The Faces of Orlando
Fifty people were killed when an assault rifle-wielding gunman opened fire inside a crowded gay night club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning. Most died inside the club, but 11 died at area hospitals. Another 53 people were injured in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. These are the stories of the victims.
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Miguel Angel Honorato, 30
Jose Honorato wrote a simple, heartfelt message on his brother’s Facebook page Sunday: “Come home bro, I’m waiting for you.”Miguel Honorato did not survive the shooting.A father of three, among them a one and two-year-old, 30-year-old Miguel Honorato managed four restaurants in central Florida along with a catering business on the side and was always the one to drop everything to help out his family, which included seven siblings.“He was my mentor and my supporter. He helped very much in my parent’s house and work,” Jose Honorato said. Even though Miguel was younger he was the one who gave sage advice about the family business, his brother said.Jose Honorato changed his Facebook photo Monday to one of the two brothers smiling over a charcoal grill, one of many happy memories cooking together.-- The Associated Press -
...a dancer known by the stage name Eman Valentino. That dancer was Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35, who also died and left behind a young son who had graduated from pre-kindergarten earlier this month.“I have no words to express how proud and happy I am of my little boy,” Rosado, 35, wrote on Facebook recently about his son.A friend described Rosado as hard-working, talkative and friendly. Said Yemil Royce: “He was a lovely friend, brother and father.”A YouTube video shows him dancing as an elegantly dressed Eman Valentino at the Orlando club Parliament House. He wears a cape, tie and gloves and collects tips from the audience between high kicks and spins.-- The Associated Press -
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