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These are the Capital Gazette shooting victims: nbcnews.to/2KiOLTj
Rob Hiaasen, an editor at the Capital Gazette since 2010, is remembered for his "wryly observant writing style" and mentoring of young journalists.

Maria Hiaasen says that her husband, at 6 feet 5 inches, was "a giant in stature but also in character."

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Wendi Winters was a mother of 4 who had moved to Maryland and became a freelance reporter for the Capital Gazette after a career in fashion and public relations in New York, according to her obituary in the Sun. nbcnews.to/2yXfU9e
Gerald Fischman, an editorial writer, didn't get a job the first time he applied for the Gazette, according to a Baltimore Sun obituary for him.

He later successfully re-applied, and for more than 25 years, he wrote editorials for the paper. nbcnews.to/2yXfU9e
John McNamara was living his dream as a sports reporter, according to his obituary in the Sun.

He started at the Capital Gazette as a copy editor, then left for a competing publication, only to return and work for the paper for nearly 24 years.

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Rebecca Smith was new to the Capital Gazette.

“She was a very thoughtful person,” her boss, Capital Gazette advertising director Marty Padden says, per the Sun obituary for Smith.

Smith was engaged and loved her fiance's daughter, the obituary says. nbcnews.to/2yXfU9e
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