All 49 Orlando shooting victims identified

ORLANDO — As police work to notify next of kin, the City of Orlando is slowly releasing the names of victims in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

Hospital officials say five people are still in `grave condition' after the shooting. The five were among 53 taken to local hospitals in the wake of the shooting.

Orlando Regional Medical Center says 29 people are still at the hospital and a number of patients remain critically ill and in shock.

Six more surgeries on the victims are scheduled for Monday, a day after a gunman opened fire.

The complete list will be available here, but the names are only being released once the families have been notified.

So far, the following victims have been identified:

• Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34
• Stanley Almodovar III, 23
• Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20
• Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22
• Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36
• Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
• Luis S. Vielma, 22
• Kimberly "KJ" Morris, 37
• Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30
• Darryl Roman Burt II, 29
• Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32
• Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21
• Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25
• Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35
• Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50
• Amanda Alvear, 25
• Martin Benitez Torres, 33
• Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37
• Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26
• Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35
• Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25
• Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31
• Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26
• Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25
• Miguel Angel Honorato, 30
• Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40
• Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
• Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19
• Cory James Connell, 21
• Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37
• Luis Daniel Conde, 39
• Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33
• Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25
• Jerald Arthur Wright, 31
• Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25
• Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25
• Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24
• Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27
• Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33
• Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49
• Yilmary Rodriguez Sulivan, 24
• Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32
• Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28
• Frank Hernandez, 27
• Paul Terrell Henry, 41
• Antonio Davon Brown, 29
• Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz 24
• Akyra Monet Murray, 18

Stanley Almodovar III was a Springfield native. His mother had prepared a tomato-and-cheese dip for him to eat when he came home from his Saturday night out.

Instead, Rosalie Ramos, 23, was awakened by a call at 2 a.m. Sunday telling her something had happened.

A friend, Hazel Ramirez, told the Washington Post she also saw a video from Almodovar on Snapchat and learned Sunday afternoon what had happened.

Ramirez described Almodovar as "kind, but sassy," and someone who was comfortable with his own sexual identity.

"He was so proud of who he was," she told the Post. "He would do his makeup better than anyone else. It was so easy to be myself with him.

Kimberly Morris, 37, moved to Orlando just months ago and had taken a job at Pulse nightclub as a bouncer, ABC News reported.

"She was so excited," ex-girlfriend Starr Shelton told the newspaper. "She'd just started working there and told me how she was thrilled to get more involved in the LGBT community there," Shelton said.

Friends described Morris as a kind, sweet person.

Narvell Benning met Morris when they were in college at Post University in Waterbury,Connecticut, where Benning said they both played basketball.

Edward Sotomayor's friend told our sister station WFTV in Orlando that he was "one of the funniest and nicest guys."

Edward Sotomayor was a caring, energetic man known for wearing a silly top hat on cruises, said David Sotomayor, who identified himself as the victim's cousin.

David Sotomayor, who lives in Chicago, told The Associated Press Sunday that Edward worked for a company that held gay cruises and often traveled to promote the company's events.

"He was just always part of the fun," David Sotomayor said.

The two discovered they were related after meeting at Orlando's annual Gay Days festival around a decade ago. They texted regularly and kept in touch, last seeing each other earlier this year at a filming of the television reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race," David Sotomayor said.

David Sotomayor is a drag queen who appeared on a season of the show using the name "Jade." He said Edward Sotomayor supported him and often sent him Facebook messages. They last exchanged messages late last week.

"You never think that's going to be the last time you speak to him," David Sotomayor said. "It's just heartbreaking to know it just can happen anytime."

Luis S. Vielma, 22, was an Emergency Medical Services student and was enrolled in a CPR class this summer and enrolled in classes for the fall semester.

We offer our condolences to the families and friends of all those who were killed and injured. These events have shocked and saddened the Central Florida community.Seminole State College is mourning the death of a student who was killed in the mass shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando this weekend."

MORE: Luis Daniel Conde and Juan Rivera Velazquez were partners and also owned D'Magazine Salon in Kissimmee, according to friends.

Conde was a makeup artist and Velazquez was a hairstylist.

A makeshift memorial is growing outside their salon.

Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22, had told his cousin Robert Guerrero, that he was gay about two years ago but he was worried about how the rest of his family would react so he did not tell them until just before the beginning of this year. And when he did? "They were very accepting," said Guerrero, 19. "As long as he was happy, they were OK with it."

On Sunday morning, after learning that so many people had died at a gay nightclub, Pulse, that his cousin had gone to once in a while, Guerrero started to become concerned. Later in the day, his fears were realized when the family learned that Guerrero was identified as one of the victims.

Robert Guerrero said his cousin worked as a telemarketer and in recent months he started attending college at the University of Central Florida. Guerrero said his cousin didn't quite know what he wanted to study, but he was happy to be in school. And he was happy in a relationship with a person his relatives came to regard as a member of the family, Guerrero said.

"He was always this amazing person (and) he was like a big brother to me," he said of his cousin. "He was never the type to go out to parties, would rather stay home and care for his niece and nephew."

George A. Kalogridis, President of Walt Disney World Resort sent the following statement: “We mourn the loss of one of our own Cast Members, Jerry Wright, as well as others within our extended Disney family, and we offer our most heartfelt condolences to their families, friends and loved ones as well as all who were affected by yesterday’s senseless acts.”

Miguel Honorato

Miguel Honorato was a father of three, a husband, and described by his family as a hard worker. His brother told Eyewitness News he’s lived in Apopka for 30 years, but had never been to Pulse Nightclub before Saturday night, when he went there with three friends. They all made it home safe, while Honorato’s family held out hope that he would too. 24-hours later, Orlando police notified them that he died inside the club. Jose Honorato says his brother was “in the right place at the wrong time.”

Akyra Monet Murray

The mother of Philadelphia teenager Akyra Monet Murray she was on the phone with her wounded daughter as she cowered in a bathroom stall hiding from the shooter. Read the heartbreaking story here.

Eddie Jamoldroy Justice

Eddie Justice sent his mother heartbreaking text messages from inside the nightclub that read "Mommy I love you...in club they shooting."

Eric Ortiz was from Puerto Rico, but lived in Miami, according to his Facebook profile.

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Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz

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Anthony Luis Laureanodisla

According to his Facebook page, Anthony Luis Laureanodisla lived in Orlando and was from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon

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Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez

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Jean Carlos Mendez Perez

Mercedez Marisol Flores

Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado

Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez

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Leroy Valentin Fernandez

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Christopher Andrew Leinonen

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Shane Tomlinson

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Frank Hernandez

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Brenda McCool

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Rodolfo Ayala

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