BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – People are remembering a stunt driver who died over the holiday weekend in Battle Creek.

A vigil took place for 40-year-old Chris Darnell. He died when a tire blew on his jet truck during a race at the Field of Flight Air Show.

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Vigil organizer Andrea Wilkey says they used the Fourth of July holiday weekend to let Darnell’s family know he was appreciated.

Air show volunteer Clarence Chivers says Darnell was “like a member of the family” due to his years of appearances at the event.