“ The story of Pan Am Flight 103 is one of sudden, devastating loss. On December 21, 1988, a terrorist bomb destroyed the aircraft over Lockerbie, Scotland, ending 270 lives and irrevocably changing countless more. For our founder, Helen Engelhardt, this was not a distant headline; it was the day she lost her husband, Tony Hawkins. …”

The story of Lockerbie continues to resonate. We are excited to follow the development of Small Acts of Love, a new musical play by Frances Poet and Deacon Blue’s Ricky Ross. It will premiere at the newly reopened Citizens Theatre in Glasgow next year. The play shines a light on the incredible compassion of the Lockerbie community, whose members cared for the victims' belongings, performing "small acts of love" that built a bridge of healing across the Atlantic.

We encourage you to explore these new resources as we continue to document and remember the enduring legacy of Pan Am Flight 103.

"Here, the aftermath is not silence, but a conversation. From the steadfast vantage of the weathered rail, we witness the sky’s release. The clouds, like torn canvas, part for a honeyed light that spills onto a sea still breathing with the memory of chaos. The texture of the foam and the dark, wet stones tell a story of a battle just fought, while the light promises the peace to come. It is a moment of transition—from fury to grace, from darkness to a hard-won dawn."

The Architecture of Rebuilding

To be human is to be in a perpetual state of construction and demolition. We build lives, identities, and relationships with the materials we are given, assuming a permanence that the universe rarely affords. And then, inevitably, a seismic event occurs. It may be the loss of a loved one, the dissolution of a partnership, the end of a career, or the fading of a dream. Whatever the catalyst, the structure we called our life comes down. This is not failure; it is a fundamental truth of existence. This is the first death—the death of what was.