When we were adopting M, Christa sent me the most supportive, awesome email and followed along on our blog. She and her husband did not have any children of their own, but she was a dedicated aunt and friend.
It doesn't seem fair and we are struggling to understand, but it has reminded us once again of how fragile and uncontainable life is. You never know when you will spend your last day on earth and you realize how important the important things are and how unimportant the unimportant things are.
I will miss you Christa and I hope to see you again someday:)
AJC - March 9, 2009
Carroll County authorities found the body of the pilot of a small airplane that crashed Sunday, killing three people on board. The body of Brian Kearney was recovered from a lake about 12:41 p.m. Monday, said Carroll County’s fire chief. Parts of the plane’s cockpit and its engine were also pulled from the lake early Monday afternoon. Earlier Monday, Carroll County authorities identified the three people killed when their NASCAR race-bound plane crashed near Carrollton.
They are Timothy Dean Miller, 40, of Woodstock; and Kearney, 51, and his wife Christa Kearney, 45, of Marietta. The bodies of Miller and Christa Kearney were recovered Sunday.
Christa Kearney, a real estate attorney, was a partner with Weissman, Nowack, Curry & Wilco in Buckhead. Officials with the firm had no immediate comment on her death.
According to a bio posted on the firm’s Web site, Christa Kearney was “an avid sports fan, especially NASCAR.”
The bio also states that Mrs. Kearney had “made several trips to the former Soviet Union leading church projects that deal with land acquisition and rehabilitation.”
“They were very giving people,” said Williams of Miller and the Kearneys. “They were phenomenal, very active in our church. All had strong hearts for missions.”
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Hi. I came across your blog and felt that I should leave a comment for you. My time knowing Brian and Christa was very short, however my husband knew them a lot longer. He is a runner and use to run with them...not so much over the last year or so. He, Brian, and Christa trained together, ran the Peachtree Road races together and ran a marathon together in Nashville several years ago. They were there for him at a time in his life when he was in turmoil and people judged and criticized him. Not Brian and Christa, especially Christa. She listened with an open ear and mind and my husband was very grateful for that. If you look up the meaning of true friend in the dictionary you will find Christa. We are all sad that they were taken from this Earth way too soon and just know that you are not alone in your grieving. This world will not be the same without those two beautiful people.
Take care,
Cari in Georgia
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