“Let’s dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world. Let us dedicate ourselves to that, and say a prayer for our country and for our people.” — Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, April 4, 1968, after the death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

It would be wrong to rush to judgment and politicize what happened on June 12 in an LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Whatever the motivation of the gunman who shot and killed 49 people and injured 53 others, delusion and hatred were the compelling force.

Today, we choose to simply honor the memories of those who died. Their deaths will undoubtedly influence the course we take in order to, as Sen. Robert F. Kennedy said during another tumultuous time in our nation’s history, “improve the quality of our life and [achieve] justice for all human beings that abide in our land.”

Those who died were parents, aunts and uncles, sons and daughters, brothers and sisters. The youngest victim was 18. We list their names here, in alphabetical order (one victim’s identity had not been released as of this writing):

Stanley Almodovar III, 23

Amanda Alvear, 25

Oscar A. Aracena-Montero, 26

Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33

Antonio Davon Brown, 29

Darryl Roman Burt II, 29

Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28

Juan Chavez-Martinez, 25

Luis Daniel Conde, 39

Cory James Connell, 21

Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25

Anthony Luis Laureano Disla, 25

Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32

Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25

Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31

Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26

Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22

Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22

Paul Terrell Henry, 41

Frank Hernandez, 27

Miguel Angel Honorato, 30

Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40

Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19

Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30

Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32

Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21

Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49

Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25

Kimberly “KJ” Morris, 37

Akyra Monet Murray, 18

Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20

Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36

Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32

Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35

Enrique L. Rios, Jr., 25

Jean C. Nives Rodriguez, 27

Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35

Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24

Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24

Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34

Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33

Martin Benitez Torres, 33

Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24

Franky Jimmy Dejesus Velazquez, 50

Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37

Luis S. Vielma, 22

Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37

Jerald Arthur Wright, 31