At New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral, church leader asks for prayers for victims of truck attack
Associated PressNEW ORLEANS — At a Mass celebrated Sunday at New Orleans’ St. Louis Cathedral, just blocks from where a man sped down Bourbon Street in a deadly attack early on New Year’s Day, a church leader acknowledged the sense of unease that remains and asked for prayers for victims and their families. William “Billy” DiMaio Billy DiMaio, 25, of Holmdel, New Jersey, was humble, gentle-hearted and so devoted to family that he had a tattoo featuring all of his cousins’ names, his parents told NOLA.com. “Words cannot convey the sorrow the Auburn Family feels for Drew’s family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time,” Roberts said. “It hit her and flung her like at least 30 feet and I was just lucky to be alive.” Reggie Hunter A 37-year-old father of two from Baton Rouge, Reggie Hunter had just left work and headed to celebrate New Year’s with a cousin when the attack happened, his first cousin Shirell Jackson told NOLA.com. Perez was recently promoted to manager at Kimmy’s Deli in Metairie, Louisiana, and “was really excited about it,” deli owner Kimberly Usher said in an interview with the AP.
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