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Luis Tovar lived for his family. But this week, a business he built from the ground up became the setting for tragedy.

Read more about the lives lost in the shooting:
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In one day, Vania Tovar, 28, had her father, half-sister and members of her large, tight-knit extended family ripped away.

“My dad was everything for us,” she said through tears Friday. “He was the kindest person."
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As a father, Tovar had a strict set of rules for his five children. He was much softer with his six grandchildren.

“Waffles and ice cream — that’s what he considered to be a good breakfast for his grandkids,” Vania Tovar said.
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“We were supposed to grow old together,” said Armando Raygoza. “Luis would always tell us to enjoy life because we don’t know how long we have together, but we didn’t think it would be this short.”
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One was a former prom king who went on to start the business. Another was his daughter. A third was a longtime employee. The fourth was a 9-year-old boy whose mother worked at the office.

Here are their stories:
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