Local brass musician and longtime skydiver David Hershberger was among the 12 individuals who died in this weekend’s fatal SkyDive Kansas City plane crash in Butler, Missouri, a family member confirmed with The Star.
Hershberger lived in Gladstone and taught orchestra at Oak Park High School and Antioch Middle School in the North Kansas City School District, the district confirmed, playing the trumpet in his spare time.
The principals of both schools jointly sent an email to Antioch and Oak Park families Monday describing Hershberger as “not only a passionate educator and talented musician, but one of the kindest humans.” “Mr. Hershberger has inspired so many of our students through his love for music and the way he treated others every day,” the email read. “He modeled appreciation and genuine care for everyone who was lucky enough to know him.”…