Greg Biffle, Wife Cristina’s Families Speak on Deadly Plane Crash

Multiple families are navigating an unspeakable tragedy.

After a plane crash in North Carolina claimed the lives of race car driver Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina Grossu and their two kids—as well as three more people on board—the families of the passengers are speaking out on their grief.

“We are devastated by the loss of our loved ones,” read a joint statement from the families published by NASCAR Dec. 18. “This tragedy has left all of our families heartbroken beyond words.”

Their relatives went on to remember Greg and Cristina—a realtor and travel agent—as “devoted parents and active philanthropists,” saying their lives centered around their son Ryder, 5, and Greg’s daughter Emma, 14, both of whom died in the Dec. 18 crash at Statesville Regional Airport.

Emma—who the 55-year-old shared with ex-wife Nicole Lunders—was remembered as “a wonderful human being with a kind soul who was loved by many people,” while the family noted Ryder “was an active, curious and infinitely joyful child.”