Jeff Bauman

Jeff Bauman was born on January 2, 1986, and is the son of Jeff Bauman, Sr. and Patty Bauman. Jeff Bauman became engaged to his fiancée Erin Hurley in February 2014 and they married in November 2014. Their daughter, Nora Gail Bauman, was born on July 13, 2014. He worked in the service deli at Costco for three years before the bombing; he returned to his job a year after the blast in June 2014.
Jeff Bauman had been waiting at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, cheering for Hurley who was participating in the marathon, with Hurley's two roommates. She was a mile away from the finish when the bombs went off. Carlos Arredondo, who was handing out American flags to the runners, quickly jumped over a fence to reach the blast site. The blast-caused fire in Bauman's shirt was beaten out by Arredondo. He stayed with Bauman and helped carry him to the ambulance. The iconic photograph of…