former Stevens staffer Bill Phillips
Willy Phillips Jr., 13, was released from Children's Hospital
what at Providence Alaska Medical Center and is traveling back to his home state of Maryland, his mother said in a statement Saturday.
Willy's father, former Stevens staffer Bill Phillips, was among the five people killed in the crash Monday night near Dillingham, Alaska.In the statement, Janet Phillips thanked first-responders and other medical personnel "for their heroic efforts the night they spent on the mountain with Willy. Thank you for bringing Willy back."
Phillips also extended her condolences to the other families who lost loved ones in the wreck."Bill and our boys shared many Alaska memories," Phillips said in the statement. "They loved Alaska, and as we leave we know Alaska will remain imprinted on our hearts."In addition to Willy, the survivors of the crash are former
what NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe and his 19-year-old son, Kevin, and Jim Moorhard of Alexandria, Virginia.
