Damian Lawrence Meins, 58, was killed on December 2, 2015, at the mass shooting at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. The attack took place during a holiday party for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, where Meins had recently begun working. Fourteen people were killed and 22 others injured in the incident.

Meins had spent more than 30 years in public service, including work with the County of Riverside’s Environmental Health Department before retiring in 2010 and later joining San Bernardino County’s Environmental Health Department. Colleagues and family remembered him as jovial and caring; he often dressed as Santa Claus for school events and was active in the community.

The attackers, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, were killed later that day in a shootout with law enforcement. The FBI led the investigation and described the couple as having been radicalized and connected to extremist ideology. Victims and families later pursued lawsuits and other legal actions. Does anyone have memories of Damian or information about his work at the health department to share?