By now, we all know that retired L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant and his 13 year old daughter were killed in a helicopter crash yesterday. The news was absolutely devastating from a sports fan standpoint as well as from a general human being standpoint.

Many people have expressed concern that the other 7 victims were being ignored, so we wanted to help you get to know them too. Among the victims was a successful junior college baseball coach, his wife, and their 13 year old daughter. They leave behind 2 other children. It is unfathomable the devastation that family alone is enduring.

Click below to read more about the lives lost yesterday and remember to hold your loved ones close. Tomorrow is never promised.