A profile picture taken at 32,000-feet, snaps of the many ancient sites visited and even a few fun candids with colleagues taken on recent work trips. They’re the tell-tale signs that you’re flicking through the Facebook page of a travel professional…
… and they’re exactly what you’ll find on Edward Sotomayor’s page.
The National Brand Manager at AlAndChuck.travel – an online agency specialising in LGBT travel – has a social media presence that looks like it could be any of ours, except his adventures came to a tragic end over the weekend when he was named one of the 49 victims in the Orlando club shooting.
Described by friends as smart, funny and handsome, it’s clear from Sotomayor’s social presence that he loved being a part of the industry, and was particularly proud of his job, which allowed him to make people’s holiday dreams comes true while also giving them lifelong memories.
Commemorating their co-worker, the team at Al and Chuck Travel posted on their website that Sotomayor was “lovingly known” and “touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with”.
“His light will shine forever in our hearts.”
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Also closely associated to the travel industry were Luis Vielma, who worked on the new Harry Potter ride at Universal, and Jerald Arthur Wright, a cast member at Disney.
Watch Anderson Cooper’s emotional tribute to the victims below:
