Funerals for 14 killed in California massacre set to begin

The 27-year-old was going to receive the gold badge officially recognizing her as a San Bernardino County Department of Public Health inspector at a holiday work event.

On Thursday — one week and a day after the massacre — Velasco will be remembered in an outdoor funeral ceremony, at a spot on a hill chosen by her three older sisters and parents in remembrance of her love of nature.

The message had a photo of her hand wrapped around a Starbucks cup and a few words mentioning a holiday party.

Velasco had just recently passed the exam to become a state registered environmental health specialist.

When the family learned it was Velasco's department meeting at the Inland Regional Center and that she'd sent a Snapchat from a holiday party that morning, they began to panic.

The next morning, Velasco's father, a retired California Highway Patrol lieutenant, called his daughters upstairs and told them to pray.

Making funeral arrangements and picking photos of a smiling Velasco at birthdays and weddings for a reception slideshow.

What exactly motivated them and why they chose to open fire on a work event remains under investigation.