The wife of one of five people killed in last week's massacre in Aurora, Ill., Revealed her husband's latest text message: "I love you, you pulled me out on to work ".
Terra Pinkard, Josh's grieving husband, killed Friday by water valve maker Henry Pratt Co., was killed in an article on Facebook when a fired employee opened the fire. Six forces of order were injured.
Pinkard called the day a "nightmare".
"It took me several times to read it, before I realized it was real," she wrote about her husband's text. She said that she had called him, texted him and tried to confront him without answering.
"I called her factory and a lady responded saying that she was barricaded in her room and that the police were everywhere. Of course my heart has dropped. "
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NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: People in mourning react in front of an improvised memorial near the school after mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)
The National Cathedral, along with the Newtown Foundation, holds a vigil in memory of the victims of the Newtown shootout on December 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. Family members of gun victims hold candles on the eve of the closing song.
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Carole King performs at the National Watch for Victims of Gun Violence at Washington's National Cathedral. This event was to mark the first anniversary of the shoot.
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The Children's World Choir performs at the National Watch for Victims of Armed Violence in DC. This vigil commemorates the victims of gun violence as the first anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school shootout.
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Lindsay Knauf takes a picture of a bus bearing the names of more than 6,000 people killed by armed violence since the Newtown Massacre at a commemorative event on the occasion of the sixth anniversary of the massacre perpetrated at Sandy Hook Elementary School. A 26-second silence was observed to honor the 20 children and six adults who were killed at school. The event also included reading the names of more than 6,000 people who were killed by gun violence. The reading of the names should last 12 hours.
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Cecilia Floros, age 10, of Newtown, attends a commemorative ceremony commemorating the sixth anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School on June 14, 2013 in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Boston Cannons players wear stickers on their helmets to remind people who have changed their lives during Sandy Hook and Boston Bombing attacks during a major league lacrosse match against New York lizards at the stadium James M. Shuart on April 28, 2013 in Hempstead, New York.
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Paul Rabil, number 99 on the Boston Cannons, goes out into the field with a young Newtown, Connecticut fan, before a game against the New York lizards at Harvard Stadium on June 21, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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On December 13, 2013, a monument to victims of Sandy Hook Elementary School was seen in front of a house in Newtown, Connecticut.
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US Vice President Joe Biden heads a meeting on expanding access to mental health care at the White House with Katy Sherlach, a Georgetown graduate student, Bill Sherlach, founder of Mary & # 39; s Fund and family member victim of Newtown, and Jeremy Richman, founder and CEO of the Avielle Foundation. and family member victim of Newtown, December 10, 2013 in Washington, DC During the meeting, Biden announced that an additional $ 100 million would be made available to enhance access to the services of mental health and improve mental health facilities across the country.
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Michele Gay, Josephine's mother, holding a bell specially designed for Bevin, discovers the new sign dedicated to her daughter, Josephine, at the opening ceremony of the new playground on December 11, 2013, in Bridgeport, in Connecticut. Sandy Ground Project.
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At an opening ceremony of the Sandy Ground playground in honor of Josephine Gay, children ran inside the tented playground.
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Nancy Hintze, of Newtown, Connecticut, slides on a slide with her baby observed by the kids at a dedication ceremony of Emilie's Shady Spot Playground at Riverside Park in New London, in the Connecticut, November 17, 2013. The playground, dedicated and baptized Emilie Parker, is the 14th out of 26 to build.
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A sunset fireworks show illuminated the skies over Long Island Sound after the opening ceremony of the new playground on December 11, 2013 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the latest Sandy Ground project .
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Mark and Jackie Barden wrap rubber wristbands in memory of their murdered son, Daniel Barden, in Newtown, Connecticut on May 23, 2013. Daniel was one of the schoolchildren killed in Newtown last December. A family member suggested starting the rubber bracelets and creating a Facebook page to remember Daniel. The theme "What would Daniel do?" (WWDD) to encourage people to share their kindness with others, just like Daniel.
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Violinists from the Mozart Academy Music Schools, Queens College, Manhattan, Diller Quaile and Bloomingdale perform on stage at the Newtown Memorial Concert at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on May 6, 2013 in New York City.
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Newtown Youth Choir performs the national anthem before a match between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium on July 7, 2013 in the Bronx neighborhood of New York.
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Toronto Blue Jays players observe a minute of silence in the honor of the shooting victims in Newtown, Connecticut, before the start of the MLB match on opening day against the Cleveland Indians April 2, 2013 at Rogers Center, Canada.
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Peter Barresi, volunteer firefighter from Newtown, is tattooed in memory of the tragedy of Sandy Hook Elementary School. His son, Wyatt, is a freshman at Sandy Hook School, and two boys from his Cub Scout Den were killed in the massacre. The tattoo will serve as a reminder to Barresi who said he never wanted to forget what happened that horrible day.
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A group of 26 runners from Newtown, Connecticut, traveled to Washington, DC for a rally for gun control legislation. During a stopover in College Park, MD, they were joined by 3 riders from a team honoring the victims of the Virginia Tech shootings. Rider Wayne Prescott teaches at a high school near Newtown. He gets out of an assistance car after taking dry provisions before continuing on the road.
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Monte Frank of Newtown, Connecticut speaks at a press conference with Connecticut members and a group of 26 cyclists from Newtown to support common sense solutions to gun violence On March 12, 2013 in Washington, DC Every member of the group of cyclists, which included two parents of children who attended Sandy Hook Elementary School, rode in the honor of the school. one of the 26 victims killed at school on December 14, 2012.
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James Maslow, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson and Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush's Carlos Pena Jr. perform at their free family concert on July 22, 2013 in Newtown, Connecticut.
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A man identifying himself as Jonathan Lanza, the uncle of shooter Adam Lanza, passes a memorial to pay tribute to 27 people, including 20 children killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. . (Photo by Craig Warga / NY Daily News via Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 16: A woman is moved when she tackles an impromptu memorial at the Sainte-Rose Catholic Church in Newtown on December 16, 2012, two days after gunman Adam Lanza entered Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and opened fire killing 20 children and several adults. This church will host eight funerals. (Photo by Essdras M Suarez / The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
A sign on which is written 'Pray for Newtown & # 39; is hanging over a highway as a result of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School where Adam Lanza opened fire inside the school, killing 27 people, including 20 children. (Photo by Howard Simmons / NY Daily News via Getty Images)
STRATFORD, CT – DECEMBER 15: Donna Soto (right), mother of Victoria Soto, a freshman at Sandy Hook Elementary School, shot while protecting her students, relies on her son Matthew crying their loss. Vigil in Victoria's honor at Stratford High School on December 15, 2012 in Stratford, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: (Left to right) Lucas, Kelly and Michael DaSilva kiss in front of an improvised memorial near the school as a result of mass shooting at Sandy Elementary School Hook December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: State Police spokesman, Lt. J. Paul Vance, briefed the media and answered questions about the shooting at a primary school before revealing the names of the victims during from a press conference held at Treadwell Memorial Park on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: H. Wayne Carver II, Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner, speaks with the media and responds to media questions about the firing of elementary school at a local event. press conference held at Treadwell Memorial Park on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: Claudia Urbiana and her daughter Jocelyne Cardenas (left) hug at the entrance of Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Megan (no last name available), classmate of Adam Lanza from Kindergarten to Grade 7, talks with reporters near the home of Nancy Lanza, mother of Adam Lanza December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza, 20, was identified by the authorities as the black-robed murderer who shot his mother at home, killed 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and then committed suicide on December 14th. AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERT (The photo credit should match DON EMMERT / AFP / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: Police officers stand outside the entrance to Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: Molly Villodas, a 12-year-old Newtown resident, speaks to the media about violence at Sandy Hook School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 14: People in mourning gather inside the Roman Catholic church Sainte-Rose-de-Lima to attend a vigil for victims of the shooting of the school Sandy Hook, December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven people died, including 20 children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the newspapers. Lanza would also have died on the scene. (Photo by Andrew Gombert-Pool / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 14: People gather in a fire station that has been set up as a marshalling yard near the location where a mass school fired at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, in Connecticut. There are 27 dead, including 20 children, after Adam Lanza reportedly opened fire in one of the largest massacres at the school in the history of the United States. Lanza died on the scene and her mother, a school teacher, also died. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 14: Respondents gather at the scene of a mass school drawing at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. There are 27 dead, including 20 children, after Adam Lanza reportedly opened fire in one of the largest massacres at the school in the history of the United States. Lanza died on the scene and her mother, a school teacher, also died. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)
HOBOKEN, NJ – DECEMBER 14: Ryan Lanza, brother of identified gunman Adam Lanza, is escorted in a car by police for questioning about a shooting at an elementary school on December 14, 2012 in Hoboken, in New Jersey. According to reports, there were 27 deaths, including 20 children, after the gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Adam Lanza was also found dead on the scene. (Photo by Michael Bocchieri / Getty Images)
HOBOKEN, NJ – DECEMBER 14: An unmarked police car transports a man from 1313 Grand St. who works near 1313 Grand St., which would be connected to a primary school that fired on December 14, 2012 in Hoboken, New Jersey . According to reports, there would be 27 deaths, including 20 children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza reportedly opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. The gunman, identified as Adam Lanza, was also found dead on the scene. (Photo by Michael Bocchieri / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 14: People stand on Dickson Street near the scene of an elementary school shootout on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven died, including 20 children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza, opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Lanza would also have died on the scene. (Photo by Douglas Healey / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 14: Connecticut governments, Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman, informed the media of the shooting at a primary school during a press conference held at Treadwell Memorial Park on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, in Connecticut. Twenty-seven died, including 20 children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza, opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. Lanza would also have died on the scene. (Photo by Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 14: People kiss in front of the United Methodist Church in Newtown on December 14, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-seven died, including 20 children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza, opened fire at Newtown's Sandy Hook School. Lanza would also have died on the scene. (Photo by Jared Wickerham / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: A police officer stands at the entrance of Sandy Hook School School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: A woman reacts at a prayer service to reflect on violence at Sandy Hook elementary school in St. John's Episcopal Church on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, in Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: Trevor Lopez (left), Newtown High School students, Steven Tramontozzi (center) and Chris Koch, standing in front of a church where locals come to pray and reflect on violence at the school. Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
Girls kneel during the candlelight vigil following a shootout at Sandy Hook Elementary School where Adam Lanza opened fire inside the school, killing 27 people, including 20 children. (Photo by Howard Simmons / NY Daily News via Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 15: A message along the way shows the heartache of the Sandy Hook community located near Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 15, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, suspected of being Nancy Lanza, was found dead in a town house and reportedly also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 16: Kristen Brassard (left) and Kat Donohue, both of Newtown, kiss in front of Sandy Hook School on December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, believed to be Nancy Lanza, found dead in a town house, was also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 16: Police officers from the state of Connecticut walk past the Roman Catholic Church of St. Rose of Lima after a threat to the church had been received during the first Sunday celebration, following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. The church was evacuated during the midday mass because of an unspecified threat and will remain closed the rest of the day. The police have now given the go-ahead for the region. On Friday, December 14, twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire in the school. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. (Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images)
Samantha, 12, and her father Len Strocchia, neighbors of Nancy Lanza, mother of Adam Lanza, speak with reporters on December 15, 2012 in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. Lanza, 20, was identified by the authorities as the black-robed murderer who shot his mother home, killed 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and then committed suicide on 14 December. AFP PHOTO / DON EMMERT (Photo credit should match DON EMMERT / AFP / Getty Images)
NEWTOWN, CT – DECEMBER 16: People walk to drop flowers in front of Sandy Hook School on December 16, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty-six people were shot dead, including twenty children, after an armed man identified as Adam Lanza had opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Lanza also committed suicide at the scene. One in 28 people, believed to be Nancy Lanza, found dead in a town house, was also shot dead by Adam Lanza. (Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images)
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Pinkard told this news to his family: "I told my kids that their father had not succeeded and that he was in heaven with Jesus. I have never had to do anything so hard. "
Pinkard described Josh, the new plant manager, as "brilliant," his "best friend," and "the man I would have relied on during such a disaster that would tell me that everything is fine, Terra, everything will be fine.
"The man who was dying and who had regained the clarity of mind a mere second, will send me a last text to let me know that he would like me always."
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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