Overview
- Community members, UPS employees, and local leaders held a candlelight vigil at the Teamsters Union Hall to remember 13 people lost in UPS Flight 2976.
- Attendees observed a moment of silence and wrote messages on crosses as tributes to the victims, including three crew members and 10 others.
- Independent Pilots Association representative Captain Robert Travis honored colleagues Captain Richard Wartenburg and Captain Dana Diamond and praised the crew’s professionalism.
- Speakers emphasized support for all affected residents regardless of background, with participants expressing solidarity for grieving families and coworkers.
- Relief efforts include the Kentucky Emergency Relief Fund, a community GoFundMe, Salvation Army support on-site, and volunteers organizing hot meals for air traffic controllers and first responders, with another vigil scheduled Friday at Waterfront Park.