Flowers and messages surrounded the vehicle, many from the Express Parking staff near the Charlotte airport, where Epstein often parked his vehicle.

A flight attendant who was killed in the midair collision last week near the nation’s capital was remembered Wednesday for his devotion to family and passion for travel, as Ian Epstein’s family and others start to hold memorials for loved ones who were among the 67 victims in the deadliest U.

A flight attendant who was killed in the midair collision last week near the nation’s capital was set to be remembered for his devotion to family and passion for travel.

Flight attendant Ian Epstein, one of the 67 victims of the D.C. plane crash, received a touching farewell at his home airport.