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Apr 10, 2015 · Gordon Jones (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) — Jones, 28, was a drilling fluids specialist. He was survived by his wife, Michelle, and two sons, Stafford and Maxwell.
- Jason Anderson, 35, Midfield, Texas. Jason Anderson wasn’t even supposed to be on the Deepwater Horizon that day. Anderson had been with the rig since it launched from a South Korean shipyard in 2001.
- Aaron Dale Burkeen, 37, Philadelphia, Mississippi. Known to friends and family as “Big D” or simple “Bubba,” Burkeen’s favorite television show was “Man vs. Wild,” about people dropped into the wilderness.
- Donald “Duck” Clark, 49, of Newellton, Louisiana. Sheila Clark says her late husband liked his job as an assistant driller on the Deepwater Horizon. But the avid fisherman and family man “never really enjoyed leaving home.”
- Stephen Ray Curtis, 40, Georgetown, Louisiana. An assistant driller on the Deepwater Horizon, Curtis followed in The footsteps of his father, who was a diver-welder.
Nov 15, 2012 · • Gordon Jones, 28, of Baton Rouge, La. Jones arrived on the rig the day before the explosion. He died three days before his sixth wedding anniversary and 10 minutes after talking to his ...
May 26, 2010 · The rig was owned by Transocean and its CEO, Steve Newman, fought back emotion as he told attendees they are all now a community that no one wanted to be a part of.
Apr 18, 2015 · Information for these vignettes comes from interviews with the victims' survivors, the New York Times and a memorial issue of Beacon, a magazine published by rig owner Transocean.
Apr 20, 2011 · One year ago today, 28-year-old Gordon Jones was one of 11 workers killed aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig that exploded April 20. Today we speak to his father, Keith Jones, who has been...
Nov 16, 2012 · The Associated Press. November 15, 2012. Here is a list of the 11 workers who died after a blast on the BP-leased drilling rig Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010 about 50 miles southeast of the...
