Monterey Park shooting victims to be honored tonight at special Mass, vigil
Those killed by a gunman who opened fire at a dance hall in the San Gabriel Valley are being remembered by friends and family for the zest for life that brought them out that night to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
"It's always happy, people just come and have fun, they just love dancing," Peter Phung, a singer who has performed at the Star Ballroom and frequently stopped by to sing karaoke as well, told The Associated Press on Thursday. Her family said that she went to the ballroom to celebrate the Lunar New Year by dancing with her friends.
After "days of uncertainty, anxiety, and waiting in worry," Fong said, Yu was identified as one of the 11 victims.Fong did not immediately respond to interview requests from The Associated Press.Ming Wei Ma, 72, was the manager of the Star Ballroom and a talented dancer himself. He was described by those who knew him as always smiling, helping out and making people feel welcome.
"It is comforting to know that she enjoyed her last dance, even though it was her last dance," she continued. "He loved people and hearing about their lives and in return, he shared his own stories with so much enthusiasm that you couldn't help but listen and laugh along with him," the family said."We hope that he danced to his heart's content until the very end and hope that he is now dancing in heaven," the family said.Wen Tau Yu, 64, was retired, but he'd recently returned to school to study to be a pharmacist, his son said.
"All day long, that's how much he loved dancing," Alex Satrin, an instructor who teaches at Star Ballroom, told The New York Times.
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