All 18 victims of the Maine mass shooting have been identified – and they include a couple of beloved grandparents who shared a love for bowling and died while protecting children at the Lewiston bowling alley.

Bob, 76, and Lucy Violette were gunned down at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, where he taught a youth league and they played in a couple’s league every Wednesday night.

The grandfather’s death was one of the first reported on Thursday, and Lucy’s identity was confirmed on Friday. It’s unclear if she was one of victims in critical condition or died at the scene.  

The couple married nearly 50 years ago after meeting at work; during their first date, Lucy made Bob spaghetti, which he would later describe as the ‘worst he’d ever had.’

Still, Lucy proposed to Bob shortly after their first date, and re remained a devoted husband, by all accounts, until their final moments.

Bob, 76, and Lucy Violette were gunned down at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, where he taught a youth league and they played in a couple’s league every Wednesday night

Bob Violette , 76, were gunned down at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, where he also taught a youth league

Bob was a retired Sears mechanic born and raised in Lewiston and spent his time running a a youth bowling league at the venue

Bob and Lucy Violette were gunned down at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, where they played in a couple’s league 

Army reserve firearms instructor Robert Card, 40, was charged with eight counts of murder for the shootings at the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley and Schemengees Bar 

Bob was a retired Sears mechanic born and raised in Lewiston and spent his time running a a youth bowling league at the venue. He was recently inducted into the Maine Bowling Hall of Fame.

He and Lucy leave behind their three sons, Andrew, Tom and John, as well as their beloved six grandchildren, who were often pictured on their social media.

‘He wouldn’t let you walk out the door without giving him a hug and a kiss on the cheek. He was just there for everything,’ his daughter-in-law Cassandra Violette told the Portland Press Herald. 

Cassandra added that Bob was so smitten with his wife that he would set timers on his phone so she would not miss her medication. 

Bob and Lucy were seen as mentors in the community, and their loved ones have been posting tributes for them online.

Friend Keisha Pearl wrote: RIP Lucy Violette. This just breaks my heart. The only comfort we can find in this awful situation is knowing that you and Bob are together again. Lucy would always ask how our kids were and if we have kept in contact with the family in Oklahoma. She was a very kind soul and their presence around the alley will forever be missed.’

Bob’s cousin Lou Ann Levesque said: ‘Bob was known as a mentor to the many children he coached. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather. Bob and Lucy leave behind three sons and their families. Also surviving Bob’s death are his two brothers, John and Ron. Preceding Bob’s death a year-and-a-half ago was their sister, Jane Violette Minor. Truly a sad day.’

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Auburn City Councilor Leroy Walker told news outlets that his son, Joe (pictured), a manager at the bar and grill, died going after the shooter with a butcher knife.

Bill Young (pictured left) and his 14-year-old son Aaron (pictured right) were shot and killed at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, one of 18 victims of the massacre

Tricia Asselin, 53, the second confirmed victim, was a part-time worker at Just-In-Time Recreation in Lewiston. She was bowling when the gunman came in and opened fire

Shooting suspect Robert Card, 40, remains on the run more than 24 hours after the rampage on Wednesday.

Hundreds of law enforcement officers are searching for Card- a petroleum supply specialist who received psychiatric treatment this summer after he reported hearing voices and having thoughts about hurting other soldiers. 

Maine Police Colonel William G. Ross said that seven of the victims were found at the Just-In-Time bowling alley: one female and six males, all suffering apparent gunshot wounds.

Another eight victims were found at Schemengees Bar and Grille: seven males were discovered inside and one outside, all also with apparent bullet wounds.

Auburn City Councilor Leroy Walker told news outlets that his son, Joe, a manager at the bar and grill, died going after the shooter with a butcher knife. 

Bill Young and his 14-year-old son Aaron were shot and killed at the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, Bill’s brother Rob Young said. Before learning of their deaths, Rob had flown from Baltimore to Lewiston on Thursday to help his sister-in-law in her frantic search for information after the pair had not been heard from since Wednesday when they went bowling.

Tricia Asselin, 53, who worked at the bowling alley, was also confirmed in the harrowing hours after the senseless massacre.

Bryan MacFarlane, 40, who was playing cornhole with his deaf friends, Arthur Strout, 41, and Ron Morin were also confirmed dead by family and friends.

Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40, and Steve Vozzella, 45, were also identified as victims by their family, friends, and colleagues.

The manager of the bowling alley, 34-year-old Tom Conrad, was also confirmed dead.

Police asked residents to continue to stay home in Lewiston and surrounding communities Friday. Schools, public buildings and many businesses remained closed. Bates College in Lewiston canceled classes Friday and postponed the inauguration of the school’s first Black president. 

The attacks stunned a state of only 1.3 million people that has one of the country’s lowest homicide rates: 29 killings in all of 2022. 

Police were sorting through at least 530 tips since the shootings. Crime scene technicians were still gathering evidence at the bar and bowling alley. Dozens of officers spent Thursday at Card family land. After several hours they left with state police saying it was unclear whether the suspect had ever been at the location. 

The shootings mark the 36th mass killing in the United States this year,