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Relatives, co-workers cope with deaths of Texas air ambulance crew

By Fernando del Valle
Valley Morning Star
Copyright 2008 Valley Morning Star

HARLINGEN, Texas — Gusty winds ruffled red and white roses Wednesday on the helicopter pad where pilot Robert Goss took off in the Valley AirCare helicopter for the last time just a few hours before.

“We’re still in shock,” paramedic Arnold Maldonado said as a florist delivered a bouquet of flowers Wednesday morning.

“We’re in disbelief that it happened,” he said. “We’re one big family. We’re just trying to deal with it and continue doing our job.”

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