Christine Gianacaci, 22, a sophomore from Hopewell, N.J., was confirmed dead, and the U.S. State Department has notified her family, according to a statement from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. Christine was the second body to be identified from the Hotel Montana in Haiti, following the earthquake which took place on January 12, 2010.

Yesterday, Courtney Hayes was identified and her parents were notified of their loss. The families of the missing who were on a Journey of Hope charity mission to Haiti, have sent dental records to assist the Haiti government, in identifying their loved ones. DNA was also used to entail a positive result.

With over 4,000 Americans still missing in Haiti, following the unimaginable earthquake which took so many lives, the goverment states that they are doing all they can to help bring the deceased home to their families. We pray this is true. As we send our condolences to the Gianacaci family, as well as the Hayes family, we pray that the rest of the missing from the University will also be found. Let these families have the peace and serenity they so deserve, after suffering the untimely deaths of their children. May we share with them in their sorrow.Godspeed……

Christine Gianacaci

Courtney-Hayes

Stephanie Crispinelli

Lynn University President Kevin A. Ross said the search for “Journey of Hope” students and faculty will continue.  So far 8 students who escaped the Hotel Montana in Petion Ville, Haiti after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake,  have returned to the United States. 6 more remain missing including two professors.  The missing students & staff who were staying at the now destroyed Hotel Montana have not been heard from since the earthquake on January 12, 2010.  False intelligence have angered the parents of Britney Gengel who swiftly flew to South Florida to meet with their daughter after they were told that she was found.  The parents remain banded together and hopeful that their children are alive and well.

Patrick Hartwick

Richard Bruno