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News Brief | Wharton alumnus dies in plane crash

Johnathan Perry, '03 Wharton alumnus, died last Thursday in the Continental Flight 3407 crash near Buffalo, N.Y.

Perry, 27, died with his girlfriend, Nicole Korczykowski, '01 College and Wharton alumna, while en route to visit her family in Buffalo, according to the Associated Press.

A Loveland, Ohio native, Perry moved to New York City after graduating and worked for investment management firm W.P. Carey & Co. He was promoted to director of the company's Amsterdam office last year, according to the AP.

The plane crashed into a home in Clarence Center, N.Y., about six miles north of the Buffalo airport Thursday night.

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