They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.
These are difficult days for survivors and the relatives of Pulse victims, such as Olga Disla, who lost her son Anthony Luis Laureano Disla. Five years on, the dreams and career aspirations of the 49 victims that died on June 12, 2016, are helping a new generation as part of the Pulse Legacy Scholarships, an initiative by onePULSE Foundation that awards 49 individual college scholarships, each of up to $10,000, named after each Pulse victim.
They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.
Joey Roullette The Angels reprised their roles one year after the shooting at Pulse, protecting the club during an early morning vigil.
They were among the 49 students to receive the annual onePULSE Legacy scholarships in remembrance of the victims of the Pulse shooting.
Two UCF students were among the 49 students to receive the annual onePULSE Legacy scholarships in remembrance of the victims of the Pulse shooting. Jonathan Beltran Torres got his scholarship in honor of Darryl Roman Burt II, and Valentina Diaz got hers in honor of Mercedez Marisol Flores.
WMFE spoke with Beltran Torres and Diaz about what the scholarships mean to them and how they’ll honor the memory of those who died in the shooting.
Outside of Pulse nightclub are tributes to the victims.
Five years later, the pain of Pulse lingers
Grief swirls as survivors struggle with trauma, while plans for a $45 million museum and memorial take shape.
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CHRIS URSOJune 9, 2021
ORLANDO Some nights, on his long drive home, he conjures up reasons to see the nightclub again.
It’s past midnight, usually, when he leaves work and pulls off at the Kaley Street exit. He drives past the blue hospital signs, past the dusty warehouse district where a museum is slated to rise. He makes a right turn onto South Orange Avenue, toward the stark black sign.