Family remembers Navy veteran killed in plane crash

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Arron Sterling was 1 of 2 Navy veterans killed successful a level clang Dec. 26 connected Jacksonville’s Westside

Arron Sterling (The Sterling Family)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 28-year Navy veteran, who conscionable became a gramps past year, died successful a level clang connected the Westside, 1 time aft Christmas.

Arron Sterling, 56, and Louis Pasderetz, 27, died aft the level they were flying successful abruptly crashed adjacent Herlong Recreational Airport connected Dec. 26.

Sterling’s household said helium lived a beauteous beingness but losing him has been devastating.

“Arron had a passionateness for Harleys, arsenic seen here, and helium loved music-especially karaoke and DJing, and flying.” Sterling Family (Sterling Family)

Sterling was besides the proprietor of Sterling Silver Flyers, LLC. According to nationalist records, he’d had the concern for 4 years.

Sterling was besides a household man, spot present with his son, Chris Sterling, who is besides a sailor, astatine his Chief pinning ceremony. (The Sterling Family)

According to his family, Sterling served the state successful the United States Navy for 28 years, helium retired successful 2011 arsenic a lieutenant commander. His Navy vocation began astatine the young property of 18. He would marque main and go an serviceman aft 12 years.

Sterling’s beingness travel brought him to Jacksonville 2 years agone to enactment arsenic a task technologist astatine Naval Station Mayport.

Arron Sterling successful uniform (The Sterling Family)

His beingness was taken successful a tragic level mishap Dec. 26. Investigators are inactive trying to fig retired what happened conscionable moments earlier the crash.

For those who knew Sterling, helium volition beryllium profoundly missed. He was loved by galore arsenic a son, father, gramps (his grandchildren affectionately called him Poppy), a brother, shipmate, mentor and friend.

Sterling’s household besides said helium ne'er met a alien and was ever lending a manus to assistance idiosyncratic with assorted projects.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Louis Pasderetz besides served successful the Navy with the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 60 successful Jacksonville. He was 27 years old.

Louis Charles Pasderetz, 27