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Search for blast victims uncovered a daughter’s marriage

This May 2015 family photo shows Sascha Pinczowski at her graduation from Marymount Manhattan College in New York. Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work and travelers setting off on long-anticipated vacations. They came from dozens of nations to a city that's home to the European Union, NATO and other international institutions. Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch nationals who lived in the U.S., were headed home to the United States when a bomb exploded at the Brussels airport Tuesday, March 22. Sascha Pinczowski, 26, was a 2015 graduate of Marymount Manhattan College in New York with a degree in business. She spent last summer as an intern at a catering company, Shiraz Events. (Courtesy of the family via AP)
This May 2015 family photo shows Sascha Pinczowski at her graduation from Marymount Manhattan College in New York. Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work and travelers setting off on long-anticipated vacations. They came from dozens of nations to a city that's home to the European Union, NATO and other international institutions. Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch nationals who lived in the U.S., were headed home to the United States when a bomb exploded at the Brussels airport Tuesday, March 22. Sascha Pinczowski, 26, was a 2015 graduate of Marymount Manhattan College in New York with a degree in business. She spent last summer as an intern at a catering company, Shiraz Events. (Courtesy of the family via AP) This May 2015 family photo shows Sascha Pinczowski at her graduation from Marymount Manhattan College in New York. Victims of the attacks on Brussels' airport and subway included commuters heading to work and travelers setting off on long-anticipated vacations. They came from dozens of nations to a city that's home to the European Union, NATO and other international institutions. Alexander and Sascha Pinczowski, Dutch nationals who lived in the U.S., were headed home to the United States when a bomb exploded at the Brussels airport Tuesday, March 22. Sascha Pinczowski, 26, was a 2015 graduate of Marymount Manhattan College in New York with a degree in business. She spent last summer as an intern at a catering company, Shiraz Events. (Courtesy of the family via AP)

By Associated Press 3 min read

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands (AP) – James Cain learned only last Tuesday, following the airport bombing in Brussels, that his daughter was married.

The secret emerged as he and his daughter, Cameron, searched anxiously for news of Alexander Pinczowski and his sister, Sascha. Cameron disclosed to her father that she and Alexander had wed in 2013.

Alexander and Sascha, Dutch citizens who lived in New York, both died in the attacks.

On Tuesday, Cain said the revelation that he had a son-in-law was “the bright spot in our otherwise anguishing week.”

He said his daughter and Alexander kept their marriage quiet because they “wanted to have all the immigration paperwork done, and Alex’s career path more stabilized, before coming to us and planning a traditional Southern Church wedding in North Carolina.”