"They were my life": Remembering the Orlando shooting victims
We now know the names of all the victims killed in the Orlando massacre. Most of the 49 people died inside Pulse nightclub, and their ages ranged from 18 to 50. Another 53 people at the club were wounded, and nearly 30 of them are recovering at the Orlando Regional Medical Center.
According to the hospital, the patients appear to be improving, reports CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas. The positive news comes as we are learning more about those who were killed.
The city of Orlando finished posting the names of the deceased Monday night, nearly two days after the deadly shooting spree.
Akyra Murray, 18, was the youngest to die. The oldest was 50-year-old Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez.
Amanda Alvear, 25, aspired to be a nurse. Her friend, Mercedez Flores, 26, wanted to be a party planner.
Josean Garcia was with the two women at Pulse on Saturday night.
"They were my life literally. Everyone knows that. They were my life," Garcia said.
Luis Vielma, 22, worked at the Harry Potter ride at Universal Studios. Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling tweeted about Vielma, writing, "I can't stop crying."
Juan Guerrero, 22, and Drew Leinonen, 32, had been dating for nearly two years. In an interview, family members said they planned to marry. Instead, the men will share a funeral service.
Shane Tomlinson, 33, sang in the band, Frequency.
"You just don't think that you're not gonna see the person again the next day. You've gotta thank God every day for your life," Tomlinson's bandmate Ginelle Morales said.
Morales learned her friend died after an agonizing day-long wait.
"It was excruciating. So many friends and family asking, 'Hey, are you okay? Have you heard any news?'" Morales said.
Paula Blanco took her boyfriend Cory Connell, 21, to Pulse to teach him Latin dancing. Blanco survived. Connell did not.
"I knew in my heart of hearts if something happened to him it was because he was protecting his girlfriend. I knew, I believe in my heart of hearts that's what it was," Connell's older brother, Ryan, said.
On Tuesday, there will be a press conference at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Eight surgeons and two of the shooting victims are expected to speak.
At the same time, families are planning to remember their loved ones. We know of at least one local funeral home currently planning six services.
Here is the full list of Orlando shooting victims:
Stanley Almodovar III, 23 years old
Amanda Alvear, 25 years old
Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26 years old
Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33 years old
Antonio Davon Brown, 29 years old
Darryl Roman Burt II, 29 years old
Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28 years old
Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25 years old
Luis Daniel Conde, 39 years old
Cory James Connell, 21 years old
Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25 years old
Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32 years old
Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31 years old
Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25 years old
Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26 years old
Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22 years old
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22 years old
Paul Terrell Henry, 41 years old
Frank Hernandez, 27 years old
Miguel Angel Honorato, 30 years old
Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40 years old
Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19 years old
Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30 years old
Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25 years old
Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32 years old
Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21 years old
Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49 years old
Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25 years old
Kimberly Morris, 37 years old
Akyra Monet Murray, 18 years old
Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20 years old
Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25 years old
Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36 years old
Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32 years old
Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35 years old
Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25 years old
Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27 years old
Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35 years old
Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24 years old
Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24 years old
Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34 years old
Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33 years old
Martin Benitez Torres, 33 years old
Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24 years old
Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37 years old
Luis S. Vielma, 22 years old
Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50 years old
Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37 years old
Jerald Arthur Wright, 31 years old