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My friend Robby
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Anonymous user Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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0 responses 0 comments My name is Raul Villa Lopez. I am in the sixth grade at Stine Elementary on Wilson Road.

My friend Robbie Swoboda died in an airplane. He was my friend for four years.

When I found out I started crying. I couldn't believe that he died. I had to stop crying. I was crying for 15 minutes. My mom said, "Calm down," but I couldn't. I went to school and in class I started crying.

My classmates were also crying because of the sad news.

When I got home, I asked my mom if she could buy me a memory shirt. My mom asked, "How much does it cost?" and I said $30. My mom said it was too much money to spend. I saved my money to buy one.

I went to my friend's funeral. I cried again there. I got back to my school and went to my class. My mom bought me a shirt.

That is everything I'm going to write about.

Editor's note: Twelve-year-old Robert Swoboda was killed Dec. 9 when a small plane piloted by family friend John Edward Lauer, 71, of Bakersfield slammed into an alfalfa field on property owned by Borba Dairies in Southwest Bakersfield.

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