NO TIME TO GRIEVE—Mourners, unaware of a fire in the distance barreling toward the city, comfort each other during a Nov. 8 candlelight vigil at Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza for the victims of the mass shooting at Borderline Bar and Grill. JOSEPH A. GARCIA/Acorn Newspapers
The 12 lives lost last Wednesday inside Borderline Bar and Grill were remembered throughout the week in different ways.
On Sunday, Greg Zanis, a retired carpenter who travels the country placing crosses for victims of mass shootings, stopped in T.O., leaving behind wooden markers bearing the names of Ron Helus, Cody Gifford-Coffman, Justin Meek, Alaina Housley, Noel Sparks, Blake Dingman, Jacob Dunham, Kristina Morisette, Telemachus Orfanos, Sean Adler, Dan Manrique and Mark Meza Jr.
On Nov. 10, a group of friends from Newbury Park and T.O. organized a procession in honor of Dingman and Dunham and the other 10 Borderline victims. A line of cars, trucks and SUVs—20 or more, each displaying an American flag—rolled down the 101 Freeway.
On Nov. 8, playing across the country in front of thousands of fans, Wake Forest wide receiver Alex Bachman, a Conejo Valley native, made an impossible touchdown catch, got up and used his arms to spell out “T.O. Strong.”
Meet the 12 lives lost at Borderline on pages 15 to 20. You can donate to help their families via the Conejo Valley Victims Fund. Go to vccf.org/donate/make-a-donation.
— Kyle Jorrey