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Remembering the Victims
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A field of empty chairs, a survivors' tree and a reflecting pool at the Oklahoma City National Memorial all mark the memory of 168 men, women and children who died in the bombing.
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  • photo   JULES VALDEZ
    Jules Valdez, 51, worked with Native Americans for the Housing and Urban Development agency. He often did pro-bono legal work in his spare time.
     
    photo   JOHN VAN ESS
    John Van Ess, 67, a review appraiser for the Housing and Urban Development agency planned to retire at the end of the year. He left four children.
     
    photo   JOHNNY WADE
    Johnny Wade, 42, liked hanging out with his family, cooking on his outdoor grill, and cheering for the Dallas Cowboys. He was an engineer for the Federal Highway Administration.
     
    photo   DAVID WALKER
    David Walker, 54, was only three months away from retiring from his job at the Housing and Urban Development agency. He was planning to start his own company.
     
    photo   BOB WALKER
    Bob Walker, 52, was a claims representative for the Social Security Administration and a 46-year member of the Boy Scouts of America.
     
    photo   WANDA WATKINS
    Wanda Watkins, 49, was a clerk for the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion. She reportedly had a way with children, though she had none of her own.
     
    photo   MIKE WEAVER
    Mike Weaver, 45, enjoyed coaching sports and spending time with his wife and two sons. He was an attorney-adviser in for the Housing and Urban Development agency.
     
    photo   JULIE WELCH
    Julie Welch, 23, was a translator for the Social Security Administration. She hoped to become a Spanish teacher and to start a youth program for Hispanic children.
     
    photo   ROBERT WESTBURY
    Robert Westbury, 57, left three children and seven grand-children behind. He was an investigative agent for the Department of Defense.
     
    photo   ALAN WHICHER
    Alan Whicher, 40, an agent for the U.S. Secret Service, called his wife just before the bombing.
     
    photo   JO ANN WHITTENBERG
    Jo Ann Whittenberg, 35, was a program support assistant for the Housing and Urban Development agency who took pride in the gourmet deserts she would cook.
     
    photo   FRAN WILLIAMS
    Fran Williams, 48, enjoyed spending time with her grand-children when she wasn't working as a secretary for the Housing and Urban Development agency.
     
    photo   SCOTT WILLIAMS
    Scott Williams, 24, was a salesman who was making a delivery to the Murrah building when the bomb went off. He loved baseball, and wanted to coach the sport someday.
     
    photo   STEVE WILLIAMS
    Steve Williams, 47, was a proud member of MENSA and an operations supervisor for the Social Security Administration who liked to play guitar.
     
    photo   CLARENCE WILSON
    Clarence Wilson, 49, worked in the legal division of the Housing and Urban Development agency. A friend called him "one of the most well-liked people in the world."
     
    photo   RONOTA WOODBRIDGE
    Ronota Woodbridge, 31, was an engineer for the Federal Highway Administration. She had just passed a test that allowed her to go into private practice.
     
    photo   JOHN YOUNGBLOOD
    John Youngblood, 52, left a wife and five children. He worked for the Federal Highway Administration and enjoyed camping, fishing, and hunting.
     

     

    Material from Oklahoma Today was used in this report.

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