Edward Manuel “Eddie” Sotomayor Jr., age 34

Lost to gun violence on June 12, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.

Killed in the Pulse club massacre.

Photo sources:

• bradenton: Sarasota man among victims in Orlando massacre
• Herald Tribune: Edward Manuel "Eddie" Sotomayor Jr.'s Obituary on Herald Tribune
• Edward Manuel “Eddie” Sotomayor Jr. (1981-2016) -...

News sources:

• Orlando nightclub shooting - Wikipedia
• Legacy.com: Edward Sotomayor Jr. Obituary on Legacy.com
• Pulse Nightclub Shooting: June 13, 2016 Update
• WESH: Orlando nightclub massacre deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history
• Mass Shooting at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed were:

• Akyra Monet Murray, age 18
• Alejandro Barrios "Ale" Martinez, age 21
• Amanda Lizzette Alvear, age 25
• Angel Louis Candelario-Padro, age 28
• Anthony Luis Laureano-Disla, age 25
• Antonio Davon "Tony" Brown, age 29
• Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, age 49
• Christopher Andrew “Drew” Leinonen, age 32
• Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, age 24
• Cory James Connell, age 21
• Darryl Roman Burt II, age 29
• Deonka Deidra "DeeDee" Drayton, age 32
• Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, age 30
• Enrique L “Boobie” Rios Jr., age 25
• Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, age 36
• Frank Escalante “Frankie” Hernandez, age 27
• Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, age 50
• Geraldo A. "Drake" Ortiz-Jimenez, age 25
• Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, age 25
• Jason Benjamin Josaphat, age 19
• Javier "Javi" Jorge-Reyes, age 40
• Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, age 35
• Jean Carlos Nieves Rodriguez, age 27
• Jerald Arthur Wright, age 31
• Joel Rayon Paniagua, age 32
• Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, age 24
• Juan Chávez Martínez, age 25
• Juan Pablo Rivera Velazquez, age 37
• Juan Ramon Guerrero, age 22
• Kimberly Jean "KJ" Morris, age 37
• Leroy Valentin "Roy" Fernandez, age 25
• Luis Daniel Conde, age 39
• Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, age 37
• Luis Omar Ocasio Capo, age 20
• Luis Sergio Vielma, age 22
• Martin Benitez Torres, age 33
• Mercedez Marisol Flores, age 26
• Miguel Angel Honorato, Sr., age 30
• Oscar Ambiorix Aracena-Montero, age 26
• Paul Terrell Henry, age 41
• Peter Ommy Gonzalez Cruz, age 22
• Rodolfo "Rody" Ayala-Ayala, age 33
• Shane Evan Tomlinson, age 33
• Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, age 31
• Stanley Manolo Almodovar III, age 23
• Tevin Eugene Crosby, age 25
• Xavier Emmanuel “Eman” Serrano-Rosado, age 35
• Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, age 24

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