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5A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2017 Las Vegas victims mourned: ‘She was a beautiful soul’ By JAY REEVES Associated Press Through tears and in heart-wrenching tributes, relatives and friends are remembering the dozens of people killed in the shoot- ing massacre on the Las Vegas strip. Co-workers gazed silently into flickering candles at a vigil for one victim, a former cheerleader from California who loved coun- try music. Younger siblings absorbed the news that their beloved big brother was gone. Relatives of another victim waited for hours before getting the worst news imaginable — that a mother of two who was initially listed as missing had died. A man who loved the outdoors was recalled for his smile — wide and freely given. Here’s a glimpse at some of the people who died after a gun- man opened fire from the 32nd floor of a hotel onto a crowd of more than 22,000 at a country music festival in Las Vegas. NEVADA OUTDOORSMAN: ‘THE KID WAS LOVED BY EVERYONE’ Quinton Robbins was the big brother who coached his little brother’s flag football team, the prom king who was nice to every- one regardless of their high school social standing, an outdoors- man who loved to fish and boat around the lake. “The kid was loved by everyone,” said his uncle, Mike Wells. “He was popular in high school, but would walk up to the kid who wasn’t so popular and befriend him and make him feel good.” Robbins, 20, was among the people killed Sunday in Las Vegas. He died moments after a bullet struck his chest and exited through his lower back. Robbins was up on his knees, looking for a spot to take his girlfriend for shelter, when he was hit, said Wells, recounting Robbins’ girlfriend’s account of the terrifying moments. “I think I got shot,” Robbins looked at her and said before collapsing. “He died probably within seconds after the bullet hit him,” Wells said. Robbins leaves behind a younger brother and sister, who adored him, as well as his parents, Wells said. His parents sat beside Robbins, who had already died, until about 5 or 6 in the morning, Wells said, before rushing home to make sure they could tell his 11-year-old brother the news themselves. Robbins was an active member of the Mormon church and had hoped to go on a mission before he was diagnosed with diabetes several years ago, Wells said. He worked for the athletic depart- ment in his home city of Henderson, Nevada. “The positive impact he had on everyone was huge,” Wells said. MOTHER OF TWO WAS ‘BEAUTIFUL SOUL’ Tara Roe Smith, 34, of Alberta, Canada, went to Las Vegas with her husband Zach for a weekend getaway. Her aunt, Val Rodgers, said Smith was among those who died in the music festival shooting in Las Vegas. “She was a beautiful soul. She was a wonderful mother and our family is going to miss her dearly,” Rodgers said Tuesday. Smith, the mother of two young boys, lived in Okotoks. MOTHER-DAUGHTER CONCERT DATE ENDS IN TRAGEDY Heather Warino Alvarado made the three-hour drive from her southern Utah home to Las Vegas to get away for the weekend and take her daughter to a country music festival. Her daughter was unharmed in the Sunday night shooting, but the 35-year-old Warino Alvarado was one of at least 59 people killed when a gunman opened fire at the concert-goers. Friends and family received confirmation she had died Mon- day night from Las Vegas police, according to a news release Tuesday from the Cedar City Fire Department, where her hus- band was a firefighter. Warino Alvarado ran an in-home day care center in Cedar City, Utah, and was a devoted wife and mother of three children who was always willing to help others, said longtime friend Megan Jackson Gadd. “She has made huge impacts on those around her with even the smallest gestures,” Jackson Gadd said in a Facebook messenger THE DAILY ASTORIAN W EDNESDAY E VENING A (2) (-) (-) (6) (-) (8) (9) (10) (12) (13) (-) (20) (-) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) L KATU KOMO KING KOIN KIRO KGW KRCW KOPB KPTV KPDX KCPQ TBS KZJO ESPN ESPN2 NICK DISN FAM FMC LIFE ROOT FS1 SPIKE COM HIST A&E TLC DISC NGEO TNT AMC USA FOOD HGTV FX CNN FNC CNBC BRAV TCM SYFY RFD (2) (4) (5) (-) (7) (-) (3) (10) (12) (-) (13) (20) (22) (29) (30) (31) (32) (34) (35) (36) (38) (39) (43) (44) (45) (46) (47) (48) (49) (50) (51) (52) (53) (54) (56) (57) (58) (61) (63) (64) (65) (162) AP Photo/Chris Carlson Flowers, candles and toys are left at a makeshift memorial site on Las Vegas Boulevard on Tuesday in Las Vegas. conversation. “A person like her will never be replaced or forgot- ten and will be missed dearly every day for the rest of our lives.” The daughter, whose age and identity is being kept private to protect her privacy, is physically OK, she said. CALIFORNIA WOMAN REMEMBERED AS ‘THE PERKY ONE’ A one-time high school cheerleader who loved country music, Bailey Schweitzer of Bakersfield, California, went to the Route 91 Harvest Festival to see some of her favorite acts. A day after the 20-year-old’s death, co-workers at the software company where she worked held a vigil. Friends and colleagues gazed at white candles lit in her memory Monday night. “No one could possibly have a bad day when Bailey was around,” said a statement by Fred Brakeman, chief executive offi- cer of Infinity Communications and Consulting, Inc., where Sch- weitzer was a receptionist. “If you have ever called or visited our office, she was the perky one that helped direct you to the staff member you needed,” he said. 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. ‘EVERYBODY STARTED RUNNING FOR COVER AND THE GUY KEPT SHOOTING’ Thomas Day Jr. was a big country music fan, so there was no doubt he’d go to the Route 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas, and that he’d take his whole family with him. Day, 54, of Corona, California, was one of 59 people killed by a gunman who sprayed the concert with bullets from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. “He was just a fun-loving boy, a great family man who loved to spend time with his family,” said Thomas Day Sr. who spoke on the phone, surrounded by his son’s four grown children at his Las Vegas area home. The elder Day, who lives near Las Vegas, said he was at home Sunday night when he received a frantic telephone call from his grandson and a granddaughter. “They were standing right there and they said he and another young man there both took a bullet in the head,” said Day, 75. “Everybody started running for cover and the guy kept shooting.” Day said none of his grandchildren were struck by bullets, but his son was. A friend rushed Thomas Day Jr. to a hospital but there was nothing doctors could do. Struggling to speak, Day said his son loved his three daughters and son and his two grandchildren. The whole group jumped at the chance to drive to Las Vegas for the show. “We always had fun together,” he said. A GRUELING SEARCH FOR A MISSING WOMAN, AND THEN THE WORST Stacee Etcheber of Novato, California, was listed as missing for hours before her family found got the worst possible news: The mother of two was dead. At the concert, her husband told her to hide, then to run, as he helped a concertgoer next to him who had been shot, said Al Etcheber, her brother-in-law. Her husband, Vincent Etcheber, is a San Francisco police offi- cer, and his training kicked in immediately when shots rang out, Al Etcheber said. He told Stacee and the couple’s three friends to protect them- selves behind a nearby barrier. Then he told them to run, just before the second round of shots rang out, Al Etcheber said. He has not heard from Stacee since, and she was not carry- ing an ID. “It’s been a grueling 15 hours with no information,” Al Etche- ber said Monday. On Tuesday morning, he posted on Facebook that the worst fears had been realized — she was dead. Stacee, 50, worked as a hairdresser. Al Etcheber called her a loving wife and great mother who was “tough as nails and just the salt of the earth.” ‘I CAN HEAR HER LAUGH ... RIGHT NOW’ Neysa Tonks’ employer remembered her as a “great mother, colleague and friend.” The 46-year-old mother of three boys worked for the Las Vegas office of Technologent Inc., which offers technology solu- tions to companies. She was killed in the shooting rampage at the concert. “Neysa has brought so much joy, fun and laughter to Tech- nologent — she will be greatly missed by all!” said a statement posted by the California-based company. The company has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds to help her family. Tonks grew up in Utah. Her brother, AJ Yerage, told the CBS affiliate in Salt Lake City that he felt “lucky” that Tonks was a part of his life and that she loved making jokes. “I can hear her laugh, her voice in my head and my heart right now,” Yerage told KUTV. WRESTLING COACH SLAIN, TEAM HELPING RAISE MONEY FOR SURVIVORS Members of the Shippensburg Greyhound Wrestling team in southern Pennsylvania are raising money to help the family of coach Bill Wolfe, who is among the dead in Las Vegas. A GoFundMe page established to accept donations for Wolfe’s family quickly exceeded its goal of $10,000 after being shared hundreds of times on social media, and team booster club said it also was accepting checks to help with family with unexpected expenses. Wolfe initially was listed as missing Monday until his death later was confirmed. As an engineer, Wolfe spent several years working on major projects for a central Pennsylvania engineering firm. There, a col- league remembered him as being personable, easy to work with and a devoted Christian. Company owner Carl Bert said Wolfe was a close friend and “a class act in every way.” The Chambersburg Public Opinion reported that Wolfe and his wife Robyn were celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary in Las Vegas. ‘CHEERFUL YOUNG LADY WITH A WARM HEART’ Angela “Angie” Gomez died in the Las Vegas shooting, according to a statement from the Riverside Unified School Dis- trict in California. Gomez graduated from Riverside Poly High School in 2015, where she was a cheerleader. School staff remembered her as a “fun-loving young lady with a great sense of humor.” Gomez participated in the Riverside Children’s Theater and was involved in choir. 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