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Anthony Molina, 25, a restaurant chef with an upbeat personality
Even though they were a year apart, Anthony Molina and his sister Shanna were often mistaken as twins when they were kids. “We were very, very close,” she said. “He was very protective of me.” Anthony, whom everyone called Tony, was born in Philadelphia on Aug. 6, 1990, and grew up in Kensington. He and […]
Raymond Pantoja, 26, a rapper who also loved ‘The Notebook’
When Raymond Pantoja was born, he saved his mother’s life. “I was five years lost in drugs,” Lisa Espinosa, Raymond’s mother, said. “Raymond was my lifesaver, because when he was born, he made me realize this was my last time, and I had to get my life together.” Raymond, better known as RJ, changed the […]
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