‘Rest easy’ – how loved ones are remembering 6 victims of lost Cessna 550

Kendall Fortner in her SDSU grad photo Photo courtesy of San Diego State University Within hours of the crash that killed six casualties aboard the Cessna that slammed onto a Murphy Canyon street grieving colleagues at Sound Talent Group acknowledged the passing of the agency s guiding light Dave Shapiro We are devastated by the loss of our co-founder colleagues and friends agency authorities reported in a report issued Thursday Our hearts go out to their families and to everyone impacted by in the present day s tragedy The announcement noted the deaths of two others with the agency but the firm waited to name the casualties who we now know were booking associates Kendall Fortner and Emma L Huke The official death count remains at three Shapiro Huke and a third woman aboard the flight Celina Marie Rose Kenyon but friends and family have informed their deaths of Fortner Dominic Damian and Daniel Williams They shared a love of music that took them to shows back east before they left New Jersey late Wednesday on the ill-fated flight Much has been written about Shapiro credited with being a groundbreaker on the music scene Here s what we know about his friends and colleagues Kendall Fortner The San Diego State graduate was hooked on music from a young age thanks to her father who took her to concerts The booking associate from Santa Clarita manifested an interest in working in the music industry as a teenager When I was in high school I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what it was that I liked And everything I tried was something I gave up after like a week or month It was a very short-lived interest she mentioned But I ve inevitably been really into music So I decided that that was something that I requested to pursue as a full-time career She shared her story as part of an SDSU compilation about graduates She also discussed her progression from being an intern at the Belly Up in Solana Beach before joining Sound Talent Group Fortner studied business management with a focus on entrepreneurship at SDSU She also was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority Emma L Huke Huke too knew from a young age that she wished to work in the music industry There was nothing Emma loved more than live music the agency mentioned She was also a booking associate disclosed to have worked hard to save money to attend concerts and festivals NBC San Diego broadcasted that her favorite performers to see live were Taylor Swift and the She hailed from Orange County and graduated from the University of Oregon before joining Sound Talent Group last year Dominic Damian Friends recalled him online as accomplished in martial arts not only was he was a black belt in jiu-jitsu in also won medals in competition A training center near Mission Bay is set to honor him Monday NBC San Diego commented he was a friend of Shapiro s One memorial to the San Diego resident who described himself as a platform engineer and engineering manager revealed entirely rest easy Dom Celina Marie Rose Kenyon According to a message shared with NBC San Diego Kenyon s father Bryan Feldman called her an amazing mother daughter sister granddaughter partner and friend who was on the trip to photograph and backing her long-time friends The professional photographer wrote that she specialized in lifestyle and music Our family is devastated beyond these words her father wrote Dave Shapiro It was the connections Shapiro made more than the music he played that made him accomplished He got into the industry playing in the band Count with Stars that he founded with friends while in high school Shapiro helped bring the underground -a-show alternative scene in the s to the mainstream But he also was huge in creating a locality commented Mike Shea founder of Alternative Press Magazine In this music industry there are just too a multitude of people ripping people off and using people he announced Dave was not like that Shapiro a licensed pilot was listed as the plane s owner Leaders have not explained who was flying the plane Daniel Williams Williams was a former drummer for the Ohio metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada which is celebrated for the ability to marry melodic punk rock with metallic detours When Williams was in the band that s when they broke out Shea mentioned Thomas Gutches who manages rock bands and artists recalled Williams ability to captivate audiences as much as a band s frontman typically does Daniel was putting on a show from his style of playing he stated The Devil Wears Prada was a client of Sound Talent Group The Associated Press contributed to this analysis