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FREMONT, Ohio - Gene Damschroder Sr. made his name in politics, but that wasn't his first love.
The World War II seaplane pilot never passed on a chance to go up in the air - whether it was teaching someone how to fly or taking them on their first flight.
Damschroder, 86, was doing both when his 1968 Cessna crashed Sunday, killing all six people onboard.
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Damschroder had offered rides on the plane following a charity breakfast where pilots fly to Fremont Airport and show off their planes. What caused his plane to crash hasn't been determined.
Among the victims were Danielle Gerwin, 31, and her 4-year-old daughter, Emily, who was taking her first flight.