Victim of the TWA 800 plane crash. Olsen was on her way to France for a friend's wedding and to do some backpacking with a college pal, Michelle Baker, said Bobby George, a friend of the Olsen family. Olsen, 20, of Macon, Ga., had just completed her sophomore year at the University of Georgia in Athens and had a 4.0 grade-point average. She was a graduate of Macon High School, where she was captain of the cheerleading squad and French club member. She had been overseas before, George said. "We're distraught over Becky and all the other families, too," said George, whose daughter had been friends with Olsen. "It's a tragedy for the whole country."
Victim of the TWA 800 plane crash. Olsen was on her way to France for a friend's wedding and to do some backpacking with a college pal, Michelle Baker, said Bobby George, a friend of the Olsen family. Olsen, 20, of Macon, Ga., had just completed her sophomore year at the University of Georgia in Athens and had a 4.0 grade-point average. She was a graduate of Macon High School, where she was captain of the cheerleading squad and French club member. She had been overseas before, George said. "We're distraught over Becky and all the other families, too," said George, whose daughter had been friends with Olsen. "It's a tragedy for the whole country."
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