She took the photo at a different nightclub on Friday, just one day before the shooting. Nightclub photographer Melody Maia Monet shared a photo on Instagram of Leinonen and his boyfriend, Juan Ramon Guerrero, who also died in the attack. On Monday the confirmation came: Leinonen died in the shooting. She begged for the world to "try to get rid of the hatred and the violence, please!" She said she was proud of Christopher, she told ABC News, saying he won a humanitarian award for founding the gay-straight alliance at his high school.
"They're killing our babies!"Ĭhristine's emotional appeal for news of her son aired on TVs around the nation. "These are nonsensical killings of our children," she said. She stood on the street, sobbing, begging for word of her son. Her son, Christopher Andrew Leinonen, had been at the club - and after the attack, his friends had posted online that they didn't know where he was. #pulse #gay #bisexual #girlslikeus #lesbian #transgender #orlandostrong #southernnightsorlando #queer #christopherleinonen #juanramonguerreroĪ photo posted by melodymaia on at 9:33pm PDTĬhristine Leinonen drove to Pulse at 4 a.m., after she heard there was a shooting, The Associated Press reports. If anyone knows the Leinonen family, please send them the photo. I am haunted that I may have taken the last photo of them together. Update: I am hearing reports that Dru has also been confirmed as deceased. Dru's mom is Christine Leinonen who has been all over the national news looking for her son. Now with nearly 200,000 members and growing rapidly. I just looked through the photos I took on Friday night at Southern Nights and found that I took a photo of Juan Ramon Guerrero and his boyfriend Dru Leinonen. is a community of bodyworkers, bodywork students, and massage enthusiasts to network, practice, explore new bodywork modalities, and exchange massage and other bodyworks for free. This is the kind of good human being we lost in Orlando, someone with a life ahead, making this world a better place," said de Blasio. He was attending nursing school while working with our senior citizens as a social worker. A caring and loving young man, he was already serving others. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio singled out Rios Monday night at the Stonewall Inn vigil in Manhattan. "He had so much joy in him and was so funny," Dorys Gonzalez wrote in a remembrance on Facebook. A co-worker remembered his sense of humor. While he was in school, Rios worked at a restaurant at LaGuardia Airport. Francis College community mourns the loss of one of our own and offers prayers to his family and friends." 2 months ago amazing experience, the spa was super clean, tidy and amazing energy. Francis College in Brooklyn, studying social work.Ī spokesman for the college, Richard Relkin, said in a press release, "Sadly, his dreams were cut short by this senseless act of violence. Get Quote Call (954) 980-2761 Get directions WhatsApp (954) 980-2761 Message (954) 980-2761 Contact Us Find Table Make Appointment Place Order View Menu. BEST MEN'S SPA Jonpaul's 9700 Medlock Bridge Road, Suite 122, Duluth. Rios was on vacation in Orlando from Brooklyn, N.Y. BEST DEPARTMENT STORE EXCHANGE Bloomingdale's Lenox Square, (404) 495-2800.