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Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash
Major NY Tech Company Founder Who Flew Flight With Shatner One Of Two Killed In NJ Plane Crash A major New York tech company founder who blasted into space with actor William Shatner last month was aboard a small plane that crashed in New Jersey, killing him and a local flight instructor, authorities confirmed Friday, Nov 12. Glen M. De Vries, age 49, of New York City, and Thomas P. Fischer, age 54, of Hopatcong, New Jersey, were both aboard the single-engine Cessna 172 that crashed in a wooded area of a state park near Lake Kemah around 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, according to New Jersey State Police spokeswoman Brandi Slota and the FAA. The plane had been reported missing nearly an …

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'Star Trek' Character With Hudson Valley Ties Dies 'Star Trek' Character With Hudson Valley Ties Dies
'Star Trek' Character With Hudson Valley Ties Dies Words of support filled social media after the news of the passing René Auberjonois, a popular actor whose credits include "Star Trek" and "M.A.S.H." Auberjonois, 79, who once lived in the Hudson Valley, died on Sunday, Dec. 8, of metastatic lung cancer, his family announced. Best known for his parts on TV shows "Benson" and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," Auberjonois was born in New York City and for a time lived with his family in an artists’ colony in Rockland County. Other residents included actors John Houseman, Helen Hayes and Burgess Meredith. Fellow "Star Trek" actor William Sha…

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