“When we both saw that plane we were both in tears, we were really excited,” Emmee Lopez said. It was flown out to Costa Rica on Friday…. It felt like the right thing to do,” Converse said.Ī private plane was reconfigured to accommodate Axel’s needs. “I just felt because it was someone right in our community, we had our resources to help them. The president of Red Wing Aeroplane had a plan. “I looked at my wife and said I think we can help this family,” Wes Converse, the president of Red Wing Aeroplane said. READ MORE: As National Gas Average Nears $5, Minnesotans Are Rethinking Summer Travel Until a WCCO viewer saw their story on TV. “My husband and I have been through many different things but nothing this serious,” Emmee Lopez said.
