Honoring The Lives Lost In The Atlanta Shooting

Honoring the lives lost in the Atlanta shooting

Xiaojie 'Emily' Tan, 49

Tan, 49, was the mother of Jami Webb, a recent graduate from the University of Georgia. She was a licensed massage therapist and the owner of Young’s Asian Massage, along with other businesses in the area, including another spa and a tanning salon, according to state records. She was “the sweetest, most kind-hearted, giving, never-met-a-stranger person,” a friend told Atlanta’s WSB-TV. Just one day away from her 50th birthday when she was killed, according to USA Today, Tan was described by her daughter as thoughtful, devoted to her family, and looking forward to traveling in her retirement.

Hyun Jung Grant, 51

Hyun Jung Grant was a Korean immigrant who worked at Atlanta’s Gold Spa. Her son Randy Park, 23, shared a tribute to his mother on GoFundMe: He said his mother was a single parent who “dedicated her whole life to providing for my brother and I.” She loved dancing and sushi, according to Park, who told The Daily Beast, “She wasn’t just my mother. She was my friend.” Park, who now has to raise his brother alone, is not buying law-enforcement officials’ suggestion that the attack was motivated by a supposed sex addiction, not racism. “That’s bullshit,” he said.

Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez, 33

Yaun Gonzalez, 33, was a mother of two — 13-year-old Mayson and 8-month-old Mia. She had worked all day on Tuesday at the Waffle House a few shops down from Tan’s spa business. She had been looking forward to having a relaxing night out with her husband, Mario Gonzalez, whom she married only last year, and the couple had reportedly never been to Young’s Asian Massage before. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, family members say that Mario Gonzalez, who survived the shooting, is “taking [the situation] hard.” Delaina Ashley Yaun Gonzalez’s friends and family have set up a GoFundMe to address her funeral costs.

Paul Andre Michels, 54

Michels, 54, was a handyman at Young’s Asian Massage and the owner of an electric company. He was only recently hired for the role and excited to take it on after looking for more work during the pandemic, according to a friend who spoke with CBS46. An army veteran originally from Detroit, Michels is one of nine siblings and is survived by his wife of more than two decades. In an interview with the Guardian, his brother John Michels emphasized his kindness. “He was just a regular guy, very good-hearted, very soft-natured,” he said, while noting that Michels had expressed an interest in getting involved in the massage business.

Yong Ae Yue, 63

A licensed massage therapist, she was laid off at the start of the pandemic last year and was excited to finally start shifts at the spa again, her son Elliott Peterson, 42, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday morning. Yue’s youngest child, Robert Peterson, 38, agreed, recalling their mother as a kind and deeply caring woman. If you stopped by her house, she’d sit you down, ask if you’d eaten, and then insist on a trip to H Mart grocery store so she could make a meal.

Daoyou Feng, 44

Daoyou Feng, 44, began working at Young’s Asian Massage in recent months, according to Tan’s friend Hynson. She was kind and quiet, he said. Her relatives could not be reached for comment.

Soon Chung Park, 74

Soon Chung Park, 74, was also a worker at an Atlanta spa. Her family didn’t respond when reached for comment. Park previously lived in New York, where she has relatives, her son-in-law, Scott Lee, told the New York Times. “She got along with her family so well,” Lee told the newspaper.

Suncha Kim, 69

Suncha Kim, 69, worked at one of the spas in Atlanta. Her family could not be reached for comment. Kim, a grandmother, was married for more than 50 years, a family member told the Times. She enjoyed line dancing and worked hard, the relative said.

Elcias Hernandez-Ortiz, 30

Hernandez-Ortiz, 30, was the only survivor of the victims who were shot on Tuesday, and he remains hospitalized for multiple gunshot wounds in his “forehead, throat, lungs and stomach,” according to the Washington Post. He was shot while standing outside in the shopping center where Young’s Asian Massage is located. “He came from nothing and has come a long way; that is why I have faith he will survive this,” his wife Flor Gonzalez told the Washington Post. Gonzalez has also set up a GoFundMe to help with the costs of Hernandez-Ortiz’s medical care.

A dumb guide to the Saw franchise

Saw (2004): bathroom trap with a lot of flashbacks and not that much blood. it is good.

Saw II: the house trap with the needle pit and the stupid razor blade arm trap. you don’t remember that you saw this one but you did,

Saw III: GROSS MOVIE!!!!!!!! also lesbianism and brain surgery

Saw IV: boring bad movie. donnie wahlberg’s head gets smashed to bits. a rapist gets his limbs ripped off. Hoffman is there.

Saw V: the fatal five!! also Hoffman is evil. and he did all the traps, even when you didn’t know he did. he’s just that good (?)

Saw VI: WILLIAM EASTON CALL ME. Hoffman kills all of the police in the world.

Saw 3D: it’s in 3D. racists die. Cary Elwes comes back. He still cannot act. (only I am allowed to say this)

Jigsaw: somehow the worse than 3D. I like Ryan. Billy have very long legs. Some new apprentice that’s never ever existed before. I’m going to kill Josh Stolberg with my hands.

Spiral: hasn’t come out yet because Covid and that’s honestly the biggst miracle of 2020. anyway it’s probably copaganda and I’m dreading it.

Saw 0.5: BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Scott Tibbs Documentary: stop talking to me

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Help Polish Trans Man Get Top Surgery

Hi! I am Miłosz, 25 years old transgender man from Poland. I made this page to help me raise money for top surgery, something that I despera

Hello! I am Miłosz, 25 years old transgender man from Poland. I am asking for your support to help me afford top surgery.

I’ve been on testosterone for 1,5 years and I’m feeling much better about my body, but my chest is still a source of constant discomfort. I have back problems and cannot bind my chest for longer amounts of time – I can survive maybe one or two hours, not more, which means I usually go without it. But, as you can probably guess, going outside as a person with a beard and with visible chest isn’t the safest thing to do. People looking at me with confusion in their eyes is one thing, but there’s also a risk of someone reacting with disgust and aggression. So, putting aside my personal gender dysphoria, getting top surgery is simply a question of safety in my daily life.

This is something I cannot afford on my own. My family is both unable and unwilling to help me. I have only a part-time job (that I love! teaching kids history is amazing!) and everything I earn goes to other things, primarily medical expenses, so I can’t save anything for the surgery. In recent years, attitudes towards LGBT people in Poland went from rather negative to openly hostile, thanks to hard work of our politicians trying to win the elections by blaming LGBT people for many things, like teenage suicides, and accussing us of destroying families or even of child exploitation. Unfortunately, this strategy worked very well. And, as one of the results, my chances of getting a better paying job are close to non-existent.

The surgery costs 17500 PLN (including travel costs and post-op care) which equals to roughly 4750 USD / 3350 GBP / 3900 EUR. I have no way of getting this amount of money myself, even in many years. So I wanted to ask for help. Getting this surgery would simply make my life much, much better, even in this awful place that is Poland right now. If you could spare anything, I would be deeply grateful (especially considering the exchange rate, your 5$ is worth much more here) 🍒

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4 years ago

Neil's glasses reblog if you agree

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I don’t see Jimmy the way most people do… he was just my big brother. - Marcus Winslow Jr.

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Me recapping The White Lotus:

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Help A North African Lesbian get to safety, organized by Maryam Allami

Hello, my name is Mei/Mim I am a lesbian from the global south (specifically … Maryam Allami needs your support for Help A North African Les

this is an urgent situation!! a north african lesbian woman is trying to flee her country because her own brother is blackmailing her and threatening to out her to her parents.

partial gfm description:

“Hello, my name is Mei/Mim I am a lesbian from the global south (specifically North Africa but for my safety I can’t precise where) I have been struggling for years in a country that criminalizes my identity [...]

I have been closeted my entire life however last year my younger brother found out about my sexuality somehow and has been mentally blackmailing me with it. He already attempted to out me once but I was able to control the situation however I now live in a state constant fear of what he can do next especially since I know that if my family does find out about this, I will not be able to carry on living (the best things that can happen is that I get disowned and thrown to the streets) and the pressure of this has taken a huge toll on my mental health.”

$2,625/10,000

as of 6/3/2021

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It’s A Weird Case From The Start. A Case With A Hole In The Center. A Doughnut.

It’s a weird case from the start. A case with a hole in the center. A doughnut.

HAPPY KNIVES OUT ANNIVERSARY!

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Hey, I looked in your faq but I didn't see anything about this so I hope this is okay- where can one buy some good James Dean merchandise? I'm hoping to buy a well designed shirt in black

Of course it’s okay! forever21 often has some James Dean t-shirts (personally I prefer the men’s designs). And I usually look on ebay and etsy too because I find more interesting things on those kinds of sites. :)

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