Rebecca Jackson:  

Rebecca died in a gyrocopter accident October 4, 2015. But not before she had become one of the hottest riders on a horse. She won numerous awards in Cowboy Mounted Shooting and was the Overall Cowgirl in 2009 and 2010. The following is from a Denver paper. Mark Shook was among the most expert pilots of rotorcraft -- a helicopter-like vehicle sometimes called a gyroplane -- in the Rocky Mountain region. He was president of the Colorado Rotorcraft Association and had been flying for many years. So it was a shock to the entire rotorcraft community when he was identified as one of two victims in a tragic accident that took place in Western Colorado this weekend. GRAND JUNCTION — A pilot and passenger killed in a crash in western Colorado on Saturday were in-laws who had decided to fly over the Colorado National Monument, a family member said. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Wednesday that Mark Shook, 61, was an experienced aviator and businessman and a former school board member. His wife’s sister, Rebecca Molle, 50, was the passenger. She was an avid horsewoman who had worked as a dental assistant. The Xenon R gyroplane crashed into the Colorado River northwest of Grand Junction. Gyroplanes look like helicopters, but they are powered by propellers. Air flow ...Expand for more