Businessmen, ISU staff mourned in Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Flowers were left outside Pub II, a popular bar in Bloomington, Ill., owned by Terry Stralow. Stralow was one of seven people killed when a small plane crashed in the early morning of April 7, 2015.

The plane was owned by Scott Bittner, who also ran a meat packing plant in Eureka, Ill. Bittner attended Illinois State University and continued to support the school. He had flown to the NCAA Championship game in Indianapolis.

Two members of the ISU athletics department were also killed in the crash: Torrey Ward, assistant basketball coach, and Aaron Leetch, deputy athletic director.

The others are identified as Thomas Hileman, Andrew Butler and Woodrow "Jason" Jones.