FISD teacher boosts girl’s spirits into skies
FRISCO ENTERPRISE | By Ann Marie Shambaugh
The Metroplex looks much different from 2,000 feet above the ground in December. Christmas lights sparkle like glitter dusted on a map, streets wind around buildings and below bridges, and dormant lit pools shine like glowing sapphires.
This is how 9-year-old Alexia Gonzales of Little Elm saw the Dallas area from the cockpit of a Cessna 172 plane Saturday night. She is battling leukemia, and one of her teachers at Corbell Elementary School gave her an early Christmas present by donating an aerial tour with Starlight Flight.
Frisco resident and owner of Starlight Flight David Snell flew Alexia, her mother, and her grandmother on a 30-minute tour of the Metroplex. Alexia, who served as the pilot for some of the trip, earned a log book to record her first flight. She said the experience was nerve-wracking but rewarding.
