Victims of 60 freeway tragedy recalled
The aftermath of a car accident Friday that killed four members of a Walnut church youth group reverberated through the Korean community Saturday. Killed in the accident were three Walnut High School students and a student from Mt. SAC. The victims were identified as Richard Kim, David Chung, Daniel Kim and Kevin Na. A fifth boy, Stanley Na, remains hospitalized. The photo above comes from the Walnut Blessing Church Web site.
Members of the Walnut Blessing Chirch gathered Saturday for a memorial to their fallen friends, recalling the good times. The Nazarene Church also has some information about the tragedy here. Here's an excerpt from the LAT follow on the story:
On Saturday, relatives and friends of the young men came to the church. They made funeral arrangements and consoled one another over bean sprout soup and tea. Later, the church held a memorial service for the youths.
Families are still making plans for the funeral service and burial, which will take place this week.
All four were very involved in the church -- attending services on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays and often stopping by the home of the youth pastor, Lundell's daughter Grace Kim. As part of the youth group, they went on special trips to the beach, the mountains and amusement parks.
Grace Kim, who was driving one of the other cars on the way to the ice rink, said that her son and the other young men were close friends and that she had long discussions about faith and family with each of them.
"We grew together," she said, crying. "We suffered together. We had fun together."