Eight victims killed in crowd surge ranged from 14 to 27 years old
A teen who loved dancing. An aspiring Border Patrol agent. An engineering student working on a medical device to help his ailing mother. And his friend and high school football teammate.
The dead ranged from 14 to 27 years old, according to Houston officials. As of Sunday, 13 people remained hospitalized. Patino described his son as a charismatic, energetic leader who was active in his community and intent on helping people with disabilities. “He loved his mom,” Patino said. “He said everything that he was doing, it was trying to help his mom. The entire goal.”
He was attending the concert with Patino, his friend and former high school football teammate, according to Patino’s father Julio Patino. He was deeply committed to his family and was known as “Big Jake” by his younger cousins. “We are all devastated and are left with a huge hole in our lives,” his father, Ron Jurinek, added in an e-mailed statement.Danish Baig, who identified himself on Facebook as a district manager for AT&T, and appeared to be a devoted Dallas Cowboys fan, was among those who died at the concert, his brother Basil Baig said on Facebook.
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