A credit union board member and his wife were killed in theunresponsive airplane crash Friday in the Caribbean.

Larry Glazer, board member of the $4.8 billion ESL Federal Credit Union in Rochester, N.Y., and his wife Janewere on the aircraft, which took off from the Greater RochesterInternational Airport in the morning.

Ken Glazer, the couple's son, confirmed to a local news outletthat his parents were on the private plane.

U.S. fighter jets later began following the plane, a SocataTBM700, when the pilot was not responding to air traffic control.The jets broke away from the aircraft once it entered Cubanairspace. The identity of the pilot is unknown. According to theJamaican Defense Force, the plane crashed about 14 miles northeastof Port Antonio.

“We are devastated to learn of the tragic and untimely loss ofLarry Glazer and his wife, Jane,” said David Fiedler, CEO of ESLFCU. “Both Larry and Jane had seemingly boundless energy which theydirected to a wide range of business, personal and philanthropicinterests. The loss to our community is immeasurable.”

Glazer had served on ESL FCU's board of directors since January2013 and was “a constant source of thoughtful advice and counselthat will be sorely missed,” Fiedler said.

Elected officials, including Rochester, N.Y. Mayor Lovely Warrenand Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly Joseph Morelle,made public statements praising the couple for theirphilanthropy.