Prasad visits the monument to the crash in Port Hueneme every Jan. 31 anniversary. Alaska Air Flight 261 Memorial Sundial “I feel like we needed to connect and be there on the 31st,” he said.

Organizers said that Friday's gathering, held at the large beachside memorial sundial sculpture, is the last formal ceremony. But Ameet Prasad, who has visited Port Hueneme for nearly all 25 ...

Avinesh Deo, from left, Avinash Prasad and Anjesh Prasad were among the 88 people who died on Alaska Airlines Flight 261 on Jan. 31, 2000. A memorial honoring the victims will be held Jan. 31.

About 60 people gathered around a memorial sundial-and-dolphin sculpture commemorating Flight 261. The names of the dead were read, and a bell tolled after each name while family members, many ...