Paying tribute. Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker honored the late Chris Baker almost 15 years after his loss of life within the 2008 aircraft crash that killed three different passengers. The Blink-182 drummer, 47, was one in all two survivors.
The Poosh founder, 44, shared a photograph of Baker’s grave marker through her Instagram Story on Sunday, June 4. The “All of the Small Issues” musician shared an identical photograph of the positioning — which was adorned with contemporary flowers — through his personal account. The couple, who tied the knot final 12 months, visited the grave on Baker’s birthday alongside different family and friends.
Baker, who was Barker’s good friend and private assistant, was one in all 4 individuals killed within the South Carolina crash in September 2008. Barker and Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein have been the one survivors of the incident. Lower than one 12 months later, Goldstein died of a drug overdose at age 36.
Barker has been candid over time about how the crash affected him personally. He refused to fly once more for greater than a decade and suffered from post-traumatic stress dysfunction introduced on by the crash.
In Could 2021, almost 13 years after the deadly accident, the Meet the Barkers alum revealed that he was fascinated by getting on a aircraft once more. “If I do it, and the angels above assist me in my travels and hold me protected, I wish to come again and [tell my kids], ‘Hey, I simply flew right here, after which I flew residence. And every little thing was positive.’ I’ve to inform them, as a result of I nearly left them,” the musician advised Males’s Well being on the time. “That’s an ideal day.”
The California native shares son Landon, 19, and daughter Alabama, 17, with ex-wife Shanna Moakler. He’s additionally the stepfather of Atiana, 24, whom Moakler, 48, shares with ex Oscar De La Hoya.
Shortly after that interview, Barker obtained on a aircraft once more with assist from Kardashian. In August 2021, the duo borrowed Kylie Jenner‘s jet and flew to Mexico with Kardashian’s mother, Kris Jenner, and her boyfriend, Corey Gamble.
“Travis getting on that aircraft was a giant journey for him,” an insider completely advised Us Weekly on the time. “It meant loads that he was capable of overcome his worry of flying due to Kourtney.”
Previous to that flight, the Well-known Stars and Straps founder had solely traveled by automotive, boat or practice. “Travis has all the time felt dangerous he wasn’t capable of fly his children all over the world and that he hasn’t been capable of journey for work,” the supply added. “Kourtney was so form and affected person with him and actually met him on his degree.”
The couple have since gone on many flights collectively, together with to Italy for his or her Could 2022 nuptials. The pair exchanged vows in Portofino after making it authorized with a Los Angeles courthouse marriage ceremony earlier that month.
The duo’s Italian marriage ceremony was documented for the Hulu particular ‘Til Dying Do Us Half: Kourtney and Travis, which aired in April. “Kourtney, my coronary heart and soul knew you have been the a technique earlier than I noticed. The sense of residence I felt any time I used to be round you was simple,” Barker gushed throughout his vows. “Deep down, I all the time knew. I wished to guard you from something and anybody making an attempt to harm you. For thus lengthy I simply didn’t wish to destroy our friendship.”
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He added: “I feel for some time I simply advised myself to be grateful I’ve somebody so particular in my life. However I additionally knew if we have been ever collectively then one thing extra highly effective than we had ever skilled would occur. And it did. I didn’t ever wish to be with one other particular person or take into consideration one other particular person in my life.”
