1 of 3 Plane Crash Victims Was Agua Dulce Attorney

Authorities on Thursday identified one of three people killed in the weekend crash of a small plane in northern Los Angeles County as attorney William Thomas Perry of Agua Dulce.

Perry, 52, was a passenger in the twin-engine Piper Aerostar 601, which took off about 1 p.m. Sunday from Agua Dulce Airpark headed for Nevada, according to friend Art Brewer.

“They were just going to Laughlin for an hour and turn around and come back,” Brewer said. “Now there’s a hole in our hearts.”

The names of a 51-year-old woman and a 59-year-old man also killed in the crash have not been released. The plane was owned by George and Rosalie Willard of Encino, but authorities would not say if they were on board.

The cause of the crash is not known.

An arbitrator and volunteer judge for Los Angeles Superior Court who moved to Agua Dulce in 1995, Perry was active in numerous local organizations. He was a former president of the Agua Dulce Chamber of Commerce and a vice president of the Vasquez Rocks Nature Center Associates, Brewer said.

“He did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff that doesn’t get reported

Perry is survived by his wife, Milady, and daughters Milady, 16, and Shani, 7. A memorial service is scheduled at 3 p.m. today at Agua Dulce Vineyards, 9640 Sierra Highway.