As the investigation into the acts of serial bombing suspect Mark Conditt continues, many are taking the opportunity to reflect on the lives of those lost in the attacks across Austin and central Texas in March.
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Anthony Stephan House, the 39-year-old man who was killed in the first bombing on March 2, left behind a wife and daughter. His family started a GoFundMe page to help his surviving family members with bills related to House's death and repairs to their home after the explosion. Any extra money will go to a fund for House's daughter's future education. The fundraiser has raised more than $36,000 as of Wednesday. There's also a second fund, started by House's mother, which aims to raise money specifically for House's 8-year-old daughter "to help secure her future." That fundraiser has raised more than $5,200 as of Wednesday.
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Draylen Mason, 17, an Austin musician and aspiring neurosurgeon, was killed by a second bombing attack on March 12. His family has set up a YouCaring page to help with memorial costs, as well as to help with repairs to the family home before Mason's mother and grandmother can return to the house. The family has raised more than $106,000 as of Wednesday.
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Four others were wounded in the attacks. Mason's mother, Shamika Wilson, was injured in the explosion that killed her son, and Esperanza Herrera, 75, was injured in a separate package explosion later that same day. Two unidentified men were injured when a bomb, which police said was likely triggered by a trip wire, exploded on Dawn Song Drive in Southwest Austin on March 18.
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