‘I will not dishonor her’: Widower refuses to sue Bering Air despite safety concerns

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The husband of one of 10 people killed on Bering Air Flight 445 said he will not sue the company because of the vital services it provides to rural northwest Alaska, even as new details emerge about what may have caused the crash.

Jason Ryan and his wife, Liane Ryan, were married for nearly 30 years.

They met as kids, and for the second time, he said, at their childhood church in Wasilla after Ryan returned from serving in the U.S. Marine Corps.

“She’s the love of my life,” Ryan said.

Liane Ryan’s legacy continues through her children, her students and the young teachers she mentored throughout rural Alaska. She taught in the Mat-Su School District for 27 years as a sixth-grade science and math teacher before retiring.

After retiring, she took a position through the University of Alaska Fairbanks mentorship program as an early career teacher’s mentor, working with first and second-year teachers new to Alaska.

“She retired and was unemployed for about 24 hours when she took the job through UAF in the mentorship program,” Ryan said.

During her last visit to Unalakleet, Liane was doing STEM projects with kids. Her final Facebook post showed her making slime with students.

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