness and shout of praise that you have given to our heavenly Father. My prayers with you and your family and as you stated also with the co-pilots family as they are also grieving. Isa. 65:17 - For look! I am creating new heavens and a new earth; and the former things will not be called to mind, nor will they come up into the heart. Until that glorious day comes when not only you see your son again but you won't even remember the circumstances related to his death, may Jehovah continue to bless and strengthen you all.

Agape!

Cortney

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sophia c.
4/5/2015 12:10:11 pm

May you and your family draw comfort from our Father Jehovah,from your family in Hampton,Va

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Sandym
4/5/2015 04:32:54 pm

sorry for your loss brother. May Jehovah strengthen you and your family

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Ramona Welch
4/5/2015 07:04:37 pm

So sorry for your loss! Jehovah promises a resurrection to a new world where death and mourning will be no more. May Jehovah continue to strengthen you and you family during this trying time. Condolences for the copilot's family as well.

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Suzanne Lambing
4/5/2015 09:40:03 pm

From our hearts to yours, we feel your grief. May Jehovah continue to comfort you and your family until this system is no more and your dear son is returned to your arms. Agape, your sister and brother in the faith

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Sandra Taylor
4/5/2015 10:14:05 pm

Dear Bro.Oliver, you are proof that our hope in the resurrection is sure. That hope is really what give us peace. True, we grieve, and we're sad, for our loss and that of others. But our pain is not the lasting pain that so many only know. Our pain is soon to end, perhaps sooner than we realize. Thank you so much for the praise and support you supplied not only to your worldwide brotherhood, but most of all to our Lord and Savior Jehovah God. This expression let's Him know how much we appreciate the marvelous gift He gave us, the gift of His dear son Jesus, so that your son, and others may live. Warm Christian love, from the North Simpsonville Congregation in Simpsonville South Carolina.

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