Deepest condolences to Aseem and the rest of the Vyas family. I remember the first time I met him, he was so easy going and could trade a laugh with anyone from any walk of life. I enjoyed getting to know Atul and all of his dreams throughout our years together at CMC. He was a brother and a friend to everyone. Your brothers at Sigma Theta Chi send every positive energy to your amazing parents and family, and all of our prayers are with them.

to the villabobo family i am shocked by the tradgedy i heard on the news and for your lost one may god bless every family who lost their friend, family on that day.

My uncle was and will always be a huge part of my life. I have so many wonderful memories of the past 50 years.

He helped me feel better after the first time I was stung by a bee on the front lawn of the house in Canoga Park. Our annual summer family trips to Yosemite meant being able to spend a whole week with my aunt, uncle, and cousins, floating on the Merced River, trying to fish, breakfasts at the Lodge cafeteria, a day in Tuolumne Meadows.

He gave me my first bass lessons and encouraged my musical pursuits. He gave me my first surfing lesson. He introduced me to cockney rhyming slang and to so many wonderful, fun, and somewhat obscure folk songs.

His stories of his tour of duty in the Korean war as an infantry soldier: the popping sound a bullet makes as it passes over your head, how to get your white undershirts clean by beating them on rocks in a river.

Simply by example, he taught me about, patience, honesty, integrity, and courage, and how easy it is to be polite to people.

He had a slightly offbeat sense of humor that I could never get enough of. On one of our family trips, we were driving through the Mojave Desert. I asked my uncle how Joshua trees got their name. He said a long time ago, there were two old prospectors walking through the desert. One prospector turns to the other and asks, "Hey Josh, you-a now what kind of trees those are?" And the rest was history.

What I will remember most about him is his gentle nature and his broad, warm smile. Those mental images will be with me for all of my life.

I met Chris and his wife Sharon earlier this year when my mother was in the last month of her life, dying from cancer. They were so supportive of all our family, comforting us and feeding us as we spent time with our mom. Chris and Sharon took care of my autistic brother many nights so that my stepdad Mark could spend time with his wife in her last days. Chris's care toward my stepdad touched his heart and helped him in his grief. At my mom's funeral, Chris helped as a pallbearer. At the funeral, Chris hugged me with such comfort and love, even though I had only known him for a month. Although I only knew him for a short time, I saw that Chris was a man of great generosity and kindness, a wonderful husband and father, and a dear, dear friend. I know that he is now with Our Lord in Heaven.

Dennis was my "Uncle Bunky" too. He was a kind, selfless, loving man with an amazing sense of humor. Spending much time with the family, I consider him my "2nd Dad" and am thankful for his influence in my life while growing up. In addition to his family, music, and fly fishing, Uncle Bunk loved riding the train. I'll never forget our summer Saturdays as kids, riding around in his VW van with a box of donughts and the family beagle, "Cinco". A bright light has left us.

I will remember Atul as a guy who was remarkably kind to everyone and brought a lot of fun times to mock trial. My heart goes out to Aseem and his family.

Seeing Maria Elena's name on this list broke my heart. My family had been glued to the TV as well, because my aunt's fiance was on the train and we hadn't heard from him. We saw Maria's aunt on the news, and we felt her pain, the same as ours.
We feel her pain now, as we have all received the same answer.
My uncle-to-be is not on this list yet, but he should be. Perhaps he was sitting next to Maria.
While searching for his name on this list, we came across Maria Elena's name and remembered her aunt from the news, and the pain and sadness was almost too much to bear.
Our hearts are with your family.....I am so sorry

Uncle Yi Chao is a loving, caring person. He loves to smile. He means a lot to his two children.I still don't believe that happened to a good and kind person. He was a greatest father to his children, greatest grandfather to his grandson. He brought all the happiess and loves to his family. How can this tragic loss happen to his family? To kong's family, please give my deepest sympathy to the family. Uncle Yi Chao will be missed by all family members, friends and relatives. I hope he will live peacefully in the heaven. God bless you!

I did not know this young woman, but our hearts go out to her family! I understand there is a fund to help pay for her funeral. If anyone knows where a contribution can be sent to please email me. simi4goodstuff@sbcglobal.net
(my husband was suppose to be on that train but decided to drive home that day). We are very blessed!

Though I didn't know him directly, you can see how wonderful of a person he was through his children.


My deepest condolences to his family.