Whenever her brother, Robert, made the trek to the University of Rhode Island, Andrea Mancini would cry like a crocodile, even though the campus was only about 45 minutes away.

"She was one of those people," said another brother, Peter Jacavone Jr. "She was always worrying about something."

Mancini, 28, of Johnston, was the ninth of 11 children. She was protective of her closest sisters and she would do anything for her parents, Peter and Jackie.

After her father had quadruple bypass surgery last fall, she was the one to make sure he took his medicine, Jacavone said.

Mancini worked the door at The Station, taking tickets and checking patrons' IDs. Her husband of 15 months, Steven Mancini, 39, was playing in a band opening for Great White. He was among the missing.

When she wasn't working at The Station, she managed the family's garden center in Johnston. She maintained a tough business stance with suppliers, a sunny rapport with customers -- and always made sure to have finely manicured fingernails.

"She had opinions and she stuck to them. She didn't take any grief from anyone," said Jacavone. "If she taught that somebody was being unfair or wrong, she'd let them know about it."