Buffalo storm victims: What we know about the lives lost
Thirty-four people died in Erie County, New York, after a historic winter storm hit Buffalo.
Erie County Administrator Mark Polonkers said fatalities include those found in cars, those found outside, and heart attacks from shoveling snow or shoveling snow.
monique alexander
Courtesy of Casey Macaron
Among those killed was Monique Alexander, a 52-year-old Buffalo woman who doted on her three grandchildren, said her daughter Casey Macaron.
McCarron told ABC News that Alexander went out on Christmas Eve and never returned.
“She never said where she was going and said she would be right back.
“My mother was the rock in our family,” Maccarone said in a statement.
“You could count on her for anything. Whenever someone needed them, she was a caretaker.” I was cooking because she cared so much.”
William Clay
William Clay, 56, died in a snowstorm in Buffalo, New York on December 24, 2022.
Courtesy of Sophia Clay
William Clay turned 56 on Dec. 24, his sister Sophia Clay told ABC News.
He was an “avid reader” and “very religious”, his sister said, reading the Bible every day.
“There are people in this world who can quote the Bible, but they don’t have the Bible in their hearts. He is one of those who had the Bible in their hearts. He spoke it and lived it.” ” said Sophia Clay.
William Clay was left by a family that included a son and two grandchildren.
“He was a great brother, a great grandfather and a great friend,” said Sophia Clay.
abdul sharif
Photo provided by the cousin of Abdul Sharif, who died on Saturday December 24th, just days before his 27th birthday (January 1st)
Courtesy of Ali Sharif
Abdul Sharif, who died in a storm on Christmas Eve, turned 27 on January 1, his cousin said.
His wife is pregnant and is due in about a week, reports Buffalo News.
A refugee from Congo, Sharif was known to help his neighbors.
Andel Taylor
Ander Taylor, 22, died during a snowstorm in Buffalo, New York.
Courtesy of Tomesia Brown
According to her sister Tomesia Brown, 22-year-old Ander Taylor was stuck in the snow when she left work on Dec. 23. Taylor posted the video to the family group chat around midnight that night. Sent. Brown said her calls to Taylor went unanswered the next morning and her family later learned of her death.
Raised in Charlotte, Taylor moved to Buffalo in the summer of 2021 to take care of her father.
“She was the kindest and most loving person,” Brown said in a statement. That was her main focus: going back to school, helping her father…she took every chance…she did.”
ABC News’ Christopher Loft, Lena Camilletti and Leila Ferris contributed to this report.