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Those who knew Steve said that he was loyal to a fault, which is why he even went to work on that February morning, despite not being able to find a babysitter for his daughters Paula and Valerie.
Audra described Paula Holguin, the boisterous six-year-old, as a girly girl with a bubbly personality, whose favorite color was fuchsia.
Paula also was a wonderful big sister to two-year-old Valerie, the youngest victim.
Valerie may have been small, but she was already coming into her personality.
Audra described her as a total opposite of her doting big sister, and reserved like her father.
She loved to wear anything blue and preferred jeans and a t-shirt to dresses, and despite their differences, the girls had a beautiful bond and should have had the opportunity to grow up together.
But as Audra put it, someone decided to play God and take their lives.
Amy Hauser was Melissa's best friend, and she was a loving girl with a naturally nurturing personality.
She left behind a little brother, Mark Woods, who was four when Amy was killed.
On the 25th anniversary of Amy's death, Mark spoke to KFOX14 about his sister, and he told reporters that his earliest memories are fond ones of spending time with his sister and sitting on her lap as she played Nintendo.
Melissa is the daughter of the bowling alley manager, Stephanie.
She was a typical preteen of the 90s and loved spending time with her friends and finding ways to be a little bit independent.
That's why she and her best friend, Amy, had gone to the bowling alley that day to make some money by working in the nursery.
Melissa was mature for her age and kept a level head in the face of chaos, which is a trait that saved her on that fateful day.
Melissa suffered from PTSD from the incident.
And though Melissa doesn't like to participate in memorial events, it is known that she went on to get married in 2002 and now has two children of her own.
Melissa's mother, Stephanie, was also a victim that day and suffered from PTSD and lasting injuries from the shooting.
Stephanie wasn't just the manager at the bowling alley, she was the daughter of the owner, Ronald Sinek.
She was 34 at the time of the shooting, a young mother hoping to have a good day of running the family business alongside her preteen daughter.
However, like everyone else in the bowling alley that February morning, Stephanie's life changed for the worse, and she'd be left with wounds that simply could not heal.