Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field. Seven of them were children at Plaza Towers Elementary school; two were only babies. [...] she was at home huddled in a bathtub with her mother, younger sister and grandmother. Sydnee was huddled in the bathtub of her south Oklahoma City home with her older sister, mother and grandmother as a tornado bore down on them. Long, a mother of three, was driving home from her job as a registrar at the Federal Aviation Administration when she stopped at a 7-Eleven store about 2 miles from her home. For several hours after the tornado, Long didn't know of his wife's fate — not until her brother called her cellphone, and a police officer answered by saying her purse had been found at the convenience store. A couple of days after the tornado, Long still didn't even have any pictures of his wife in his possession. Christopher's years were defined by courage in the face of daunting illness. Diagnosed with skin cancer and Osgood-Schlatter disease — an illness which can cause painful inflammation in the knees of young athletes — Christopher nevertheless loved to play sports and "roughhouse and wrestle with his Daddy" and his brother and sister, according to a statement issued by the family. Both died when the EF5 tornado destroyed the building as the two tried to ride out the storm in the store's walk-in freezer. Futrell was a doting mother, active in the Little League association where another son played, her cousin, Amy Pulliam, told The Oklahoman. Futrell's husband, Cody, who told his wife to seek shelter inside the store, was overcome with grief, Pulliam said. In an obituary, the family remembered the "gentle and loving spirit" of a girl with a sweet nickname, "ladybug," that complimented those of her two sisters, who are affectionately called "butterfly" and "dragonfly." The third-grader recently auditioned to sing in a talent show scheduled for the last day of school at Plaza Towers Elementary. Emily loved unicorns, Lady Gaga and dreamed of one day traveling to Paris to become a fashion designer. Emily "rode up to heaven on a unicorn traveling on a path of love leaving Moore," her family wrote in her obituary. A mother to a cat named Sabbath that wandered into her family's home one day, Emily was also a gifted dancer who could sing "Time Warp" in its entirety. Nicolas was a vibrant kid who loved the water and one day dreamed of owning his own pontoon boat. Quick spent a lot of time watching her sons' baseball games. [...] an approaching tornado forced her to huddle in the closet of their home near Briarwood Elementary School with her children, mother and their dog, Luke. Robinson's daughter, Angeletta Santiago, was planning on moving from St. Louis to the Oklahoma City area to be closer to her mom because she was suffering several health issues. A day earlier, Robinson called her daughter to tell her that the tornado had touched down and she was going to take cover in her closet. After the storm hit, Santiago frantically tried to get information about her mother, taking to Facebook to see if she could find any piece of helpful information. The couple waited inside the shower, clinging to each other as the tornado destroyed the couple's home. The couple's daughter, Geeta, described her father as "a generous, caring man." Smith enjoyed riding his motorcycle, playing video games and watching movies with his son, according to his obituary. Survivors include his son, parents, two sisters, a brother and a grandfather. Neely was a nurse at Midwest City Nursing Center and had spent most of her career working in the health care industry and was also described as athletic and a person who enjoyed working out. Ward was a retired nurse and was frail, and Irvin told The Oklahoman her son did not have enough time to get their mother into a car and leave the area. Jones was a well-liked postal worker and member of the Oklahoma City Area Local, according to the American Postal Workers Union.