Medan, North
Sumatra (Antara Bali) - The family of Hendry, a victim of the recent
Malaysian Airlines crash in Ukraine, has asked newsmen not to interview
family members.
"Please, do not interview our father, as he is still mourning," said
Christine, when newsmen came to her home on Jalan Garuda here on
Saturday.
Hendrys sister, age 20, said that her father, Ngsian Seng, age 49,
was still weak after receiving news that Hendry was on the doomed MH17
plane.
She said that before the flight, Hendry called home, saying that he was alright.
"I am right now at the airport in Amsterdam and will soon take off for Kuala Lumpur," she said, quoting her brother.
Not long after the phone conversation, the family heard that the airplane had crashed.
"Our father was shocked when he learned that the plane that Hendry
was on board had crashed. Our father is still very sad," Christine said.
Hendry, age 28, was one of the 12 Indonesian citizens aboard the
plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine while carrying 298 people. It is
believed that the plane crashed after being hit by a missile while
flying over the war-zone on the Ukraine-Russia border.
The family of Gerda Leliana Lahenda, age 83, another Indonesian
citizen on board the MH17 aircraft, is hoping the victims body could be
immediately returned to Indonesia.
"The family has accepted the loss. Mother is already happy meeting
God there. But we are still confused, as we have not yet seen her body,"
Lahendas daughter-in-law, Aviani Lahenda, age 53, told newsmen when met
at her house in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, on Saturday.
She said her mother was in the Netherlands for a holiday, to visit
her sisters and brothers, and their children, who live in the
Netherlands.
"Grandma has two children and five grandchildren. She stayed at
the house of her children once every two weeks. So we are very close to
her," her grandchild, Anetta Lahenda, age 24, said.
She added that although her grandmother was elderly, she refused
to be accompanied when she went to the Netherlands, saying if anything
happened to her that would be Gods decision.
"She also left aboard Malaysian Airlines plane, despite the MH370 incident before. She said it was fate." (WDY)
Family Mourns Death of Hendry in MH17 Crash
Sabtu, 19 Juli 2014 19:55 WIB