Las Vegas Shooting: Those We Lost Pt. 2

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Sonny Melton, 29, of Big Sandy, Tenn.Melton, a registered nurse at Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tenn., grabbed his wife Heather and started running when he was shot in the back. Heather, an orthopedic surgeon, survived the attack and told reporters that her husband saved her life.
Pati Mestas, 67, of Menifee, Calif.The mother of three, grandmother to eight and great-grandmother was a huge country music fanatic who traveled to every country show in driving distance. Mestas' friend Kim Gervais was shot in the back and left paralyzed by the attack.
Austin Meyer, 24, of Reno, Nev.Meyer had recently moved to Reno to attend Truckee Meadows Community College for a a degree in Transportation Technologies. The Monterey, Calif. native and car lover was attending the festival with his girlfriend as a surprise for his 24th birthday to see one of his favorite bands, Bobby Bones and the Raging Idiots.
Adrian Murfitt, 35, of Chignik, AlaskaA commercial fisherman, Murfitt surprised a friend with a weekend boys trip to Las Vegas for the concert. His friend Brian MacKinnon told reporters he held Murfitt in his lap as he died from this gunshot wounds.
Rachael Parker, 33, of Manhattan Beach, Calif.Parker worked as a records technician, manning the front desk at the Manhattan Beach Police Department. An avid baker and Los Angeles Kings fan, Parker attended the concert with three other off-duty Manhattan Beach police employees. One of her co-workers was shot and suffered minor injuries.
Jenny Parks, 35, of Lancaster, Calif.Parks, a kindergarten teacher for the Westside Union School District, was visited two brothers in Las Vegas with her husband Bobby when the pair where shot at the concert. Bobby Parks underwent surgery for bullet wounds to his arm and finger. Jenny had been planning a surprise 40th birthday party for her husband next week.
Carrie Parsons, 29, of Bainbridge Island, Wash.A staffing manager in Seattle and Arizona State University graduate, Parsons had recently gotten engaged in Hawaii. Before her death, she posted a selfie from the festival after seeing singer Eric Church -- her caption: "Night made!" Parsons was a regular volunteer with multiple organizations, including the Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island, Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest.
Lisa Patterson, 46, of Lomita, Calif.A mother of three, Patterson was active in her church, a PTA president and coached in a girls' softball league and owned a hardwood flooring business with her husband. Patterson attended the concert with four friends.
John Phippen, 56 of Santa Clarita, Calif.A father of six who lost his wife three years ago, Phippen was fatally shot while shielding a woman from the gunfire. Phippen's son was also wounded in the arm after stopping to help someone else.
Melissa Ramirez, 26, of Bakersfield, Calif.Ramirez, a devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan, graduated from Cal State University Bakersfield in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. The daughter of Mexican immigrants who became United States citizen, Ramirez's love of country music brought her to the Route 91 Festival.
Jordyn Rivera, 21, of La Verne, Calif.Rivera was in her fourth year as a student at California State University, San Bernardino, where she made an impression on everyone from students to the president. Rivera was studying healthcare management. Fellow members of an honor society are now raising money through a GoFundMe page to pay her funeral expenses.
Quinton Robbins, 20, of Henderson, Nev.Robbins worked as a recreational assistant with the city of Henderson's athletic department while attending UNLV. An avid outdoorsman who coached his 11-year-old brother's flag football team, Robbins was looking for a spot to take his girlfriend for shelter when he was struck by a bullet to the chest. He died within seconds.
Cameron Robinson, 28, of St. George, UtahRobinson drove to Las Vegas for work with the City of Las Vegas, where he'd worked since 2013. A business administration major at Nevada State College with a master's degree from Western International University, Robinson was attending the festival with his boyfriend when he was shot in the neck.
Rocio Guillen Rocha, 40, of Eastvale, Calif.Rocha, a runner who regularly completed half-marathons, was a longtime cast member at Disneyland who was engaged to marry her boyfriend. Son Marcus, 18, called Rocha a “fighter” who spent a year learning to walk again after the birth of her son Christopher left her paralyzed from the waist down 13 years ago. She is also survived by her children Sophia, 16 months; and 1-month-old Austin.
Lisa Romero-Muniz, 48, of Gallup, New MexicoRomero-Muniz worked 14 years with the Gallup-McKinley County Schools in western New Mexico as a discipline secretary, advocating for students facing disciplinary issues. A mother of three and grandmother of four, Romero-Muniz was attending the concert with her husband Chris, who had forgotten their wedding anniversary last year and sought to make it right by taking her to country star Jason Aldean’s concert.
Christopher Roybal, 28, of Colorado Springs, Colo.Roybal served seven years in the Navy, including four tours of duty in Afghanistan. Roybal worked at Crunch Fitness in California, before moving at the beginning of the year to help open franchises in Colorado Springs. Roybal was shot in the chest.
Brett Schwanbeck, 61, of Bullhead, Ariz.Schwanbeck was a retired truck driver and father of two who went to the festival with his fiancee Anna Orozco. She escaped unhurt. An outdoor lover who enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing and riding dirt bikes, Schwanbeck died from a head wound at Sunrise Hospital Tuesday afternoon.
Bailey Schweitzer, 20, of Bakersfield, Calif.Schweitzer graduated in 2015 from Centennial High School, where she was a member of the cheerleading squad. On social media, she often posted photos from Bakersfield Speedway, a dirt auto-racing track that her family owns.
Laura Shipp, 50, of Las VegasA longtime Thousand Oaks resident, Shipp moved to Las Vegas five years ago to be closer to her son Corey, a Marine Corps reservist. The two went to the concert Sunday and became separated during the gunfire.
Erick Silva, 21, of Las VegasSilva, a graduate of Las Vegas High School who turned 21 in August, started working in security for Contemporary Services Corporation in 2014. Silva drew a post at the front of the festival stage Sunday night as the shooting started as was among the first to help concertgoers flee the scene.
Susan Smith, 53, of Simi Valley, Calif.Smith was was the office manager at Vista Fundamental Elementary in Simi Valley and a school district employee since 2001. A big country music fan, Smith was in Las Vegas with friends to attend the concert.
Tara Roe Smith, 34, of Okotoks, Alberta, CanadaSmith went to Las Vegas and attended the concert with her husband Zach for a weekend getaway. Roe Smith was the mother of two and an educational assistant with the Foothills School Division in High River. Alberta. She was also a model for Calgary-based Sophia Models.
Brennan Stewart, 30, of Las VegasFamily members said the musician who played guitar and wrote his own songs always put others first, even in his final moments when he used his body to shield his girlfriend from the gunfire.
Derrick "Bo" Taylor, 56, of Oxnard, Calif.Taylor spent 30 years working with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and was the father of two grown children. Taylor attended the festival with his girlfriend Denise Cohen. Cohen was also killed in the attack.
Neysa Tonks, 46, of Las VegasThe mother of three boys, Tonks worked for the Las Vegas office of Technologent Inc., which offers technology solutions to companies. A GoFundMe page established in Tonks' memory raised over $100,000 for her children in less than 24 hours.
Michelle Vo, 32, of Pasadena, Calif.Vo worked at New York Life insurance group in Pasadena, loved to cheer for the Golden State Warriors and was an avid golfer. Vo was attending the Las Vegas concert by herself, but befriended fellow concertgoer Kody Robertson. The two were together when Vo was shot, and Robertson later helped relatives locate her.
Kurt von Tillow, 55, of Cameron Park, Calif.The festival served as a family reunion for Von Tillow, an avid golfer and the owner of Von Tillow Trucking in Cameron Park. Von Tillow's daughter and son-in-law flew in from Connecticut for the show, which the attended with Von Tillow's wife, sister and niece. His sister and niece were wounded in the shooting.
Bill Wolfe Jr., 42, of Shippensburg, Penn.Wolfe was in Las Vegas celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife Robyn at the Jason Aldean show. Wolfe was separated from his wife in the chaos. An engineer, Wolfe was also the head elementary coach with the Shippensburg Greyhound Wrestling team.
Las Vegas Shooting: Those We Lost Pt. 1While the 58 men and women whose lives ended Oct. 1 in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history had little in common, each of their individual stories underscore the tragedy of lives ended far too soon.