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rain-arrow · 3 years

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Jake Evans was on the Good Times Ahead podcast with two of his best friends

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He has a lot of interesting conversations with them, I've transcribed/summarised some of it below the cut

He was not expecting to be called up for his first NHL game, he had the day off and had been up late playing Fortnite and didn't wake up to the phone call. His roommate had to wake him up to get the call-up.

He was called up because guys were sick, not because they wanted to call him up to see him play, so for his first game his mindset was that "there's no expectations on me so I'm just gonna enjoy the experience, who knows if is my only game".

Who helped him out in the beginning? "I played with a few of the guys in Laval, like Dale Weise was there, so it's kind of easy to chat with those guys that are there and have been there for a while." He also sat next to Gally and asked him a lot of questions, "he definitely was a guy I was kind of leaning on the first few times just because I didn't really want to overstep anything". When he was playing with Domi "he was great. Some guys could be 'Oh, I'm playing with this AHLer today, screw this' but he was excited and said 'let's go have some fun and enjoy it'".

When it comes to the younger guys he feels like he's the in-between guy on the team, "I help out if I need to but I don't feel like it's my place right now to offer all this advice and stuff, it's still somewhat fresh to me". He lets the older guys chime in and help them but "little things like system stuff or what time meetings are and what to wear to games or travel stuff" he can help with.

Nick (one of the hosts) points out that the one thing in Jake's life that did take a step up when he started playing in the NHL was his car. He was walking to games "and that's when I knew I needed a new car, I was too embarrassed to drive it to games".

Talking about the playoffs last year, "everyone that's gone on a cup run would say the same thing. It'll never be as you expect". When they were down 3-1 in the first round "guys still believe in each other on the team but it's kind of like, you know we're one goal away from packing our stuff up and going home."

In the playoffs you're playing every other night and you're travelling so much, "it was a lot of fun but I could see it on a lot of guys". "I was obviously quite banged up but a lot of guys were playing through some wild injuries that people don't really expect."

During the playoffs last year the team was "the closest team I've ever been, like, there's just no bad guys, everyone's cheering for each other. I remember I got put in the lineup for game six in Toronto and Tatar got taken out, who's been in the NHL for like 500 games, he's been first line with us for a while, and he was a great guy still afterwards. Like, he's supporting everyone, always the first one there. It's almost like a brotherhood where everyone's just cheering for each other."

"Especially with us, no one believed in us besides us and it's kind of fun, like you're almost laughing, you're just taking down all these favourites and favourites and favourites. I'd say just how close we were like, I would want to go and have dinner with everyone on the team or go hang out with them and I think that's a huge thing."

The Vegas series was the biggest challenge, one of the reasons they lost the first game was the shock of going from total lockdown to a building full of fans. That was "the first time I've seen more than 20 or 30 people in the same room, 20,000 people screaming, so that was a huge shock for everyone".

He got a dog named Winnie in the offseason and "she brings a lot of joy when we're not winning a lot".

"Growing up a die-hard Leafs fan it was actually quite an easy transition, I thought it would be a little harder. I can't stand playing Toronto now ... beating them in game 7 was the best win I've had, honestly it just felt so good."

Last year he became close with Toffoli because they lived in the same building and "one of our only lifelines was the Toffoli clan". This year he lives very near Lekhonen, Gally, Toffoli, and Armia, and that's who he's gotten really close with. He's also close with "a couple of the younger guys like Suzuki and Caufield and Poehling, kind of going up through the ranks with them".

Who can talk to anybody? "Gally just runs his mouth, he could talk to a wall for an hour."

Was he a little star struck coming on to the team? "All these guys, you play video games that you're controlling them, like I'm always trading for them in NHL and trying to make the best team ever, and Price is my number one goalie to always pick up, and now you're playing with him so that's cool. You just kind of... you don't creepily watch them, but sometimes you just like get lost watching them on the ice, you're like, wow this guy's good, right?"

How about guys like McDavid and Matthews, is it like, "holy shit I've got to cover this fucking guy tonight"? That's another very cool thing about the NHL, going against guys like Crosby and Ovechkin and obviously Matthews and McDavid ... it's cool to be able to say that you played against them or you're matched up against them".

One of his first plays was a face-off against Matthews, Jake thinks he "proceeded to skate right off on to the bench probably. I remember our coach said try and get off the ice when you see them jump on because you don't want that in one of your first games, you're trying to gain some confidence and that won't help".

Talking about developing in to a defensive role, "Everyone in the NHL was always one of the offensive guys that was at the top of their team until however long, and then the guys that make it in the NHL I think are the ones that figure out their spots." He was given a more defensive role in college and "took pride in taking big face-offs or being on the penalty kill and just shooting it down the ice".

"I don't care very much about points, I want to obviously put them up and every time I'm on the ice I want to score but there's other things in hockey that to most fans you don't really notice but I take pride in. I don't really care if I'm putting up two points a game, I'd rather be an even or +1 and shut down top lines."

How does he deal with slumps, when there is no winning at all? "I'm not going to act like an expert on it because I'm not, but I just try and have fun with it. I just find when you're in a drought or you're not playing well and you just grip your stick, you're not having fun, you don't feel good on the ice and it's just going to keep going and going." He tries to have fun and stay positive, particularly in practice, and look at the chances he's creating because one will eventually go in.

He took a pottery class in college, thinking it would be a cruise and he could just hang out but it was tough, "I had to get in there and get all messy with your clay and you actually had to put up some good work, and I put up some terrible work. Those bowls and mugs I made were 20 pounds and could fit a couple nuts in them and that's it. I think all the people closest to me have some artwork."

He gets asked what he thinks he'd be doing if he didn't play hockey no much, "and I don't know, I went to school for the reason where I didn't have to worry hopefully afterwards and something will pop up, but I have no idea, I just could not tell you". He's been watching the show Friday Night Lights again and thinks he might be a small-town high school football coach.

Talking about his concussion during the playoffs last year, "That was my second major one, they're all obviously serious but that was the second one I've been stretchered off on." He was talking to the doctors the next few days asking, "What are your thoughts on my head? I'm starting to be really concerned that this will have some serious long-term effects" He was very lucky that most of his symptoms went away within the first two weeks.

At least on his team, it's more open about concussions now and there's no pressure from anywhere to play through or come back too early. "Let's say you get hit pretty hard in a game and then you go in the next day and they don't think you have a concussion, but if a guy has a headache he'll go in and just say it because guys are starting to realise there's serious issues that happen after hockey or even a few weeks later that might arise if you don't say anything". In Laval he got hit weird and didn't even know if he had a concussion, he might have been overthinking it, but he said "screw it, I'll sit out a week and not risk anything" because if you don't take care of your brain it's going to affect you for the rest of your life.

#jake evans #habs things #mostly wrote this out for my own reference tbh #he is truly one of my Just Some Guys #have been overly fond of him ever since hearing that he called his parents after his first ahl game #and told them he thought he'd be in the echl soon

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suzylwade · 2 years

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Earl Swanigan “Did he have manners? No. He was a folk-art-style guy with a past that was rowdy and complex. He was someone in the community I was appreciative of. Many artists have been complicated people.” - Linda Mussman, Co-Director, ’Time & Space Limited’ (‘TSL’). When Interior Designer Tatyana Miron Ahlers (‘Pappas Miron’) needed a piece of art big enough to hold a large wall in her living room, she commissioned the outsider artist Earl Swanigan (1964 - 2019) to paint a family portrait, sending only a snapshot as inspiration. The resulting canvas depicts her family as a group of cats. “That was risky, but I didn’t want to tell him what to do. And he gave me a great price. I love it.” Since his death in 2019, at the age of 54, Swanigan has found even greater success. The prices for Swanigan’s paintings, sold at auction, have risen steadily - between $300 and $500. Swanigan may have hit a personal record for his art when his portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, a favourite subject, hammered for $1,500 at ‘Public!Sale Auction’ in Hudson. Also offered that day were five other “Earls” (as they are known by locals) including a six-foot-long painting of a cat on corrugated metal that fetched $850. Many of Swanigan’s paintings were made on wooden boards salvaged from a local chair factory - but he didn’t limit himself in terms of materials. According to Real Estate Agent Nicole Vidor when Swanigan first moved to Hudson from Mississippi he worked at a factory in town until he hurt his back. “Next thing I knew, he showed up with a raggedy old vinyl case and asked, ‘Do you want to see my paintings?’” Vidor bought her first “Earl” that day, a picture of a man with two faces. (at Hudson, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcpaavSs3ze/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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wherethesunsails · 6 years

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Get To Know Me Tag

I was tagged by @supersaiyansadie I’m tagging @rainsoakedjoy @infinity1321 and the universe alskdfj

Name: Allie

Nickname: Stupid?

Age: 16

Pronouns: She/her

Height: 5′3″??

Nationality: North American

Birthday: February 6

Aesthetic: Well I’ve been told that it’s “east coast old bookstore kinda person who likes candles and big sweaters. Warm tones but very neutral. Twinkly lights and big glasses. warm coffee! Just a very cozy vibe warm muffins or cookies cloudy and a little rainy day outside” but. well.

Last song you listened to: The Calendar - Panic! at the Disco

Favourite character you’ve written: Sage Ahlers.

What inspired you to write: I literally wrote Scooby-Do fanfiction in fourth grade, like you don’t understand. Nothing. I just did it.

What are your favourite aspects of your current writing: exploring and developing relationships between characters

What’s your biggest inspiration when it comes to writing: real life events.

Favourite types of stories: Well written ones w a tiny lil bit of romance

Biggest struggle in regards to your current writing: um let’s try IT SUCKS and I’m not doing either the characters or their developments and relationships justice

#writing #writeblr #mum #supersaiyansadie #ask game ig #aesthetic #bleh

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brokenfrontier · 2 years

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Swan Song - Sonja Ahlers' Graphic Poetry Collection Combines Fragmentary Reflections with a DIY Culture Feel

Swan Song – Sonja Ahlers’ Graphic Poetry Collection Combines Fragmentary Reflections with a DIY Culture Feel

One of the things I have come to admire so much about Canadian publisher Conundrum Press is that they have no easily categorised brand identity. If you sift through our recent Broken Frontier coverage of their output you will see a sequential art publishing list that doesn’t so much embrace eclecticism but redefines it. It’s why they have become one of my favourite North American publishers in…

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#conundrum press #sonja ahlers #swan song

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writteninvisibly · 6 years

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Meet My Characters!

This will be a series of posts, and I’m going to start off with my baby Sage. @bifinmediasres @supersaiyansadie @remorse--less (bby i’m tagging u bc you read the whole thing and u might not’ve seen this yet)

Character Name: Sage Colette Ahlers Stark Nickname: Lette Age: Fifteen, Birthday: December 18, 2002 Star Sign: Sagittarius Gender: Female Sexuality: Pansexual Personality Type: ISTP Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw Patronus: Hedgehog Wand: Dogwood, Phoenix Feather Core, 12 ¾”, Rigid Flexibility Ilvermorny House: Thunderbird Appearance:

Eye Colour: Green

Hair Colour: Blonde

Hair Length/Style: Medium bob

Hair Texture: Straight, vaguely wavy, thick

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Weight: 153 lbs

Height: 5′2″

Glasses

Skin Type: Dry to combination, burns then tans

Distinguishing marks: freckles

Face shape: Heart, prominent cheekbones, pointed chin, strong brow, pug nose, long lashes

Star Sign: Sagittarius Favourite Color: Purple

What colour associations does she have?

Sage is neutrals, browns, blues, and soft pastels.

What is this character’s greatest flaw?

She lets toxic people in and gives infinite chances also slight anger issues

What do you know about this character that she would never admit?

She secretly loves romance novels and watching Glee

What is this character’s favourite movie?

Corpse Bride

Does this character have a favourite article of clothing?

Oatmeal coloured jumper (from an ex)

Favourite shoes?

Pair of lavender Converse

Does this character have a vice?

Buying books

Name this character’s favourite person.

Adeline

What is this character’s secret wish?

To meet Odin and punch him in the face

What is this character’s proudest achievement?

Crocheting a whole blanket for one of her foster sisters one christmas

Describe this character’s most embarrassing moment.

She walked into a class on the first day of school her eighth grade year. She wasn’t supposed to be in the class, but she was too mortified to leave once she realised her mistake. She was switched to the class after the first week because she was too embarrassed to go to her actual class. She hated it.

What is this character’s greatest fear?

That she will never find a family that will love her enough to make her a part of theirs permanently

What is this character’s greatest regret?

Not skipping ahead several grades in elementary school when she could have gotten away with it

Describe this character’s most devastating moment.

She called one of her foster mothers “mom” once when she was about eleven. The woman looked at her with this look of horror and carefully explained to her that this was simply a temporary arrangement, and that as soon as there was another family to take her, she would be gone. She’s never made that mistake again.

What is this character’s greatest achievement?

Reading the entirety of Les Misérables in French (and understanding it!)

What is this character’s greatest hope?

To build her own family, not necessarily of people related by blood or law, but of people who she chose and who chose her.

Does this character have an obsession?

So many. Currently, Game of Thrones

What is this character’s greatest disappointment?

Pluto being demoted from planetary status

What is this character’s worst nightmare?

Being adopted by a broken family - fighting parents on the verge of divorce, pothead kids, a screaming baby (for example)

Whom does this character most wish to please?

Whoever’s housing her at the moment. Currently, Tony and the team, though she’s slowly learning that they actually might want her around.

Where does this character fall in the birth order?

Oldest, only child

Describe this character’s bedroom. Include three cherished items.

Sage hasn’t done much room decoration yet, due to school stress and just trying to acclimate to the team, but she has put up a few things. A picture of her and her dad at a baseball game when she was about five sits, framed, on her nightstand. The mini fridge is consistently stocked with Mountain Dew and energy drinks, which she appreciates, and sometimes she sticks Starbucks drinks in there too. Her closet is chock full of sweaters and scarves, though she doesn’t have a huge excess of shoes. She only has about a dozen pairs of jeans, and one or two pairs are very much the mom jean style. She keeps a picture of her and her best friend taped to her bathroom mirror. It’s the two of them at The Grand Canyon, a trip they’d taken in the summer of 2014. Then her friend was nineteen, and she was eleven. Her friend had gotten her into a pair of shorts and a tank top, and they’d hiked a mile and a half down into the canyon. They swear they almost died on the way back up, but both of them only have the fondest memories of the trip. On her bed, permanently tucked under the covers is her bison. His name is Kumquat, and he was given to her by a little foster brother from her third family. They’d named him together, and Sage took Kumquat with her when she moved on, and he’s never left her bed (wherever that may be) since. She has a map tacked up on her wall that her first ever foster family gave her. They’d loved her almost like their own, but just as they were about to adopt her, the husband had lost his job, so they couldn’t afford to support her. There had been a lot of tearful goodbyes during that move, but the wife had given her the map, with a phone number and an email scrawled on the side and told her to mark down every place she ever went or stayed, whether the family was perfect, terrible, or just in the middle. She said she wanted Sage to travel to see the world because she knew Sage would change it one day. She told her that if she ever needed anything, anything, to call them and they would do everything they could to help. Sage called them a lot those first few months away just to help her calm down and not be too overwhelmed.

What calms this character?

Physical touch, words of reassurance, knowing that she is loved by someone even if they aren’t there all of the time, and knowing she always has someone to turn to if things get too overwhelming.

Describe a recurring dream or nightmare this character might have.

Sage has a recurring nightmare when she starts getting close to someone, or when life has been really stressful where someone that she’s very close to starts ignoring her out of the blue, and a celebrity that she loves dies. It’s very traumatic every time.

Write one additional thing about your character.

Sage has always wanted a puppy. Now that she lives in the tower, she realises that she probably can’t get one, but she’s thinking that once she’s lived there for a while, she’ll ask Loki for a kitten.

What is the meaning of the character’s name?

Wise one.

#writing #writeblr #original characters #original content #oc; sage #wip; family is #Team Mess

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marleafs · 7 years

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Get to know you tag!

I was tagged by @mo-mats-marner for this cute tag game so I thought I’d go for it! Thnx for the tag😊

Nickname(s): Ellie, Elle, Fletch, Elf

Gender: female

Star Sign: Scorpio

Height: 5’2” (I’m tiny I know)

Time: 11:09 pm

Birthday: November 19

Fave band(s): Kaleo, Lumineers, Tragically Hip

Fave solo artist: ED SHEERAN

Song Stuck in My Head: Partition- Beyoncé and it has been there since it came in during my workout at 5:30 this morning

Last Movie I Watched: Kingsman 2: the Golden Circle (soooo good y’all)

Last Show I Watched: the L word

When did I create this blog? I think 2016?? Who knows

What I post: Hockey. Large men on knife shoes carrying large sticks and violently playing a game with vulcanized rubber on a glorified popsicle,

Last thing I googled: the Curl Bar bc I need to get my hair cut soon and I was thinking of changing up my salon...

Do I have any other blogs? Yup: @hardcoresoftie is my main!!

Do I get asks? Not usually, but they make my day when I do get them!!!

Why I chose my URL? This blog was made during the heartbreaking tanking year where literally it was a team of ahlers playing every night. My fam started the nickname marleafs bc we could call them the Marlies but we also couldn’t call them the leafs...

Followers: last time I checked 914ish? I haven’t looked in a while

Following: I truly have no idea but some absurdly large number...

Hours of sleep: 6-7 if it’s a good day 5-6 if it’s a bad day and 8+ if it’s s miracle

Lucky number: 11

Instruments: Flute, vocals, and ukulele

What I’m wearing rn: my bros old sauce hockey t shirt and leafs flannel pj pants

Dream Job: Sports Medicine Doctor for an NHL team

Dream Vacation: Nepal and the Himalayas!!

Favourite food: Pad Thai from the Thai restaurant near my house

Nationality: Canadian🇨🇦🇨🇦

Favourite song rn: Blood in the Cut by K. Flay for when I’m intense, Great, Cool by Joey Contreras (performed by Ben Fankhauser and Blake Daniel) when I’m sad or chill

I tag @mitch-marner and @marnershair

#mumblings #about me #tag urself #anyone who want to do this go for it!#not hockey

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jackpwrightuk · 7 years

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Factbox Mortgage company exec pipe fitter among dead in Las Vegas shooting

(Reuters) – A mortgage company executive, a pipe fitter from California, a youth wrestling coach from Pennsylvania and a commercial fisherman from Alaska were among at least 58 people killed by a gunman who opened fire on a Las Vegas country music festival on Sunday night before killing himself.

The following describes some of the victims:

HANNAH AHLERS

Hannah Ahlers, 35, a mother of three from Murrieta, California, was part of a group of sky divers and enjoyed the outdoors, the Los Angeles Times reported. She studied at Crafton Hills College and went to Redlands East Valley High School, according to her Facebook page.

HEATHER ALVARADO

Heather Alvarado, 35, of Cedar City, Utah, loved to travel with her three children and her husband, taking numerous cruises and day trips with them, according to a statement released by the Cedar City Police Department to local media. “She always saw the good in others. She spent her whole life serving others in her family and community,” her husband said in the statement.

DORENE ANDERSON

Dorene Anderson, 49, a stay-at-home mother who lived in Anchorage, Alaska, attended the concert with her daughters, NBC affiliate KTUU in Anchorage said. Anderson was the treasurer for an Anchorage-based nonprofit group that supports local hockey teams, ABC News reported, citing Anderson’s friend Marie English. English told ABC that Anderson was “very friendly and genuine” and had a “kind heart.”

CARRIE BARNETTE

Carrie Barnette, 34, of Riverside, California, worked at Disney California Adventure Park as part of the culinary team, the Orange County Register reported. “A senseless, horrific, act, and a terrible loss for so many. We mourn a wonderful member of the Disney family: Carrie Barnette. Tragic,” Robert Iger, chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company, said on Twitter.

JACK BEATON

Jack Beaton of Bakersfield, California, died while saving his wife during the shooting, 23ABC News reported. Beaton worked as a grill master at a barbecue restaurant, a statement from the restaurant to the TV station said. Beaton’s son confirmed his death to the station.

STEVE BERGER

Steve Berger, a native of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, who lived in Minnesota, had been celebrating his 44th birthday with a group of six friends in Las Vegas, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. Berger’s friends called his parents early Monday and said he was shot and his family received confirmation on Tuesday, the newspaper said. “While trying to resuscitate him, (the group) was forced to evacuate,” Berger’s sister, Christine Moore, told the newspaper. Moore said her brother, a father of three who worked as a financial adviser, was a fun-loving, hard-working man, the paper said.

CANDICE BOWERS

Candice Bowers, 40, a waitress from Garden Grove, California, went to the concert with a friend, the Orange County Register reported. Bowers was a mother of three, who had just adopted a 2-year-old girl in May, the newspaper reported. “She was truly a beautiful person,” her aunt told the newspaper.

DENISE BURDITUS

Denise Burditus, 50, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, attended the concert with her husband, Tony, WVVA TV in West Virginia reported. She posted a photograph on Facebook just minutes before the gunman opened fire, the NBC affiliate said.

SANDY CASEY

Sandy Casey was a special education teacher at Manhattan Beach Middle School in California, KGTV in San Diego said. Casey was among a group of Manhattan Beach Unified School District staff at the concert, the ABC affiliate reported.

ANDREA CASTILLA

Andrea Castilla, of Huntington Beach, California, who was celebrating her 28th birthday with family and friends at the festival, was fatally shot in the head, according to a GoFundMe page created by a family friend and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which cited her younger sister Athena. Castilla, whose mother died of cancer when she was a teen, worked at Sephora and wanted to help make cancer patients feel beautiful, the newspaper said. Castilla’s boyfriend was planning to propose to her, her sister, who lives in Las Vegas, told the paper. “With a (sic) infectious smile Andrea was a free spirit that always had a positive outlook on life. She will be missed but never forgotten,” the GoFundMe page said.

DENISE COHEN

Denise Cohen, who was the mother of two sons, attended the concert with her boyfriend, Derrick “Bo” Taylor, who was also killed in the shooting, an ABC affiliate in Santa Barbara, California, reported. Cohen was a property manager and planned to volunteer at the California Avocado Festival in Carpinteria, California, over the weekend, the station reported.

AUSTIN DAVIS

Austin Davis, 29, was a pipe fitter from Riverside, California, who was at the concert with his friend Thomas Day, who also was killed, the Press Enterprise reported. He loved softball and singing karaoke to country songs. He leaves behind his parents and his girlfriend, his high school sweetheart, the newspaper reported.

THOMAS DAY JR.

Thomas Day Jr., 54, of Riverside, California, a homebuilder, went to the festival with his four children, who are in their 20s and 30s, the Los Angeles Times reported. “He was the best dad. That’s why the kids were with him,” his father, Thomas Day Sr., told the newspaper. “They’re crushed.”

CHRISTIANA DUARTE

Christiana Duarte, 21, was confirmed dead by her family, NBC Los Angeles said on Twitter. Duarte, of Redondo Beach, California, had begun work as a fan service associate for the Los Angeles Kings. It was her first full-time job since graduating from the University of Arizona with a communications degree, the Los Angeles Times and university said. “All of us in the University of Arizona community are saddened that Christiana Duarte, one of our graduates from this past May, is among the victims from Las Vegas on Sunday night,” University of Arizona President Robert Robbins said in a statement. Duarte was in the Sigma Kappa sorority, Robbins said.

STACEE ETCHEBER

Stacee Etcheber was a mother of two and hair stylist in Marin County, California, a San Francisco police statement said. “Stacee was taken in a senseless act of violence as her husband, SFPD officer Vinnie Etcheber, heroically rushed to aid shooting victims in Las Vegas on Sunday,” police said.

BRIAN FRASER

Brian Fraser, 39, of La Palma, California, was surrounded by nearly 20 friends and family members, walking toward the stage to hear his favourite Jason Aldean song, “Dirt Road Anthem,” when he was fatally shot, his son told the Orange County Register. Nick Arellano, 25, told the newspaper his father loved to hunt, deep-sea fish, snowboard and attend his children’s sporting events, and had recently earned his private pilot’s license. Fraser is survived by his wife and four children. Fraser graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 2001, the newspaper reported. He was vice president of sales at Greenpath, a Southern California mortgage company. “Brian Fraser impacted everyone who crossed his path with his infectious positive energy, his tenacious will to succeed, and his willingness to help others,” the company said in a Facebook post.

KERI GALVAN

Keri Galvan, 31, of Thousand Oaks, California, was a devoted wife and mother of three who was enjoying a night out with her husband and friends before she was shot in the head, according to a GoFundMe page created by her sister Lindsey Poole and NBC Los Angeles. She is survived by her husband, children ages 2, 4 and 10, her parents and a sister, Poole said. The newspaper reported that Galvan died in the arms of her husband, Justin, a former Marine who served in Iraq.

DANA GARDNER

Dana Gardner, 52, was an employee of California’s San Bernardino County for 26 years and most recently worked as a deputy recorder, the San Bernardino Sun reported.

ANGELA GOMEZ

Angela “Angie” Gomez was a 2015 alumna of Riverside Polytechnic High School in Riverside, California, the school’s parent-teacher organization said on Facebook. “She will always be loved and endeared by our Poly Family,” it said.

CHARLESTON HARTFIELD

Charleston Hartfield, 34, a Las Vegas police officer and military veteran, was off-duty when he was killed, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, citing people who knew him. “He was probably busy helping others,” Hartfield’s friend Troy Rhett told the newspaper. “I don’t know a better man than Charles.”

CHRIS HAZENCOMB

Chris Hazencomb, 44, of Camarillo, California, saved the life of his friend Nicole by shielding her, the Ventura County Star reported. Hazencomb was a sports fan who worked at Walmart Neighborhood Market in Camarillo, the newspaper reported.

JENNIFER TOPAZ IRVINE

Jennifer Topaz Irvine, 42, was a family law attorney based in San Diego, according to CBS News and the San Diego Union-Tribune. A co-worker and friend identified Irvine as a victim to a CBS correspondent.

TERESA NICOL KIMURA

Teresa Nicol Kimura, 38, of Placentia, California, an Orange County government worker, had gone to the concert with six friends, including Ryan Miller, a pastor at For His Glory Community Church in Fullerton, the Orange County Register reported. “She had the most infectious laugh and personality,” Miller told the Register. “She was always loving and considerate to her friends.” Kimura, who went by Nicol, graduated from El Dorado High School in 1997, the paper reported.

JESSICA KLYMCHUK

Jessica Klymchuk, 28, of Valleyview, Alberta, was a librarian and the single mother of four children, Canada’s Globe and Mail reported. It said she was visiting Las Vegas with her fiance. “She’s a very good mother. She’s raised four beautiful children,” Klymchuk’s grandmother Margaret told the newspaper.

CARLY KREIBAUM

Carly Kreibaum, 33, of Sutherland, Iowa, was attending the concert with two friends when they became separated during the shooting, the Sioux City Journal newspaper reported. Her husband, Chris, flew to Las Vegas Tuesday to locate the mother of two small children after she was reported missing, the newspaper reported. According to her Facebook page, Kreibaum was a native of Sibley, Iowa, and a 2006 graduate of Wayne State College in Nebraska.

RHONDA LEROCQUE

Rhonda LeRocque, 42, of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, was a wife and mother, devout Jehovah’s Witness and worked for a Cambridge design firm, the Boston Globe reported. LeRocque attended the concert with her husband, Jason, and their 7-year-old daughter, who were not injured, the newspaper said. “Rhonda would do everything to be the best mom and the best wife she could be,” LeRocque’s sister, Jennifer Zelenski, told the paper.

VICTOR LINK

Victor Link, 55, of Aliso Viejo, California, was also killed in the shooting, 23ABC News reported, citing family.

JORDAN MCILDOON

Jordan McIldoon, 23, of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, was also killed, said the premier of British Columbia, John Horgan. McIldoon was a heavy-duty mechanic apprentice who was about to start trade school and was attending the festival with his girlfriend, CBC News reported. McIldoon died in the arms of a woman named Heather Gooze, CBC said.

KELSEY MEADOWS

Kelsey Meadows, 27, was a 2007 graduate of and substitute teacher for California’s Taft Union High School District, Superintendent Blanca Cavazos said. Meadows earned a bachelor’s degree from Fresno State University and had served as a regular substitute since 2012, Cavazos said. “Kelsey was smart, compassionate and kind,” Taft Union High School principal Mary Alice Finn said. “Words cannot adequately capture the sorrow felt by her students, colleagues and friends.” Meadows lived in Kern County, California, according to 23ABC News in Bakersfield.

CALLA MEDIG

Calla Medig, a restaurant worker from Jasper, Alberta, in Canada, was described by her friends as a kind-hearted young woman in her 20s, CBC News and Canada-based Global News reported. Medig attended the Las Vegas music festival the past three years, her mother, Louise Hayes, told the Global News. Hayes said the family was notified of her death by Medig’s roommate, who was at the concert with her, the Global News said. She was described as a “bright, fun-loving spirit who had a huge heart.”

SONNY MELTON

Sonny Melton, 29, of Big Sandy, Tennessee, saved his wife, Heather Melton, just before he was shot dead, she told WSMV-TV in Nashville. “He grabbed me and started running when I felt him get shot in the back,” she told the NBC affiliate. Sonny worked as a registered nurse and Heather is an orthopaedic surgeon at Henry County Medical Centre, a statement from the centre said.

PATRICIA MESTAS

Patricia Mestas, 67, loved attending country music concerts, her best friend, Isa Bahu, told the Riverside, California Press-Enterprise newspaper. “She went to almost every country show in driving distance,” Bahu said. One of her favourite artists was Jason Aldean, who was performing when the gunfire erupted. Mestas lived in Menifee, California, and had attended high school in Pomona. “Her generous smile was infectious, and it brightly reflected the glory of God like a beacon of joy,” her cousin Tom Smith said on Facebook.

ADRIAN MURFITT

Adrian Murfitt, 35, was a commercial fisherman in Anchorage, Alaska, and was at the concert with his best friend, Brian MacKinnon, the Alaska Dispatch News reported. The two were taking a picture and a bullet went through Murfitt’s neck, MacKinnon told the paper.

RACHAEL PARKER

Rachael Parker was a records technician with the Manhattan Beach Police Department in California, where she worked for 10 years, the police department said in a statement. Parker attended the concert with three other off-duty police department employees, police said.

JENNIFER PARKS

Jennifer ”Jenny“ Parks was a teacher with Westside Union School District in California, the district said in a statement. Parks had just started her third year teaching kindergarten at Anaverde Hills School, the district said. ”She was always enthusiastic, energetic, committed and dedicated to her students and her colleagues, the district said. “She will be sorely missed.” Parks is survived by her husband, Bobby, and young children Bryce and Leah, according to a GoFundMe page set up for her.

CARRIE PARSONS

Carrie Parsons, 31, of Seattle, was on a girls trip attending the music festival when she was shot, Seattle’s KOMO 4 TV reported. Parsons was recently engaged in Hawaii, worked as a recruiter, was full of life, a country music fan and attended several festivals, KOMO said. “She would always say ‘live, laugh, love’ and she did that,” close friend Laura Cooper told KOMO.

LISA PATTERSON

Lisa Patterson, 46, of Lomita, California, was the mother of three children, an active community volunteer and owner with her husband of Robert Patterson Hardwood Floors, according to the Daily Breeze in Torrance. A graduate of El Camino College and Rolling Hills High School, she was Parent Teacher Association president at St. John Fisher Parish School in Rancho Palos Verdes and a volunteer at the Palos Verdes Girls Softball League, the Daily Breeze said. Robert Patterson told CNN his wife had gone to Las Vegas with four friends to attend the concert. “There was nobody that cared more about people and life than my wife Lisa,” he told CNN affiliate KCBS.

JOHN PHIPPEN

John Phippen, of Santa Clarita, California, was a father of five, grandfather of one and owned a remodelling and repair company, KHTS AM 1220 radio station reported. He attended the concert with his son Travis, who was shot in the arm, the station said. “If you didn’t know John you surely missed out. He had a heart that was larger than life and a personality to match,” a GoFundMe page said. “Even if you were someone he had never met before but were in need, he was there for you.”

MELISSA RAMIREZ

Melissa Ramirez, 26, grew up in California’s Antelope Valley, her cousin, Fabiola Farnetti, told the New York Times. She attended California State University, Bakersfield, majored in business and worked for a car insurance company. Ramirez was the daughter of Mexican immigrants who became U.S. citizens, the newspaper said.

JORDYN RIVERA

Jordyn Rivera, 21, of La Verne, California, was a fourth-year student in the Health Care Management program at California State University, San Bernardino, according to the Sun in San Bernardino and the university. A La Verne native and Bonita High School graduate, Rivera was a member of the university’s chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma, the national health education honour society, university President Tomas Morales said in a statement on Facebook. “We will remember and treasure her for her warmth, optimism, energy and kindness,” he said.

QUINTON ROBBINS

Quinton Robbins, 20, of Henderson, Nevada, studied at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and worked in local government, Newsweek reported. “He was the most kind and loving soul,” his aunt, Kilee Wells Sanders, said on Facebook. “Everyone who met him loved him. His contagious laugh and smile. He was truly an amazing person. He will be missed by so many.”

CAMERON ROBINSON

Cameron Robinson, 28, was a legal records specialist with the city of Las Vegas who was fatally shot in the neck while attending the music festival with his boyfriend, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. He lived near St. George, Utah, and commuted to Las Vegas for work, his sister, Meghan Ervin, told the newspaper.

ROCIO GUILLEN ROCHA

Rocio Guillen Rocha, 40, of Eastvale, California, was still on maternity leave from her job as manager of a pizza restaurant after giving birth to her fourth child six weeks ago, National Public Radio reported. Her fiance’s sister, Nikki Stowers, told NPR that Rocha was struck in the thigh by a bullet and subsequently died at the hospital. “She was that type of mom who just loved holding her kids,” Stowers said. “It’s so unfair that she’s had her life taken away.”

LAURA SHIPP

Laura Shipp, 50, was a single mother originally from Thousand Oaks, California, who moved to Las Vegas about five years ago, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Ventura County Star. She worked as a dispatcher at an air conditioning company and was a big Los Angeles Dodgers fan, the Review-Journal said. She attended the festival with her boyfriend; son Corey Shipp, a 23-year-old Marine; and her son’s friends, the Star reported, citing her brother, Steve Shipp. Laura Shipp and her boyfriend headed toward a restroom and were separated when the shooting began, the Star said. Shipp’s son and boyfriend, who both survived the shooting, searched for her for hours, but her family was notified of her death on Tuesday after she was identified using fingerprints, the papers said.

TARA ROE SMITH

Tara Roe Smith, 34, of Okotoks, Alberta, was a model and mother of two young sons, the Canadian Press reported. She also worked as an educational assistant at a local school district. Her aunt Val Rodgers told the news outlet that her niece was a “beautiful soul. … She was a wonderful mother and our family is going to miss her dearly.” Roe Smith was at the festival with her husband, Zach, when the couple got separated during the shooting.

LISA ROMERO-MUNIZ

Lisa Romero-Muniz was a secretary at Miyamura High School in Gallup, New Mexico, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. In her most recent role, Romero-Muniz offered encouragement and support to students during disciplinary proceedings, the newspaper said. She was described as outgoing, kind and considerate, it said.

CHRIS ROYBAL

Chris Roybal, 28, of Corona, California, was a Navy veteran who served in Afghanistan. He was shot in the chest, his wife told Reuters. Dixie Roybal described her husband as haunted by his experiences in Afghanistan but an adventurous spirit who found joy in life. “He was always going somewhere, doing something, calling friends,” she said. “He just loved music in general. He was always singing something. He was the best at karaoke.” One of the many tattoos on his arm celebrated the city of Las Vegas, where he once lived. After the military, he worked at a gym.

BAILEY SCHWEITZER

Bailey Schweitzer, 20, was from Bakersfield, California, her brother told the Bakersfield Californian newspaper.

ERICK SILVA

Erick Silva, 22, of Las Vegas, was working as a security guard at the music festival when he was shot in the head, his uncle, Rob Morgan, told the Washington Post.

SUSAN SMITH

Susan Smith, 53, was a school office manager in Simi Valley, California, the Ventura County Star reported, citing a school district representative. Smith was an ardent country music fan and worked at an elementary school for three years, the newspaper said.

BRENNAN STEWART

Brennan Stewart, 30, of Las Vegas, was an aspiring musician, his girlfriend, Gia Iantuono, wrote on a Facebook message to the Washington Post. He worked for his father’s construction business, said Iantuono, who was wounded in the rampage. She called Stewart “a light that came into my life when I needed one.”

DERRICK TAYLOR

Derrick “Bo” Taylor, 56, was killed at the concert, his employer the California Department of Corrections said in a statement. Taylor, a camp commander at the Sierra Conservation Centre and Ventura Conservation Camp, began his career with the department in 1988. “There are no words to express the feeling of loss and sadness regarding Bo’s passing,” Warden Joel Martinez wrote in a memo to staff.

NEYSA TONKS

Neysa Tonks of Las Vegas, who worked at Technologent, an Irvine, California-based technology company, was among the victims, the Los Angeles Times said. She was the mother of three boys, according to a GoFundMe campaign created by Technologent. “Neysa brought joy, happiness, fun and laughter to so many of us. The senseless tragedy in Las Vegas Sunday unnessarily(sic) taken her from our community,” the GoFundMe page said.

KURT VON TILLOW

Kurt Von Tillow, 55, of Cameron Park, California, was at the concert with several family members, Sacramento television station KCRA reported. His sister and niece were wounded in the shooting, but are expected to recover, the station said. His wife, daughter and son-in-law were not injured. His brother-in-law, Mark Carson, said Von Tillow “was the most patriotic person you’ve ever met. … Guarantee you, he was covered in red, white and blue, with a Coors Light in his hand, smiling with his family and listening to some music.”

MICHELLE VO

Michelle Vo, 32, of Los Angeles, was attending her first country music concert, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Vo attended high school in San Jose and graduated in 2007 from the University of California, Davis with a communications degree, the school said in a statement. She worked for New York Life Insurance Co in its Glendale, California, office where, ”she was recognised for her ambition and work ethic,” university chancellor Gary May said.

BILL WOLFE JR.

Bill Wolfe Jr. was a youth wrestling coach from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, who attended the concert with his wife, Robyn. She survived the attack, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper reported. His death was confirmed by the Shippensburg police on its Facebook page.

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Factbox – Mortgage company exec, pipe fitter among dead in Las Vegas shooting

The following describes some of the victims:

HANNAH AHLERS

HEATHER ALVARADO

DORENE ANDERSON

CARRIE BARNETTE

JACK BEATON

STEVE BERGER

CANDICE BOWERS

DENISE BURDITUS

SANDY CASEY

ANDREA CASTILLA

DENISE COHEN

AUSTIN DAVIS

THOMAS DAY JR.

CHRISTIANA DUARTE

STACEE ETCHEBER

BRIAN FRASER

KERI GALVAN

DANA GARDNER

Dana Gardner, 52, was an employee of California’s San Bernardino County for 26 years and most recently worked as a deputy recorder, the San Bernardino Sun reported.

ANGELA GOMEZ

CHARLESTON HARTFIELD

CHRIS HAZENCOMB

JENNIFER TOPAZ IRVINE

TERESA NICOL KIMURA

JESSICA KLYMCHUK

CARLY KREIBAUM

RHONDA LEROCQUE

VICTOR LINK

Victor Link, 55, of Aliso Viejo, California, was also killed in the shooting, 23ABC News reported, citing family.

JORDAN MCILDOON

KELSEY MEADOWS

CALLA MEDIG

SONNY MELTON

PATRICIA MESTAS

ADRIAN MURFITT

RACHAEL PARKER

JENNIFER PARKS

CARRIE PARSONS

LISA PATTERSON

JOHN PHIPPEN

MELISSA RAMIREZ

JORDYN RIVERA

QUINTON ROBBINS

CAMERON ROBINSON

ROCIO GUILLEN ROCHA

LAURA SHIPP

TARA ROE SMITH

LISA ROMERO-MUNIZ

CHRIS ROYBAL

BAILEY SCHWEITZER

Bailey Schweitzer, 20, was from Bakersfield, California, her brother told the Bakersfield Californian newspaper.

ERICK SILVA

Erick Silva, 22, of Las Vegas, was working as a security guard at the music festival when he was shot in the head, his uncle, Rob Morgan, told the Washington Post.

SUSAN SMITH

BRENNAN STEWART

DERRICK TAYLOR

NEYSA TONKS

KURT VON TILLOW

MICHELLE VO

BILL WOLFE JR.

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