By Marc Sallinger, 9 News | WELD COUNTY, Colo. — Next year will mark 70 years since one of the deadliest plane crashes in Colorado history. Yet, there’s never been a memorial honoring the dozens of people who died. A group of people in Weld County are hoping to change that.
Forty-four people died when United flight 629 crashed in a Weld County field. A man stuck dynamite in his mother’s suitcase and blew up the plane in a ploy to collect insurance money . . .
“When we go and give material out to people, they’re like, ‘I don’t know anything about this.’ That’s sad,” Becky Tesone, who is pushing for a memorial to be built, said.
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“I’d like to have a place where people could come and mourn, have a place of healing and also recognize the unsung heroes that came out that night,” Greg Raymer, who is also pushing for the memorial to be built, said.
Greg and Becky had a friend who lost family in the crash. Now, they’re raising money and working with different local governments to try and find a spot to build a memorial in Weld County. They hope it can be ready by November of next year, exactly 70 years after the crash.
“It’s such a tragedy. And I want these people to be remembered,” Raymer said.
The group is organizing a concert at the Rialto Theater in Loveland to try and raise money.
Flight 629 Memorial Concert
Rialto Theater
United flight 629 exploded over the town of Firestone, Colorado November 1, 1955. Sadly, no memorial marker was ever created for the 44 victims of this tragedy.
August 3, 2024, Flight 629 Memorial will have its first fundraiser at The Rialto Theater, featuring Christine Alice and The Canyon Echoes to get a memorial installed near the original crash site by November 1, 2025, the 70th anniversary of this event. Won’t you join us for this long overdue memorial by purchasing a ticket and attending the show?
Tickets: $30
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