WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY?

— lorena
September 17, 2008 at 8:45 a.m.

Jacob may you rest in peace. Our family will continue to pray for you and your family.

— Sam
September 17, 2008 at 8:31 a.m.

to the Hefter family

Our deepest condolences go out to you at this time. Your family is in our prayers.

The Rocha family
PHS

— Ralph Rocha
September 17, 2008 at 8:30 a.m.

My condolences to the Grace Family. When I attended Roosevelt Middle School, you were among one of the few who believed in me. You were there, not just for me, but for all the students as well. For that, I can't thank you enough.

You will always be remembered.

RIP Mr. Grace

— Araceli Gonzales
September 17, 2008 at 8:28 a.m.

Dear Liz, Matt & Chris, I am just so sorry for your loss, please accept our Deepest Sympathy. I loved meeting you all when you came to England and what i got from your visit was what a close family you all were and Roger in particular loved not only his immediate family but his extended family and showed interest in everyone. He was unique and special and I know Sean was very grateful to him for showing him round LA when he came to visit, a memory now he will treasure forever. I'm just sorry that Kaitlin who is now 7 will not get the opportunity to meet him and experience the fun loving man that he was. May he rest in Peace, you are all in our prayers. Love Catherine & Kaitlin xxxx

— Catherine&Kaitlin, England
September 17, 2008 at 8:18 a.m.

You were a great inspiration to all! I'll always and forever miss you and all the wonderful times we had together. I will celebrate our birthday together, just like we used too. You touched my heart Manuel. I will keep our family in my prayers and hope your precious soul will R.I.P. To Cindy and Missy, I am greatly sorry for your loss. Manuel will never be forgotten. I love you all!!

— Cousin Jeannette Dryer
September 17, 2008 at 8:13 a.m.

Larry and Remata Family...I recall watching the news and thinking and praying for the families. Dear God "keep the travelers safe, keep the families in your comfort". At that very moment I had no inclination of the injured. I then received an email from a cousin who lives in the Los Angeles area and a cousin from Las Vegas. The name so familiar, my childhood in Pakala! I did not have the opportunity to meet Donna, but from reading all the wonderful stories shared by her friends, co-travelers, family and coworkers, I would have loved for her to by my best friend! Larry and children: my heart is with you. May God bless and keep you in his comfort.

My warmest Aloha,
Bobo Yaris

— Bobo Yaris, Pakala, Kauai, Hi
September 17, 2008 at 8:07 a.m.

im not sure my comment went thru earlier so all try again! What im about to write is purely my opinion i dont wish to anger or upset anyone but here it goes! 1st off This is a page for people to remember Robert Sanchez and to mourn the loss of his life! It is not a page to come on here and bash him! 2nd The comments made about him texting is simply speculation. It is not confirmed. 3rd I seen a post above saying that they are going to sue metrolink for all there money. Well I think that if I just lost someone I would be grieving the loss not worried about taking all of metrolinks money! 4th I think that the condition of the mans yard has nothing to do with the accident its self. I also believe that the neighbors seen a chance to get on tv and they took it! I dont talk to my neighbors dose that make me a loner>? I have several friends at work though! Robert had several friends at work I seen that first hand! I do believe though that Metrolink needs to Install positive train control so that this dose not happen again! Speaking of Metrolink and its employees! Metrolink has been around for 15 years and this is the first real big accident due to a metrolink engineer! 1 out of 15 years and now people believe that Metrolink needs better engineers???? I to lost a friend in the crash! But I to understand that this is a page dedicated to Robert Sanchez and the memories people would like to share about him! I do hope that Robert RIP! And I truly am sorry to all the people who lost a loved one in this crash! Once again I do not wish to anger anyone with this post!

— Shawn
September 17, 2008 at 7:59 a.m.

I served with Manuel Macias at MAG-39 in Camp Pendleton...he was a great Marine, person, and friend. I am saddened to hear he is no longer with us and my condolences go out to his family and loved ones!!

— Gonzo aka Tudy
September 17, 2008 at 7:52 a.m.

It was my privilege to know Beverly Mosley, RN (note this is the correct spelling of her last name) for the past six years and work very closely with her over the past year at Kaiser Panorama City. Bev was a consummate professional, calm, passionate about improving patient care, knowledgeable, and unfailingly pleasant. She will be sorely missed, and long remembered, by her friends and colleagues at Kaiser Permanente.

— Dennis Benton
September 17, 2008 at 7:51 a.m.


Keep in mind
  • The Times initially mispelled the name of Michael Hammersley and Beverly Mosley.
  • The coroner's office reported a 26th victim the afternoon of Sept. 15, but a few hours later said the tally was 25.

Chatsworth Metrolink Crash is the Los Angeles Times' database of fatalities from the Sept. 12, 2008, train collision.
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135 injured

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