CALDWELL, Texas (KBTX) - Caldwell resident Dana Diamond was identified as one of the three pilots killed on board UPS Flight 2976 that crashed on Tuesday night in Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after taking off.

Friends and community members remembered Diamond as someone who made his community better.

“Dana made his mark,” said long-time friend Jack Kreckie.

Kreckie had known Diamond for nearly a decade and was shocked to hear the news of his passing.

“It was a gut punch. It knocked the wind out of me, and I get a little emotional. Loss of a family member, loss of a brother”

Diamond trained pilots across the country, but it was his connection with people that set him apart.

“Dana was one of those guys that, as he walked down the hall like a magnet, you know, everybody, everybody wan

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