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Remembering the victims of the Las Vegas shooting: Here are their stories wapo.st/2fPnPwm

Jenny Parks married her high school sweetheart more than 15 years ago wapo.st/2xhpWf7

Sonny Melton, a nurse, is credited with saving the life of his wife, a surgeon, as he absorbed gun shots to his back to protect her wapo.st/2xhkcSw

Kelsey Breanne Meadows, 28, was a substitute teacher at her former high school. wapo.st/2xhnhSJ

Rachael Parker, 33, was applying to graduate schools. wapo.st/2yJteZZ

Jessica Klymchuk, a mother of four, was in Las Vegas with her fiance and had just gotten engaged in April. wapo.st/2yIipXV

Charleston Hartfield had just finished a book about his life as a police officer called "Memoirs of a Public Servant." wapo.st/2yJAMM5

Sandy Casey, 35, was a special education teacher who was at the concert with her fiance. He tried to plug the bullet hole with his finger. wapo.st/2yIePgA

Hannah Ahlers, 34, loved watching her daughter’s volleyball matches. wapo.st/2yJdy8G

Christopher Roybal, 28, was a Navy veteran whose mother was his best friend. She was at the concert with him. Monday would have been his 29th birthday. wapo.st/2yIEYf9

Jack Beaton, 54, died in his wife's arms. She said she'd see him in heaven. wapo.st/2yJ9Fkb

Denise Burditus, 50, was enjoying her time in Vegas with her husband and posted to Facebook that she was “already planning” for the 2018 festival. wapo.st/2yHCfmc

Jennifer Irvine, 42, was an attorney with a black belt in taekwondo. wapo.st/2yHFudm

Carrie Barnette, 34, worked at Disney’s parks in California.

“A senseless, horrific, act, and a terrible loss for so many,” Disney's chief executive Robert Iger said. wapo.st/2fRI2BT

Susan Smith, 53, was the office manager at an elementary school in Simi Valley, Calif. Counselors were in every classroom on Monday. wapo.st/2fSL1tD

Quinton Robbins, 20, spent his time refereeing various recreation leagues in his home town of Henderson, Nev. wapo.st/2fSm55G

Lisa Romero-Muniz, 48, loved most her huge family and especially her own kids: her daughter and two sons, her four grandchildren and several godchildren. wapo.st/2fSelAs

Laura Shipp, 50, left the concert to use the restroom. Her son, who survived, searched for her for more than a day. wapo.st/2fSr7PC

Melissa Ramirez, 26, liked to cook. Her friends and relatives especially enjoyed her pies, cookies, chicken wings and ribs. wapo.st/2fSw8aG

Bailey Schweitzer, 20, was most excited to see Luke Combs, who performed a few hours before the attack. On Monday evening, her co-workers held a candlelight vigil in her honor at their office. wapo.st/2fStKks

Adrian Murfitt, 35, wasn't a huge music fan; he went to the festival because he wanted to be with friends after several months on a fishing boat. wapo.st/2fSRQM3

Brennan Stewart, 30, wanted to make it in country music and had just sent his latest song to Nashville. wapo.st/2fRHo7A

Rhonda LeRocque, 42, hosted family gatherings with big helpings of buffalo chicken and macaroni and cheese around her pool. wapo.st/2y0l1CW

Erick Silva, 22, was a security guard at the concert and was fearless, his uncle said; he once saw him tackle a shoplifter while off duty. wapo.st/2y0a58k

Dorene Anderson was at the concert with her husband, John, and her daughters. wapo.st/2y0bdc4

Bill Wolfe Jr., 42, was a wrestling and Little League coach and spent his time raising money for new equipment and uniforms. wapo.st/2y0sSQT

Denise Cohen, 58, was a grandmother who loved to dance to country music. On Sunday, she was wearing an American flag tank top and cowboy boots. wapo.st/2xjS29r

Andrea Castilla, 28, was a makeup artist. As her mother was dying of cancer, she would do her makeup to lift her spirits. Her boyfriend, who was at the concert with her and survived, was planning to propose. wapo.st/2xkdeMM

Rocio Guillen Rocha, 40, was in Las Vegas on her first trip away from her seven-week-old son. wapo.st/2xjzkPi

Derrick "Bo" Taylor, 56, a state correctional officer, had softened once he became a grandfather of five, his son said. wapo.st/2yJMGFC

Neysa Tonks, 46, loved water-skiing and taking her kids to the beach. wapo.st/2yKgwKa

Thomas Day Jr., 42, was at the concert with his four children. wapo.st/2xkyiTm

Kurt von Tillow, 55, was an avid golfer. Friends and relatives gathered Monday to mourn him, traveling in a procession of golf carts. wapo.st/2xjOvbi

Jordyn Rivera, 21, never deleted her text messages because she enjoyed reading back through them with a smile. wapo.st/2xjIA6j

Michelle Vo, 32, traveled alone last week to Las Vegas. The night of the concert she met a stranger who would spend the next 12 hours searching for her. wapo.st/2yKH65R

Dana Gardner, 52, should be attending the baby shower for her future grandchild this weekend. wapo.st/2yJ5K72

Angie Gomez, 20, was attending community college and hoped to get into a nursing program. wapo.st/2y2LHmM

Victor Link, 55, loved music and would travel to festivals like Sunday's every month. wapo.st/2y2EWRy

Steve Berger, 44, was a 6-foot-6 former college basketball player on a trip for his 44th birthday. wapo.st/2y25hiK

Stacee Etcheber ran while her husband, a police officer, helped victims. After the shooting, he couldn't find her. wapo.st/2fVltwf

Nicol Kimura, 38, gave the most “awesome hugs” to the people she loved and doted on a dog named Sadie. wapo.st/2fVfjfu

Tara Roe, 34, had two kids and worked as an education assistant. wapo.st/2fUD4UX

Brett Schwanbeck, 61, felt most at home in the wooded outdoors. wapo.st/2fTf7NE

Pati Mestas, 67, ran a deli, where she charmed customers with creative sandwich combinations and homemade sauces. wapo.st/2y2I00c

Christiana Duarte, 22, graduated from the University of Arizona in May and was launching a career in marketing. wapo.st/2y3f2xp

Christopher Hazencomb, 44, was “really pumped up” to see the last act of the night, Jason Aldean. wapo.st/2y2xTsa

Austin Meyer, 24, had dreams of opening his own auto repair shop. wapo.st/2y3cYFw

Keri Galvan, 31, leaves behind three children — 2, 4 and 10 years old. wapo.st/2y32Mwx

Jordan McIldoon, 23, was fearless, his parents said. At age 2, he would climb on top of their barn. wapo.st/2y3clM6

John Phippen, 57, was unflappable and calm, his best friend said. "It took a world calamity for him to bat an eye." wapo.st/2fVPf3X

Austin Davis, 29, had texted his parents before the shooting: "I kind of want to come home. I love home." wapo.st/2fVP0pg

Carrie Parsons took a selfie with a friend from the audience that night and captioned it, “Night made!” wapo.st/2xmxayx

Lisa Patterson, 46, served as a longtime PTA chair and offered frank assessments of what was needed at the school. wapo.st/2y3keRX