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Frank Escalante, also known as Frankie Hernandez, was a 27-year-old Hispanic man who was killed on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, during the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub that claimed 49 lives. He had moved to Orlando from Texas and worked as a manager at a Calvin Klein store. Frankie was at the club that night with his longtime boyfriend, Brett Rigas; Brett escaped but Frankie did not survive.

The gunman, Omar Mateen, was identified as the attacker and was killed by police during the incident. The shooting was described as both a hate crime against the LGBTQ+ community and an act of terrorism after Mateen pledged allegiance to ISIS during the attack. Frankie's family and friends remembered him as joyful and loving; his sister Julissa Leal Escalante spoke of her heartbreak.

If anyone knew Frankie, where he worked, or was at Pulse that night, can you share memories or information that might help keep his story alive?