Forty years ago today, American Airlines Flight 191 crashed on takeoff

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10. I had a friend on that flight. A wonderful, kind man

with the craziest sense of humor in the world. He had married a neighbor after she had gone through a horrible divorce. They were so in love and so happy. And they had only been married a few years when this happened.

It still hurts my heart to think of the horrific pain she went through when she found out that he was on the plane. He was running late that day, and they were pretty sure he would not be able to make the flight. Unfortunately, he did.

I cherish the memories of this man who made me laugh so hard, and who brought love back into the life of someone who was so special to me.

RIP Rodney.