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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Couple Killed in the Orlando Shooting Hoped to Get Married. Now They Will Have a Joint Funeral
https://www.yahoo.com/news/couple-killed-orlando-shooting-hoped-185908326.htmlA couple who was deeply in love when they were killed during a gunmans shooting rampage inside an Orlando nightclub will have a joint funeral service, their families said Monday.
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, and his 32-year-old boyfriend, Christopher Drew Leinonen, were among the 49 people who lost their lives Sunday in the worst mass shooting in American history. Services still need to be planned by the reeling families, but they want the two to be side-by-side when loved ones bid farewell, said Guerreros father, who has the same name as his son.
I think my son wanted to do that. Thats why, the elder Juan Ramon Guerrero, 61, said through tears. I dont care what the people think. I dont care...
They were honestly so in love. They were soul mates. You can tell by how they looked at each other, she said. Its a little comforting that they died together.
Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, and his 32-year-old boyfriend, Christopher Drew Leinonen, were among the 49 people who lost their lives Sunday in the worst mass shooting in American history. Services still need to be planned by the reeling families, but they want the two to be side-by-side when loved ones bid farewell, said Guerreros father, who has the same name as his son.
I think my son wanted to do that. Thats why, the elder Juan Ramon Guerrero, 61, said through tears. I dont care what the people think. I dont care...
They were honestly so in love. They were soul mates. You can tell by how they looked at each other, she said. Its a little comforting that they died together.
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This Couple Killed in the Orlando Shooting Hoped to Get Married. Now They Will Have a Joint Funeral (Original Post)
KamaAina
Jun 2016
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LongTomH
(8,636 posts)1. ......
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)2. Heartbreaking
lunatica
(53,410 posts)3. The families....
It's heartbreaking to know what they're going through.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)4. I didn't want to open this thread... but I did
Crap...
chillfactor
(7,577 posts)5. I so feel for the families....
the grief they bear must be heartbreaking....i am glad that the couple will be together even in death...it is so very sad.
Initech
(100,085 posts)6. No words.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)7. So heartbreaking.
Why, just why?
Stuart G
(38,436 posts)9. ...
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)11. This is so horrific
Bright lives snuffed out
iandhr
(6,852 posts)12. There are no words at this kind of horror.
When I first saw the news about the attack I found myself shaking with anger.
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)13. no words
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)14. dammit