Names of those aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 261

   February 1, 2000
   Web posted at: 2:30 p.m. EST (1930 GMT)
   
   Alaska Airlines has released a partial list of the 83 passengers and
   five crew members who were on board Flight 261, which took off Monday
   from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and crashed into the Pacific Ocean not
   far from Los Angeles. The passengers included 30 "non-revenue"
   travelers -- airline employees, family members and friends.
   
   The information about passengers comes from friends and relatives.
   
Crew:

   Capt. Ted Thompson, 53, based in Los Angeles. He was hired by the
   airline on August 16, 1982, after spending eight years flying C-141
   cargo planes for the Air Force. Thompson had a total of 10,400 "DC-9
   hours" -- a rating which includes experience on MD-90 and MD-80
   aircraft -- and had served as a flight safety instructor.
   
   First Officer William Tansky, 57, based in Los Angeles. He was hired
   on July 17, 1985, with 20 years experience flying transport aircraft
   for the Navy. He had 8,047 DC-9 hours with Alaska Airlines.
   
   Allison Shanks, 33, flight attendant, based in Seattle. She was hired
   on December 10, 1988.
   
   Craig Pulanco, 30, flight attendant, based in Seattle. He was hired on
   July 1, 1996.
   
   Kristin Mills, 26, flight attendant, based in Seattle. She was hired
   May 31, 1999.
   
Passengers:

   Sarah Pearson, flight attendant, based in Seattle. Traveling with
   husband Rodney, daughter Rachel and infant.
   
   James J. Ryan, flight attendant, based in Portland, Oregon. Traveling
   with parents and brother: Terry, Bradford and Barbara.
   
   Ileana Ost, customer service employee, based in San Francisco.
   Traveling with husband Bob and infant.
   
   Sherry Christiansen, 25, Horizon Air ground service agent, based in
   Seattle.
   
   Rachel Janosik, 20, Horizon Air food and beverage agent, based in
   Seattle.
   
   Anjesh Prasad, 19, Horizon Air ground service agent, based in Seattle.
   Traveling with cousins Avini Prasad and Avines Dell.
   
   Stacy Schuyler, 20, Horizon Air ground service agent, based in
   Seattle.
   
   Lawrence Baldridge
   
   Malcolm Barnson
   
   Michael Bernard
   
   William Bryant
   
   Ryan Busche
   
   Abigail Busche
   
   Jacqu Choate
   
   Toni Choate
   
   Carolyn Clemetson and infant
   
   David Clemetson
   
   Blake Clemetson
   
   Miles Clemetson
   
   Coria Clemetson
   
   John Cuthbertson
   
   Dean Forshee of Benicia, California. A guitarist, he owned a
   condominium in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, with his wife, who was not
   aboard the plane.
   
   Jerri Fosmire
   
   Allen Friedmann
   
   Jean Gandesbery
   
   Robert Gandesbery
   
   Megan Hall
   (traveling with Horizon Air employee Rachel Janosik)
   
   Aloysuis Han
   
   Robert Hovey
   
   Russel Ing
   
   Karl Karlsson
   
   Carol Karlsson
   
   Linda Knight and Joe Knight
   , co-pastors of Rock Church Northwest in Monroe, Washington. The
   couple had performed missionary work in Puerto Vallarta after 15 years
   of work in Seattle. Linda Knight had previously said corporations --
   including Alaska Airlines -- gave money to their efforts.
   
   William Knudson
   
   Ronald Lake
   
   Joyce Lake
   
   Bradley Long
   
   James Luque
   
   Juan Marquez
   
   Cynthia Oti
   was a financial talk show host at San Francisco radio station KSFO-AM.
   
   Deborah Penna
   
   Jean Permison
   
   Stanford Poll
   
   Charles Russel
   
   Ellen Salyer
   
   Donald Shaw
   
   Charlene Sipe
   
   Joan Smith
   
   Ryan Sparks
   (traveling with Horizon Air employee Rachel Janosik)
   
   Perry Stasinos
   
   Thomas Stockley
   , a Seattle Times wine columnist since 1970, was honored by the
   Washington Wine Commission for "expanding public knowledge about wine
   and winemaking."
   
   Margaret Stockley
   , his wife, a former editor at the Seattle Times.
   
   Janice Stokes
   
   Morris Thompson
   , 61. Returning to Alaska after family vacation in Mexico. Retired
   last month as president and chief executive officer of Doyon Ltd.,
   Alaska's largest private landowner. A former Bureau of Indian Affairs
   commissioner and special assistant to the Interior secretary under the
   Nixon administration.
   
   "He is a great Native leader, very personable, down to earth," said
   Sharon McConnell, a co-host of "Dialogue with Doyon" that aired on
   Alaska Public Radio. "I think a lot of us are in shock about this."
   
   Thelma Thompson, wife of Morris Thompson
   
   Sheryl Thompson, the couple's daughter
   
   Robert Thorgrimson
   
   Lorna Thorgrimson
   
   Nina Voronoff
   
   Colleen Whorley
   
   Steve Wilkie
   
   Bob Williams
   
   Patty Williams
   
              The Associated Press contributed to this report.