Steve Lipperer, the pilot of the Med Flight helicopter that crashed Saturday night near La Crosse, was recently married to Dr. Desiree La Charite, a Med Flight physician since 2001. The couple lives in the town of Westport.
Lipperer had been with Med Flight for more than 20 years, said Glenn Kimmel, associate professor of medicine in the UW’s section of emergency medicine.
“He was also a private pilot and a great guy,” Kimmel said.