Florida Plane Crash Victims Remembered as ‘Full of Joy’ and ‘Devoted Parents’ in Emotional Statement

The families of the victims who died in Sunday’s horrific private jet crash in Palm Beach, Florida, have released a statement amid the tragedy.

The emotional statement, shared on Facebook by Anthony Robinson on Monday, November 2, identified all passengers aboard the private plane, including Adam Robinson and his wife, Helen Sharp, and their children, Emma, 2, and Charlie, 4, as well as the children’s nanny, Anita Maria Apellido Cetina, and another couple, Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.

“We are deeply grateful to the first responders, investigators, and the Palm Beach County community for their care, and to everyone who has reached out with love,” the Robinson, Sharp, Reed, Fehr, and Cetina families wrote in the message. “Our hearts are also with the families of the pilots, who are grieving alongside us.”

The statement described Adam, 45, and Helen, 40, as “devoted parents” to their two children, whom they called the “light of their lives,” while detailing how Anita cared for the little ones “with tenderness and devotion” and was part of the family herself.

Rachael and Charmi, meanwhile, were said to be lovers of adventure and were “all in on each other” and the life they were building.

The families thanked the first responders who were on hand at the time of the crash, as well as the Palm Beach County community for “their care” and everyone who has reached out with love. As the families continue to process and grieve, Anthony noted that they are asking for privacy.

“Details about memorial services will be shared once arrangements are made,” the statement concluded.

The statement comes after the fathers of both Adam and Helen spoke with The Palm Beach Post for a brief interview Monday, calling the loss “quite a blow.”

As Globe previously reported, the Learjet 60 was traveling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas on Sunday, November 1, when it began to descend rapidly in a nosedive and crashed to the ground, striking Palm Beach’s Greenacres mobile home community.

In addition to the family of four, 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras has since been identified as the copilot of the aircraft. TMZ also reported that the captain was Jeff Gregory.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.