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Trying To Land One More Miracle: DC-10 Pilot Al Haynes Needs Your Help
KING COUNTY - A local manâs quick thinking saved the lives of 184 people, 14 years ago. Now, former United Airlines pilot Al Haynes is hoping to save another life -- his daughterâs. Captain Al Haynes and his crew managed to crash-land a crippled DC-10 in Sioux City Iowa back in 1988. Their heroic actions saved many lives. Now, Haynes is helping his daughter raise more than $150,000 to pay for a life saving transplant. While we were interviewing Haynes and his daughter at his SeaTac house, a survivor of Flight 232 called. "The gentleman in 13B," is how Haynes described him. He called to offer a donation and support. Laurie Haynes Arguello needs a bone marrow transplant. She has aplastic anemia -- a potentially fatal disease. She has a donor, but doesnât have the money needed for the surgery. "Thatâs whatâs really tough for me," Laurie Haynes Arguello told KOMO 4 News, "because I could have been having the transplant done and be done and be getting better by now and Iâm not." Her dad has become her chief fundraiser, sending notes to many of his old friends throughout the airline industry asking for their help. The response has been overwhelming. "People say, âWell are you embarrassed theyâre taking advantage of your name to do this?â " Haynes said, "And I say no, Iâm glad I can help under the circumstances because if we didnât have that (name recognition) weâd be in a world of hurt." His family has seen its share of hurt. Alâs wife died four years ago. His oldest son was killed in a motorcycle crash two years before that. Now his daughter is fighting for her life. But many who survived Flight 232 with Captain Al Haynes have not forgotten what he did for them. Thatâs why the "gentleman in 13B" called to pledge money, to help the man who saved so many lives save one more. "Itâs overwhelming," Laurie said reacting to the phone call, "it makes me want to cry. The fact that they would want to help -- itâs truly fabulous." For More Information: www.friendsforlauri.com Donations can be sent to: NFT (National Foundation for Transplants) P.O. Box 7781 Covington, WA 98042 Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-12-29 |
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