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SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—The 14 people killed in Wednesday’s mass shooting attack on a party of government employees included a comic-book writer and a football fan who helped keep track of yardage as part of a high-school team’s “chain gang,” according to devastated friends and relatives of the dead.
The identities of all 14 victims became public Thursday afternoon. But earlier, on social media and through networks of friends, details of some of the victims began to emerge.
Damian Meins, a San Bernardino County public-health employee, was among those who died after being shot at the party, said Walter Hackett, an attorney in Riverside County who was one of Mr. Meins’ high school friends.
Mr. Meins, 58 years old, was deeply entrenched in the community of Notre Dame High School in Riverside, Calif., a Catholic school from which he graduated in 1975, and where he met his wife, Trenna. The couple has two daughters, Tina and Tawnya, Mr. Hackett said.
“We had around 110 students in our class, so everybody knew each other,” Mr. Hackett said. “He stayed in touch with all our friends in high school.”
Notre Dame High held a memorial service for Mr. Meins and the other victims Thursday.
“The Bible says, do not lose heart,” 17-year-old Cheyenne Nichol told a gymnasium full of her 500 schoolmates. “We hope that everyone knows whatever comfort we can provide, we will provide.”
Principal Matthew M. Luttringer said Mr. Meins was a beloved figure at the school, attending all games of the Notre Dame Titans’ football squad, which is competing for a championship title Saturday after enjoying an undefeated season.
“He was really looking forward to that,” Mr. Luttringer said, adding that Mr. Meins was part of the crew responsible for tracking yardage during the games.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/high-sc...book-writer-among-shooting-victims-1449191533
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.—The 14 people killed in Wednesday’s mass shooting attack on a party of government employees included a comic-book writer and a football fan who helped keep track of yardage as part of a high-school team’s “chain gang,” according to devastated friends and relatives of the dead.
The identities of all 14 victims became public Thursday afternoon. But earlier, on social media and through networks of friends, details of some of the victims began to emerge.
Damian Meins, a San Bernardino County public-health employee, was among those who died after being shot at the party, said Walter Hackett, an attorney in Riverside County who was one of Mr. Meins’ high school friends.
Mr. Meins, 58 years old, was deeply entrenched in the community of Notre Dame High School in Riverside, Calif., a Catholic school from which he graduated in 1975, and where he met his wife, Trenna. The couple has two daughters, Tina and Tawnya, Mr. Hackett said.
“We had around 110 students in our class, so everybody knew each other,” Mr. Hackett said. “He stayed in touch with all our friends in high school.”
Notre Dame High held a memorial service for Mr. Meins and the other victims Thursday.
“The Bible says, do not lose heart,” 17-year-old Cheyenne Nichol told a gymnasium full of her 500 schoolmates. “We hope that everyone knows whatever comfort we can provide, we will provide.”
Principal Matthew M. Luttringer said Mr. Meins was a beloved figure at the school, attending all games of the Notre Dame Titans’ football squad, which is competing for a championship title Saturday after enjoying an undefeated season.
“He was really looking forward to that,” Mr. Luttringer said, adding that Mr. Meins was part of the crew responsible for tracking yardage during the games.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/high-sc...book-writer-among-shooting-victims-1449191533
