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Amyjo
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Date: March 23, 2017 11:58AM
This is sad news indeed.
From the web I was able to find this on his life:
"In a statement released by the church, Clint Payne, Melissa's brother and Kurt's brother-in-law, said the family was "heartbroken"
The couple were celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary with a European trip
"Kurt was a good man and a loving husband to our sister and daughter, Melissa," continued the statement.
"They were in Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary, and were scheduled to return to the United States on Thursday.
"Melissa also received serious injuries in the attack, and is being cared for in the hospital.
"We express our gratitude to the emergency and medical personnel who have cared for them and ask for your prayers on behalf of Melissa and our family.
"Kurt will be greatly missed, and we ask for privacy as our family mourns and as Melissa recovers from her injuries."
Mr Cochran owned a sound recording studio in Utah called the Onion Street Studio.
His LinkedIn page lists him as an engineer involved in tracking, mixing and editing, and highlights his voluntary involvement in a benefit concert called Until the Violence Stops.
In an interview with a local website in 2014, he says he grew up in Maryland and lived in Texas before moving to Salt Lake City in 1983.
He says he got his first guitar at seven but "didn't have much natural talent". He played in a band for a few years before deciding to build the studio.
A page administered by Mrs Cochran's brother to help cover her expenses, says the couple built the studio business from the ground up over the past decade.
Melissa Cochran's sister, Sara Payne-Mcfarland, wrote on Facebook: "My sister, Melissa, has a broken leg, a broken rib, and a cut on her head.
"While we are glad she survived, our hearts are broken and will never be the same after losing our dear uncle, brother-in-law, father. Kurt, you are a HERO, and we will never forget you.""
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39370325