Charline Elaine Gingras-Fick "was a girl from the 80's," said cousin Leo Leclerc. "She loved music, dancing and going to concerts,"

Gingras-Fick, who grew up in Pawtucket but lived in Central Falls, also loved animals and worked as a dog groomer. She had a ready laugh and was "very happy-go-lucky," Leclerc said. "You'll never find anyone more boisterous or jovial."

Divorced eight months ago, the 35-year-old Gingras-Fick was focused on "getting her act together," Leclerc said.

Her two children, 12-year-old Samantha and 10-year-old William, live with their father in Michigan and she was looking forward to working out visitation rights to see them.

She went to the West Warwick club at the invitation of a friend, who survived the fire but doesn't remember how he got out, Leclerc said.

"She'd worked until 9 p.m. and she was in that club at most 10 minutes," said Leclerc, 57, of Central Falls. "I'm sure she made her way right to the front of the stage."