Krystle Campbell of Arlington, Mass., was among the three people killed in the Boston Marathon bombings, WBZ radio in Boston confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Campbell, 29, was a restaurant manager who was at the race with her best friend, her father William Campbell told the Associated Press. He described his daughter as a "very caring, very loving person," adding that she "was daddy's little girl."
Also killed in the attack was Martin Richard, an 8-year-old boy from a tight-knit community in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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"My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston," his father, Bill Richard, said in a statement. "My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries. We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers. I ask that you continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin. We also ask for your patience and for privacy as we work to simultaneously grieve and recover."
Martin Richard's mother, Denise, reportedly underwent emergency brain surgery Monday to save her life, while his younger sister Jane Richard suffered a severe injury to her leg. A third child was unharmed.
"They're dear, dear friends to the community, to ourselves, to our neighbors, and this is a very, very difficult time," Judy Tuttle, who serves on the Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Association with Denise Richard, told CBSNews.com.
Neighbors hug outside the home of the Richard family in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
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Locals gathered Monday night at Tavolo Restaurant in Dorchester to mourn the family's loss and discuss what they knew about their condition. An employee who answered the phone at the restaurant described owner Chris Douglass as "heartbroken" and said a process had begun to coordinate a fund to help the Richards.
"We're really saddened by the loss for the family," he said. "They were really close."
CBS Boston reported that the word "peace" was written in chalk on the sidewalk outside the family's home.
Martin Richard had been a student at Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy. In a statement, the school described him as a "kind, caring, and loving young boy who had great excitement for learning." Neighbor Betty Delorey told the Associated Press that he loved to climb trees in the neighborhood; he was also described as loving to ride his bike and play baseball.
Krystle Campbell was hailed on the Facebook page of Hordon Health gym in Boston as someone who "was seldom caught not smiling, and not expressing her opinion."
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"She was beautiful, she was loud, and everyone loved her for it," the Facebook post said. "Along with the million dollar smile came head to toe freckles and gorgeous bright red hair, connecting her Irish roots and kid-like manor; it was easy to feel ten years younger around her, no matter who you were. She had tremendous passion and energy, and Krystle attacked life with vigor and excitement."
The name of a third person killed in the attacks has not been released.
Others escaped the attack with their lives but now face a dramatically different future. Wakefield resident Liz Norden told the Boston Globe that two of her sons lost a leg in the bombings.
"I'd never imagined in my wildest dreams this would ever happen," she said while sitting on a bench outside an emergency room on Monday.
On his Facebook page, the father of a man who was shown being wheeled away from the scene said doctors had amputated both of his son's legs. 27-year-old Jeff Bauman Jr., who was at the race to watch his girlfriend run, had to have both legs removed because of vascular and bone damage.
"Can everyone pray for my son Jeff Jr.?'' Jeff Bauman Sr. wrote on Facebook, the Lowell Sun reported.
He added: "I just can't explain what's wrong with people today to do this to people. I'm really starting to lose faith in our country."
Campbell, 29, was a restaurant manager who was at the race with her best friend, her father William Campbell told the Associated Press. He described his daughter as a "very caring, very loving person," adding that she "was daddy's little girl."
Also killed in the attack was Martin Richard, an 8-year-old boy from a tight-knit community in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
[h=3]Father of boy killed by Boston bombings speaks out[/h]
"My dear son Martin has died from injuries sustained in the attack on Boston," his father, Bill Richard, said in a statement. "My wife and daughter are both recovering from serious injuries. We thank our family and friends, those we know and those we have never met, for their thoughts and prayers. I ask that you continue to pray for my family as we remember Martin. We also ask for your patience and for privacy as we work to simultaneously grieve and recover."
Martin Richard's mother, Denise, reportedly underwent emergency brain surgery Monday to save her life, while his younger sister Jane Richard suffered a severe injury to her leg. A third child was unharmed.
"They're dear, dear friends to the community, to ourselves, to our neighbors, and this is a very, very difficult time," Judy Tuttle, who serves on the Ashmont Adams Neighborhood Association with Denise Richard, told CBSNews.com.
/ Michael Dwyer/AP
Locals gathered Monday night at Tavolo Restaurant in Dorchester to mourn the family's loss and discuss what they knew about their condition. An employee who answered the phone at the restaurant described owner Chris Douglass as "heartbroken" and said a process had begun to coordinate a fund to help the Richards.
"We're really saddened by the loss for the family," he said. "They were really close."
CBS Boston reported that the word "peace" was written in chalk on the sidewalk outside the family's home.
Martin Richard had been a student at Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy. In a statement, the school described him as a "kind, caring, and loving young boy who had great excitement for learning." Neighbor Betty Delorey told the Associated Press that he loved to climb trees in the neighborhood; he was also described as loving to ride his bike and play baseball.
Krystle Campbell was hailed on the Facebook page of Hordon Health gym in Boston as someone who "was seldom caught not smiling, and not expressing her opinion."
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"She was beautiful, she was loud, and everyone loved her for it," the Facebook post said. "Along with the million dollar smile came head to toe freckles and gorgeous bright red hair, connecting her Irish roots and kid-like manor; it was easy to feel ten years younger around her, no matter who you were. She had tremendous passion and energy, and Krystle attacked life with vigor and excitement."
The name of a third person killed in the attacks has not been released.
Others escaped the attack with their lives but now face a dramatically different future. Wakefield resident Liz Norden told the Boston Globe that two of her sons lost a leg in the bombings.
"I'd never imagined in my wildest dreams this would ever happen," she said while sitting on a bench outside an emergency room on Monday.
On his Facebook page, the father of a man who was shown being wheeled away from the scene said doctors had amputated both of his son's legs. 27-year-old Jeff Bauman Jr., who was at the race to watch his girlfriend run, had to have both legs removed because of vascular and bone damage.
"Can everyone pray for my son Jeff Jr.?'' Jeff Bauman Sr. wrote on Facebook, the Lowell Sun reported.
He added: "I just can't explain what's wrong with people today to do this to people. I'm really starting to lose faith in our country."
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