While police have yet to confirm the identities of any victims in Monday's horrific attack, family and friends of those lost have started to come forward. Here are their stories.
D’Amico worked for Invesco and previously for the Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto and the Canadian charity Live Different. She graduated from Ryerson in 2010.
"She genuinely wanted to care for all those around her even if it meant sacrificing a portion of herself in return for others’ happiness. She only had kindness in her," her family said in a statement.
Michael Rudan, owner of Copacabana Brazilian Steakhouse on Adelaide Street confirmed that Kang, his chef, was killed in Monday's attack. Rudan says that staff at the restaurant are devestated by the loss and that Kang was about to become executive chef of Casa Fuego, a new restaurant to open below Copacabana in a month.
"He had a passion for food. He had a passion for cooking." Said Armando Sandobal, Kang’s coworker for the past several years. "I feel bad because he was my partner, we worked together and then this happened."
A great grandmother and sports fanatic who will never again spend time with her family.
Sewell had worked at Sears for a number of years and also volunteered helping other seniors.
Her grandson describes her as the "best grandma you could ask for" and said he feels "pure anger and then sadness" after learning how she died.
Alnajjar was Visiting from Jordan to see his son, a vocalist and director of the Arab Canadian Orchestra. Family and the Jordanian government confirmed he was struck and killed by the van on Monday.
His body will likely be transported back to Jordan for a funeral.
Amarasinghe was from the town of Horana in Sri Lanka and has been living in Toronto for the past couple of years. She was a single mother of a 7-year-old boy, who is now temporarily in the custody of Amarasinghe's landlords.
Amarasinghe was reportedly a Toronto District School Board staffer, and the TDSB has released a statement saying, "Condolences to her son, family and colleagues. She was part of our TDSB family."
Betty Forsyth was 94 years old. Her walker was found on Yonge Street and the coroner is identifying her as "unidentified victim number 6". Forsyth's nephew, Rob, identified her by her hair colour and facial features.
Betty's neighbour, Mary Hunt, said. “She loved to feed the birds and the squirrels. She was coming home. She never travelled with anyone. That was her thing.”
Chung, 23, studied molecular biology at U of T and worked at Holt Renfrew. She was a member of the university’s Korean Students’ Association.
She may have been out on Yonge Street with a friend, So Ra, who is listed in court documents as the subject of one Alek Minassian's attempted murder charges.
As the other victims are identified, we will be hearing more stories about these wonderful people taken too soon. Authorities are reluctant to release the names of the victims until they are absolutely sure of the identities and next of kin are notified. Homicide detectives and the coroner have stated that after such a large violent attack, physical trauma to the bodies and the magnitude of the incident makes identification difficult.