REDDING, Calif. —

Friends, family, and first responders gathered Friday night to remember Suzie Smith , a flight nurse who died after a helicopter crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento last month.

The celebration of life ceremony took place at the Redding Civic Auditorium in Shasta County.

Smith leaves behind an impactful legacy, including mission trips to Nicaragua to help children with cleft palates receive reconstructive surgeries.

She averaged about 100 emergency flights a year with REACH Medical.

Last December, she passed 3,000 career flights, a testament to the countless lives she helped save during her career.

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