The officers on the new board of Commanders of the Armed Forces of Honduras names were released today.
Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces is Jose Gerardo Fuentes Gonzales, Inspector General of the Armed Forces of Honduras will be headed by Luis Javier Prince Suazo, Admiral John Pablo Rodriguez will lead the Navy, and Carlos Alberto Espinoza Urquia will serve as Commander of the Army. The Honduras Air Force will be led by Colonel Marco Castillo Duron.
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This morning in Tegucigalpa, business, political and military persons came to the funeral home La Auxiliadora de Suyapa (The Help of Suyapa) to meet with relatives and friends of the Goldstein’s before Mark Goldstein’s remains were transferred to San Pedro Sula, where he would ultimately be buried.
Among those attending Congressman Goldstein’s funeral services in the capital were: Elvin Santos, father and son; Oscar, Eduardo and Jesus Kafaty; Robert Vinelli and family; Congresspersons Marlon and Wenceslao Lara; The Vice President of Congress, Ramon Velasquez Nazar; Oswaldo Ramos Soto; the Chancellor of the Republic, Mario Canahuati; Gabriela Nunez; and the Mayor of Tegucigalpa and National Party President, Ricardo Alvarez.
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Mark Goldstein and Marjorie Gonzalez boarded a Cessna 421 aircraft at Toncontin airport in Tegucigalpa yesterday. The plane was registered in Guatemala, and flown by a Guatemalan pilot, Luis Lopez
Just minutes after takeoff, one of the engines reportedly caught on fire, forcing the pilot to try to return to the airport. The difficulty of turning over the hills and gaining the necessary height to return to the terminal area could be the reason for the fatal crash.
Witnesses said they saw smoke coming out of one engine and then the aircraft began to fall in a spiral until it crashed and they heard a loud explosion.
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Mark Goldstein and Marjorie Alexandra Gonzales had been engaged to marry for a year and a half, but they were ultimately united by fate in the airplane crash that took their lives yesterday.
The night before the fatal accident, the two had celebrated with Mark’s mother Alice, his sisters Lori Jan and Deana, his sons, and nephews in a tribute that Congress gave to his father. Mark was also sworn in as a congressman by the President of the Legislative Chamber, Juan Orlando Hernandez.
