The loss of a family friend...Tom Hogan
We met Tom Hogan and his family back in 1986. Tom was a great friend to our family and we loved him. I am so sorry for his wife, Denise, son Travis and daughter Kristen. My dad met him at the Mt.Lassen Trout Farm at Dales Station. We all lived across HWY 36 from eathother for many years. Tom drove me to my sister so many times in the "fish truck" while I was prego with Christian, while Kirk was station in Tustin,CA...What a long drive with all those fish and gallons of water...Tom would have done anything for anyone, he was that kind of man. My heart goes out to his family...
Below is the newspaper article about him...
Boater could face charges
Man still missing after July 3 collision on Lake Shasta
By Christina Lucarotti, Record SearchlightJuly 12, 2005
A Vacaville man could be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal boating crash that killed Thomas J. Hogan, 45, of Red Bluff, the Shasta County Sheriff's Department said Monday.
Joseph M. Krohn, 44, was driving a 20-foot ski boat when he crashed into Hogan's 32-foot patio boat July 3 near the Jones Valley Marina on the Pit River arm of Lake Shasta, sheriff's deputy Gary Hughes said Monday.
Alcohol did not play a role in the crash, Hughes said, adding that Krohn has told deputies he simply did not see the patio boat.
"A lot of our accidents are based on not seeing another vessel," Hughes said.
At the time of the 7:30 p.m. collision, Krohn and his friend, John Love of Livermore, were headed from Krohn's houseboat to shore to pick up a cellular phone, Hughes said.
Hogan, his wife, Connie, and two other couples -- Donald and Mary Lou Vieira of Manton and Bradley and Christina Geraci of Rodeo -- were returning to the Jones Valley campground after spending a couple of hours on the lake, Hughes said.
The crash was neither a direct broadside nor rear-end collision, Hughes said, describing the impact as about a 45-degree angle.
It is unclear how fast either boat was traveling.
Hogan's party told deputies they did not have time to warn him of the ski boat, which they noticed just moments before impact, Hughes said.
The collision threw Hogan from the driver's seat of the patio boat and into the lake.
The sound of the crash got the attention of more than six nearby boaters who began searching for Hogan almost immediately, Hughes said.
Despite the quick response, Hogan has not been found.
Divers spent the next three days searching for him until recovery efforts were called off last week until a cadaver dog could be used.
Cadaver dogs are trained to sniff the surface of the water in order to locate missing people, Sgt. Mark Lillibridge said.
The technique, Lillibridge said, may be more successful considering the depth and darkness of the lake.
Lillibridge described the water as black below 30 feet. While divers are usually certified for up to 120 feet, the lake is as deep as 240 feet, Lillibridge said.
The sheriff's office is investigating the circumstances of the crash, and recommendations regarding criminal charges are expected to be filed with the Shasta County district attorney's office within the next couple of weeks.
Below is the newspaper article about him...
Boater could face charges
Man still missing after July 3 collision on Lake Shasta
By Christina Lucarotti, Record SearchlightJuly 12, 2005
A Vacaville man could be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal boating crash that killed Thomas J. Hogan, 45, of Red Bluff, the Shasta County Sheriff's Department said Monday.
Joseph M. Krohn, 44, was driving a 20-foot ski boat when he crashed into Hogan's 32-foot patio boat July 3 near the Jones Valley Marina on the Pit River arm of Lake Shasta, sheriff's deputy Gary Hughes said Monday.
Alcohol did not play a role in the crash, Hughes said, adding that Krohn has told deputies he simply did not see the patio boat.
"A lot of our accidents are based on not seeing another vessel," Hughes said.
At the time of the 7:30 p.m. collision, Krohn and his friend, John Love of Livermore, were headed from Krohn's houseboat to shore to pick up a cellular phone, Hughes said.
Hogan, his wife, Connie, and two other couples -- Donald and Mary Lou Vieira of Manton and Bradley and Christina Geraci of Rodeo -- were returning to the Jones Valley campground after spending a couple of hours on the lake, Hughes said.
The crash was neither a direct broadside nor rear-end collision, Hughes said, describing the impact as about a 45-degree angle.
It is unclear how fast either boat was traveling.
Hogan's party told deputies they did not have time to warn him of the ski boat, which they noticed just moments before impact, Hughes said.
The collision threw Hogan from the driver's seat of the patio boat and into the lake.
The sound of the crash got the attention of more than six nearby boaters who began searching for Hogan almost immediately, Hughes said.
Despite the quick response, Hogan has not been found.
Divers spent the next three days searching for him until recovery efforts were called off last week until a cadaver dog could be used.
Cadaver dogs are trained to sniff the surface of the water in order to locate missing people, Sgt. Mark Lillibridge said.
The technique, Lillibridge said, may be more successful considering the depth and darkness of the lake.
Lillibridge described the water as black below 30 feet. While divers are usually certified for up to 120 feet, the lake is as deep as 240 feet, Lillibridge said.
The sheriff's office is investigating the circumstances of the crash, and recommendations regarding criminal charges are expected to be filed with the Shasta County district attorney's office within the next couple of weeks.
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