Christina Bockius Memorial

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To those who knew and loved Christina Bockius from Hood River, OR.

Christina Bockius died Dec. 12, 2008, at Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland from injuries sustained in a kiteboarding accident near La Ventana, Mexico. She was 43 years old.

A deeply sad loss for our community.

http://hoodrivernews.com/Lifestyle%20stories/2008/101_obits.htm

A celebration of her life will be held Thursday, Dec. 18, at 3:30 p.m. at the Columbia Gorge Hotel.

There have been two memorial funds created in Christina's name

First, you can donate to a fund using PayPal that will be used to create a memorial park bench at Waterfront Park in Hood River. Francois Pelletier set up this fund, you can donate directly using PayPal by sending money to pelletier@gorge.net on PayPal

The Christina Bockius Memorial Bench
http://www.paypal.com
(select "Send Money", enter "pelletier@gorge.net" for "To" email)

Second you can donate to the Kinder Kunstler Christina Bockius Fund which will support future art education opportunities for children in Hood River. All donations are tax deductible. More information is available here:

http://www.nwkite.com/downloads/KinderKunstler.pdf

For more information on the Christina Bockius tragedy please check here:
http://www.nwkite.com/forums/t-11607.html