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Memorial remembers ABC15, 3TV journalists
The memorial honors ABC15 pilot Craig Smith and photographer Rick Krolak, along with 3TV pilot Scott Bowerbank and photographer Jim Cox. Video Video
Group breaks ground on memorial for ABC15, 3TV journalists
The memorial will honor four fallen colleagues killed last summer with their news helicopters collided. Video Video
Golf tournament honors fallen ABC15 photojournalist
Family and friends of ABC photojournalist Rick Krolak came together Saturday in Glendale for a golf tournament in his honor.
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It's not often you saw Chopper Craig without his second, Molly The Flying Dog, a West Highland White Terrier. That daily duo in the morning, flying high above the Valley to bring us a bird's eye view.

His passion for flying a seasoned one.

Seventeen years in the sky, not just doing a job, but also working to save lives.

You see, Craig Smith was committed to reaching out to desperate patients in need organs immediately.

Craig spent more than a decade flying with a team of doctors, transporting organs between hospitals: precious cargo, life-saving cargo.

But his load was also a little lighter, flying for General Motors, Ford and Diameler-Chrylser.

And his passion for helping others wasn't limited to his time in the sky.

He was also an avid musician -- a guitarist, in fact. And don't forget the trumpet.

That music was also part of a mission to raise money for charities.

When he performed, others benefited.

But, beyond what what he did, he will be most missed for who he was: a smiling face and man out for a laugh with a genuine interest in everyone else.



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