Said his mother, “I wish I had that to remember him forever.” “He was so proud of who he was,” Almodovar’s friend Hazel Ramirez told The Washington Post of the pharmacy technician, who posted a video on Snapchat of himself singing and laughing on his way to the club. Hours later, at around 2 a.m., she received a devastating phone call notifying her that “something had happened,” according to the AP.
“It’s just heartbreaking to know it just can happen anytime.” Stanley Almodovar IIIĪlmodovar’s mother, Rosalie Ramos, had prepared food for him to eat when he came home from his night out at Pulse nightclub.
“You never think that’s going to be the last time you speak to him,” David, a drag queen who appeared on season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race as Jade, told the AP. Edward worked as a brand manager for avel, a company that organizes cruises for those in the LGBTQ community. The two discovered they were related after meeting at Orlando’s Gay Days festival nearly 10 years ago, the AP reported.
Sotomayor was a caring, energetic man who “was just always part of the fun,” according to his cousin David Sotomayor, who spoke to the Associated Press. Here is what we know about the 49 victims: Edward Sotomayor Jr. Orlando Nightclub Shooting: What We Know Read article
