Oregon Shooting Victims: Teens Just Starting Out, Teacher

(AP) — The nine people killed after a gunman opened fire on an Oregon community college campus Thursday took different paths to the small rural college, ranging from teens starting college for the first time to adults who were seeking a second career. The worst mass shooting in Oregon history also injured several others at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. Some family members took to social media early after news of the shooting broke, expressing concern that they hadn't yet heard from relatives. Kim Saltmarsh Dietz, 59, loved the outdoors, her 18-year-old daughter and her two Great Pyrenees dogs, said Robert Stryk, the owner of Pyrenees Vineyards in Myrtle Creek, where Dietz worked as a caretaker for many years. Eric Dietz, who had posted updates on his Facebook page while searching for news of his daughter and ex-wife, on Friday posted a picture of Kim and confirmation of her death "with deep grief in my heart." The father of 19-year-old Lucero Alcaraz fought back tears and anger outside of his Roseburg home Friday. Maria Leticia Alcaraz wrote of being proud of her sister for getting scholarships that would cover the entirety of her college costs, and for the fact that she was in college honors and wrote that she "would have been a great pediatric nurse." Tonja Johnson Engel said that her son had struggled with drug abuse, but decided to continue his education after completing a six-month rehab program with The Salvation Army in Portland. In a family statement read by police Friday, Jason's mother said that Jason was proud of himself for enrolling in school, and so was his mom. A statement by his family says that Eibel, who was studying chemistry, loved Future Farmers of America and volunteering at Wildlife Safari and Saving Grace animal shelter. Dale Greenley, a fellow member of the group said Levine was an avid fisherman who used to be a guide on the north Umpqua River. Sarena Dawn Moore of Myrtle Creek, age 44, was a member of Grants Pass Seventh-day Adventist Church, which had a post on its Facebook page mourning her death. In a written statement read by officials, his family said that he was "one of the most positive young men, always looking for the best in life."

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