Date of Birth
December 31, 1976
Date of Death
July 19, 2004
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah
Cause of Death
Homicide
Who She Was
Her Story
Our precious daughter and sister, Lori Kay Soares Hacking, slipped into eternity July 19, 2004. She was the daughter of Thelma Black Soares of Orem, Utah and Eraldo Soares of Fullerton, California.
She was born December 31, 1976, in Los Angeles, California. In her early years she attended Pacific Drive Elementary School in Fullerton where she had many friends.
After moving to Orem, Utah, in 1988, she continued her schooling at Windsor Elementary, Canyon View Junior High where she was elected 9th grade class president, and Orem High School where she graduated in 1995. She spent one year on scholarship at Weber State University and then transferred to the University of Utah. While there she was selected by the Hinckley Institute of Politics as the George S. Eccles Intern in Business Policy for the semester of work she did at Mendez England and Associates, a public administration group in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She also received the University of Utah President’s Award for outstanding scholastic achievement 1996-1997, and graduated cum laude in December, 1999. In 2000 she was selected for membership in Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for collegiate schools of business. During her university years in Salt Lake City, she worked at Hinckley Dodge, then upon graduation, at American Express and later at Wells Fargo.
Lori married her high school sweetheart, Mark Hacking, on August 7, 1999, in the Bountiful Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was an active member of the Church, and was dearly loved by her family, her in-laws, and her many friends, roommates and work colleagues.
Her beautiful face and smile that always lit up any room she entered now light up celestial realms.
Goodbye, our angel baby, until we meet again.