| In Loving Memory of Sydney Blanton |
| At the moment that I would open the door to pick her up, the sound of her voice, the look on her face, running, with arms wide open, was something that I will never forget. Without fail this was the way she greeted me and her dad no matter where she was. Her kisses would melt your heart, and her laugh will always be with me. She is my little sunshine and will warm my heart until the day that she is in my arms again. Memorial contributions may be made to the Blanton family fund c/o Rose City Federal Credit Union, P.O. Box 2741, Thomasville, GA, 31799. The contributions will be used by the Blanton family, the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House, Ponseti International Foundation, and to Angel Flight. |
Funeral services for Sydney Ann
Blanton, 2, of Thomasville, GA, are at
10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 7, 2008, at
St. Augustine Catholic Church. Father
Jacek Szuster will officiate and
interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Blanton, 2, of Thomasville, GA, are at
10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 7, 2008, at
St. Augustine Catholic Church. Father
Jacek Szuster will officiate and
interment is in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
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Toddler aboard charity flight dies in
Iowa crash
By MELANIE S. WELTE – 2 days ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A small
plane crash in Iowa City claimed the
life of a Georgia toddler who was being
flown home after medical treatment for
clubfoot.
Two-year-old Sydney Blanton, of
Thomasville, Ga., was aboard the flight
arranged by Angel Flight Central Inc.,
an organization that provides free
travel for individuals in need of health
care. Her grandfather, Alan Harden,
also of Thomasville, confirmed
Wednesday that she died from injuries
she sustained in the crash.
Blanton was in Iowa City to be treated
for clubfoot, a condition in which the
foot is turned in sharply so that a
person seems to be walking on an
ankle.
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Iowa crash
By MELANIE S. WELTE – 2 days ago
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A small
plane crash in Iowa City claimed the
life of a Georgia toddler who was being
flown home after medical treatment for
clubfoot.
Two-year-old Sydney Blanton, of
Thomasville, Ga., was aboard the flight
arranged by Angel Flight Central Inc.,
an organization that provides free
travel for individuals in need of health
care. Her grandfather, Alan Harden,
also of Thomasville, confirmed
Wednesday that she died from injuries
she sustained in the crash.
Blanton was in Iowa City to be treated
for clubfoot, a condition in which the
foot is turned in sharply so that a
person seems to be walking on an
ankle.
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No Official Word Yet On Plane Crash
No official answers yet explain what
caused a deadly plane crash, but one
local pilot said the plane might not
have had enough air speed to stay
aloft on the windy and rainy Tuesday
morning.
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No official answers yet explain what
caused a deadly plane crash, but one
local pilot said the plane might not
have had enough air speed to stay
aloft on the windy and rainy Tuesday
morning.
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Toddler dies of injuries in Iowa City
plane crash
By MELANIE S. WELTE | Associated Press Writer
10:22 AM CDT, June 4, 2008
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plane crash
By MELANIE S. WELTE | Associated Press Writer
10:22 AM CDT, June 4, 2008
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Funeral Arrangements Made For
Thomasville Child Sydney Blanton
Posted: 5:23 PM Jun 5, 2008
Last Updated: 5:23 PM Jun 5, 2008
Reporter: Stephanie Springer
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Thomasville Child Sydney Blanton
Posted: 5:23 PM Jun 5, 2008
Last Updated: 5:23 PM Jun 5, 2008
Reporter: Stephanie Springer
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Girl ID'd in fatal plane crash; condition
of Bloomington pilot unknown
By Pantagraph staff
Sydney Blanton, 2, who was headed
home after being treated at the
University of Iowa Hospitals for a club
foot, was pronounced dead at the
hospital at 6:12 p.m. Tuesday, about
eight hours after the plane crashed,
according to the Johnson County
medical examiner’s department. She
had been hospitalized with her mother
and pilot Lewis Martin of Bloomington
after the crash about 10 a.m. near an
airport in Iowa City.
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of Bloomington pilot unknown
By Pantagraph staff
Sydney Blanton, 2, who was headed
home after being treated at the
University of Iowa Hospitals for a club
foot, was pronounced dead at the
hospital at 6:12 p.m. Tuesday, about
eight hours after the plane crashed,
according to the Johnson County
medical examiner’s department. She
had been hospitalized with her mother
and pilot Lewis Martin of Bloomington
after the crash about 10 a.m. near an
airport in Iowa City.
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IOWA CITY - A Georgia town is in
shock today after a Tuesday morning
crash here claimed one of its young
residents.
Sydney Blanton, who was to have
turned 3 next month, of Thomasville,
Ga., was in Iowa City receiving medical
treatment for club feet but died from
injuries suffered in the crash, family
members confirmed.
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shock today after a Tuesday morning
crash here claimed one of its young
residents.
Sydney Blanton, who was to have
turned 3 next month, of Thomasville,
Ga., was in Iowa City receiving medical
treatment for club feet but died from
injuries suffered in the crash, family
members confirmed.
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Family, friends grieve Iowa City plane
crash victim
By Diane Heldt
The Gazette
diane.heldt@gazettecommunications.com
Photo
(Brian Ray/The Gazette)
IOWA CITY - Sydney Blanton was a
happy-go-lucky toddler who loved to
swim in her grandma's backyard pool
and play with her brothers, Hunter and
Tyler, family and friends said
Wednesday.
The day after a plane crash killed
Sydney and injured her mother and
the plane's pilot, friends and family in
the Blantons' hometown of
Thomasville, Ga., set up a fund for the
family and grieved the death of the
little girl whose grandfather called her
a "bundle of joy." Sydney would have
turned 3 on July 18.
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crash victim
By Diane Heldt
The Gazette
diane.heldt@gazettecommunications.com
Photo
(Brian Ray/The Gazette)
IOWA CITY - Sydney Blanton was a
happy-go-lucky toddler who loved to
swim in her grandma's backyard pool
and play with her brothers, Hunter and
Tyler, family and friends said
Wednesday.
The day after a plane crash killed
Sydney and injured her mother and
the plane's pilot, friends and family in
the Blantons' hometown of
Thomasville, Ga., set up a fund for the
family and grieved the death of the
little girl whose grandfather called her
a "bundle of joy." Sydney would have
turned 3 on July 18.
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Dr. Ignacio Ponseti, the UI physician
who developed a non-surgical method
for treating clubfoot, was treating
Sydney. He was told about her death
Tuesday after a party for his 94th
birthday. The emeritus professor of
orthopedic surgery still sees patients.
"It's a tragedy," he said Wednesday. "It
was hard for me to go to sleep. It
hurts."
Ponseti said he had previously treated
Sydney with the method, which uses
casts and gentle manipulation of the
feet. She had returned to the UI after a
mild relapse, but she was completely
corrected after the last treatment and
was walking normally, he said.
A visiting German doctor studying the
method videotaped her walking the
halls. Ponseti gave Sydney's mother a
copy when he visited her in the
hospital after the crash.
"We cried together," he said.
Ponseti's following is international, and
the Angel Flights are often used to
bring patients to Iowa. He said the
accident was the first involving the
flights that he knows of.
"These are wonderful people and very
good pilots," he said.
who developed a non-surgical method
for treating clubfoot, was treating
Sydney. He was told about her death
Tuesday after a party for his 94th
birthday. The emeritus professor of
orthopedic surgery still sees patients.
"It's a tragedy," he said Wednesday. "It
was hard for me to go to sleep. It
hurts."
Ponseti said he had previously treated
Sydney with the method, which uses
casts and gentle manipulation of the
feet. She had returned to the UI after a
mild relapse, but she was completely
corrected after the last treatment and
was walking normally, he said.
A visiting German doctor studying the
method videotaped her walking the
halls. Ponseti gave Sydney's mother a
copy when he visited her in the
hospital after the crash.
"We cried together," he said.
Ponseti's following is international, and
the Angel Flights are often used to
bring patients to Iowa. He said the
accident was the first involving the
flights that he knows of.
"These are wonderful people and very
good pilots," he said.
“ ... We cannot express our anguish at
losing her. Our patients are part of a
worldwide family, and there has been a
tremendous outpouring of grief and
loss from other families affected by
clubfeet. As people devoted to healing,
this tragedy strikes us particularly
hard. Our thoughts and prayers are
with Sydney’s family as well as the
pilot, who was so selfless in bringing
Sydney to us,” the statement
continued.
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losing her. Our patients are part of a
worldwide family, and there has been a
tremendous outpouring of grief and
loss from other families affected by
clubfeet. As people devoted to healing,
this tragedy strikes us particularly
hard. Our thoughts and prayers are
with Sydney’s family as well as the
pilot, who was so selfless in bringing
Sydney to us,” the statement
continued.
http://www.moultrieobserver.
com/local/local_story_156220434.html
And in the nearly 25 years of volunteer
flights, officials say to their knowledge,
no one has died in a crash, until now.
On Tuesday officials say veteran pilot
Lewis Martin was on his 67th mission
with Angel Flight Central, when his
plane went down in the outskirts of
Iowa City.
The patient on board, a two year old
(Sydney Blanton) girl from
Thomasville, died from the injuries she
sustained in the crash.
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flights, officials say to their knowledge,
no one has died in a crash, until now.
On Tuesday officials say veteran pilot
Lewis Martin was on his 67th mission
with Angel Flight Central, when his
plane went down in the outskirts of
Iowa City.
The patient on board, a two year old
(Sydney Blanton) girl from
Thomasville, died from the injuries she
sustained in the crash.
http://www.wctv.tv/news/headlines/1954
5874.html
The clubfoot community mourns the loss of little Sydney Blanton. We extend our deepest
sympathy to Sydney's mother, father, friends, family, the Angel Flight association, the
Ponseti Clinic where she was treated for her clubfoot, and each other as we all try to come to
grips with the sudden tragedy that took her young life.
Above, you will find the address to donate; below are some of the numerous related news
articles and stories about Sydney.
sympathy to Sydney's mother, father, friends, family, the Angel Flight association, the
Ponseti Clinic where she was treated for her clubfoot, and each other as we all try to come to
grips with the sudden tragedy that took her young life.
Above, you will find the address to donate; below are some of the numerous related news
articles and stories about Sydney.
| In loving memory of you Sydney. May God Bless You All. |