happened near tampa where hol la day lived.n't saying what caused the crash, but witnesses say the engine was smoking. halladay bought the plane last month. it was here in philadelphia where halladay became the first pitcher in major league history to throw a perfect game and a no-hitter in the same season. and just like phil lies fans, people in florida also came to love him too. >> we know roy as a person, as aing husband who loved his wife. he loved his two boys tremendously. he coached their baseball teams. i can tell you when he spoke of his family, he spoke of pride. the entire family is so sad for your loss. i can tell you we are praying for you. we know you're a family of faith. our hearts and prayers go out to you. >> halladay was a philly for four. he's survived by his wife and two boys. he was coaching his son's little league baseball team just yesterday. >> live for us in the breaking news center. check in now with john clark. you've interviewed him a number of times. >> he was so professional and so classy. what i

it's roy hol la day. >> he a lot to all of us. we're really going to miss him. >> it's a no-hitter. unbelievable. >> the loss of our pitcher. >> theone-tch, it's a pfect game! continuesh remembering roy halladay. he died a week ago when he gul >>ily, former teammates and fans have traveled to clooer water to pay their final respects to a man loved by so many people. keith jones is live at that memorial service right now. >> reporter: it hasn't started just yet but i can tell you there isn't a dry eye in the house. i'm going to show you what they are preparing for here. fans former phillies family members and friends are here watching that mound right there in awe just as they had when halladay dominated the rubber, remembering the man they called doc. a ballpark open months to are fresh. >> i heard on the radio that epl >> reporter: e he grew up north philadelphia greats like doc holalladay. >> he was a big animal lover. he h the kids out with baseball. he was just a super. that's why i'm here. that'shere. >> reporter: david flew in this morning from chicago. >> abut i was a huge ha

hol la day was flying his plane in florida just north of clearwater before it crashed in the water. > has everything we need to know about the crash so far from an investigator who was also halladay's friend. >> it's sad to say it's a friend of ours. >> reporter: you could hear the quiver in the voice of the florida sheriff late this afternoon. a personal friend of phillies great roy halladay on this day forced to tell the world that the beloved baseball star had died in a plane crash off the county coast. >> they said the plane had gone down. at that moment your heart sinks. >> they only knew him smiling as his team, one of the greatest pitchers. the sheriffs team knew him personally. they knew he had taken his love of heights to another level. what's more, halladay had donated a service dog to the sheriffs deputies and helped the office with a charity fundraiser just this past friday. >> he was a part of our sheriffs office. his kids went to school with our kids. he was there whenever we needed him. he was one of the most humble human being you'll ever meet. >> he was described as a

la hole come. in all they lost eight members of their family. three generations wiped out that terrible morning. the holfarm in flursville, texas with several of their children. their son danny died sunday and so did his daughter noaa. she was the youngest victim at just 17 months old. the couple's son john was also shot and remains in the hospital. his wife crystal was killed. she was two months pregnant. three of her five children were also killed. the other two were shot and are at the hospital with john, their stepfather. also among the victims, tara mcnullty, a close family friend of the hol comes and the gunman's own grand mother-in-law, lieu la white 678 she was his wife's grandmother and friends say she voluntarily frequently at the church. i have no doubt where she is right now. she is in heaven, laying her crowns and jewels at the feet of jesus and celebrating. i love and will miss you. so many lives taken by a man who likely knew most everyone in the church community where he opened fire. randi kaye, cnn new york. >> and a few more names have just been confirmed. two couples who were killed i