A mother who lost her son to an unimaginable tragedy more than a year ago is now on a mission to help others also dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Amira Brown, the mother of Steven Dreuitt, who was one of the people killed on the ground after a medical jet crashed in Northeast Philadelphia on Jan. 31, 2025, shared her message of hope with other grieving families at a Mount Airy church on Saturday.
The annual service of remembrance event was organized by funeral owner Ervina White Beauford, who has been organizing the event for families he has worked with in the last year for 19 years now.
“We try to let them know that we are with them with the holidays coming up, we give them some encouragement,” Beauford said.
Amira Brown and her family are among those who Beauford has helped over the past year.
“A kind loving person, very helpful,” Brown said of her son. “He would go beyond means to help anyone.”
Brown’s life has not been the same since the medical jet crash that killed all eight people — six passengers and two people on the ground — and injured more than 20 people.
Dreuitt was driving to the store with his family when the jet fell out of the sky.
“My grandson was burned 90% of his body,” Brown said. “My son never made it out of the car, and my daughter-in-law, she made it out of the car and she died shortly after.”
Through the darkness, Brown said she has found light.
“What I do is I try to find things or people that I know Steven has touched to bring my light,” Brown said. “Spirits connect and I got so emotional… In your grief, you are still willing to come out and comfort people and give hope, and that means a lot.”
Brown also told the crowd to “never give up on themselves. And no matter how hard they think it is, just keep pushing.”
Brown’s grandson is still recovering from his injuries and is at a facility closer to home in New Jersey.
“He will be coming home,” she said.
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