Survival Flight memorial service update

President Mary Sue Coleman and Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs Dr. Robert Kelch will lead a memorial service July 27, 2-3 p.m. for the six members of the Survival Flight Transplant team who died when their plane crashed into Lake Michigan last month.

The service will be held in the Dow Auditorium (Towsley Center) and simultaneously broadcast on screens at the following locations:

• Biomedical Science Research Building Auditorium

• Ford Amphitheater (University Hospital)

• Henderson Room at the Michigan League

• Sheldon Auditorium (Towsley Center)

In addition, the program will be Webcast on the Survival Flight Update home page: www.med.umich.edu/survival_flight/update. (Windows Media Player required to watch online.)

The service will honor Dr. David Ashburn, a fellow (physician-in-training) in cardiothoracic surgery; Richard Chenault II, a donation specialist with the U-M Transplant Program; Dennis Hoyes, a Marlin Air pilot; Rick Lapensee, a donation specialist with the U-M Transplant Program; Bill Serra, a Marlin Air pilot; and Dr. Martinus (Martin) Spoor, a cardiac surgeon who had been on the faculty since 2003.

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