Two Lives Lost Beneath an Endless Sky.
With shattered hearts and a grief that words can scarcely describe, we remember James Crain and Scott Perry, both of Hood River, Oregon, whose lives were tragically taken in a plane crash near Parkdale on August 31, 2026.
There are moments when life changes in an instant—when an ordinary day becomes a day that a family will remember forever. On Monday morning, the upper Hood River Valley became the scene of an unimaginable tragedy. At approximately 11:31 a.m., the Hood River County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a possible plane crash. Deputies, assisted by the Sheriff’s Office plane and members of the Parkdale Fire Department, searched through the area until the crash site was finally located near an orchard on Trout Creek Ridge Road.
At the site, James and Scott were found deceased.
Two lives had come to an unexpected end. Two people who had families, friendships, memories, hopes, and dreams. Two people whose presence meant something deeply personal to those fortunate enough to know and love them.
It is difficult to understand how someone can be here one moment and suddenly become a memory the next. The world continues moving, the sun still rises, and life carries on—but for the people who loved James and Scott, something has changed forever.
Their absence will be felt in the quiet moments: in the places they once stood, in familiar conversations, in photographs that suddenly become priceless, and in memories that will now be held more tightly than ever.
No investigation can measure the depth of this loss. No official report can capture the lives behind these names or the emptiness their passing leaves behind.
May the families of James Crain and Scott Perry be surrounded by love and compassion as they endure these painful days. May they find comfort in every memory, every story, every photograph, and every person who carries a piece of James and Scott in their heart.
Sometimes, the people we love leave us before we are ready to say goodbye. But love does not disappear when a life ends. It remains—in memories, in hearts, in stories, and in the lives they touched.
James and Scott, may you rest peacefully beneath the same endless sky you once traveled. Your journey may have ended far too soon, but your memory will continue to live wherever you are loved. 🕊️🕯️
Forever remembered. Forever mourned. Forever missed.









