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Step-Daughters: 76-Year-Old Victim Saved Mother’s Life

HeadlineJan 13, 2011

Victims’ families meanwhile continue to speak out about their loved ones. The step-daughters of 76-year-old Dorwan Stoddard, who died trying to shield his wife from the bullets, said their mother believes Stoddard saved her life.

Penny Nelson: “Absolutely, she did feel that way. He heard the shots and covered my mom with his own body and protected her and saved her. Yes, Mom definitely felt that way.”

Angela Robinson: “I think, further of that is because as Dad lay dying, Mom didn’t know she’d been hurt. She thought that she was holding him, and her leg started hurting. And it wasn’t until they got to the hospital that she even realized that she had been shot. It was a beautiful way to say goodbye and go home.”

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