UPDATE: Vanderbilt LifeFlight team mourns loss of dedicated nurse paramedic in tragic helicopter crash

UPDATE: The Vanderbilt LifeFlight team is mourning the loss of nurse paramedic Allan Williams to a deadly helicopter crash last weekend.

They say he was a relentlessly dedicated health care provider, whose life mission was to serve Tennessee and save lives.

"We remember Allan Williams as a devoted father, loving husband and highly skilled flight crew member," the emergency rescue service posted on social media. "His impact, both personally and professionally, was profound."

Williams, MSN-Ed, RN, CFRN, EMT-P, was 55-years-old. He had recently celebrated 15 years with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Public safety and medical transport crews from throughout Middle Tennessee formed an honor processional Monday afternoon to escort Williams from Nashville to a funeral h