Tearful relatives paid tribute to the remaining eight of the 11 Shoreham Airshow disaster families in the second day of the inquest.
Eleven men died in the August 2015 tragedy when a vintage jet crash landed in a devastating fireball on the A27 near the airport.
Families told of missed opportunities and lives cut short in the eight pen portraits at the hearing.
A coroner told relatives of the 11 men that “everybody wanted to wrap their arms around them”.
Senior Coroner Penelope Schofield told the families: “It has been extremely difficult to hear and to witness your pain.”
Mark Trussler, 54, rode his motorbike to Shoreham to watch the airshow.
Fighting back tears, his daughter Samantha Hollis, 34, said: “After he was taken, he was made a grandad and he would have made the best grandad to my little girl.
“I can hear him saying he was too young to be a grandad. I’m so proud to be his daughter and tell you all what a wonderful man he was.”
Giovanna Chirico described Mark as the best partner and father.
“He could turn anyone’s bad day into smiles. He loved all six of his children with every ounce of his being.
“No words will ever come close to explain the loss we all feel.
“He may be gone but he lives on his me, his children and friends.”
Mark Trussler’s son Luke told the inquest at County Hall North in Horsham: “My father made me the man I have become today.
“He was my hero.”
Mark Reeves, 53, from Seaford was watching the airshow from the airport junction on the A27.
He was described as a devoted husband, father, grandfather and brother who had moved to the south coast to be near the sea in his retirement.
The inquest was told that his death left “an enormous void”.
Richard Smith, 26, from Hove, was cycling to the South Downs National Park with his friend Dylan Archer when they were both killed.
Richard had celebrated his birthday with a barbecue on Brighton beach the night before the crash. He had no idea the airshow was happening.
The inquest heard both his parents worked in air traffic control and his father regularly volunteered to work at airshows and his younger brother joined the RAF.
His youngest brother Edward lost his ambition to become involved in vintage aircraft restoration.
Dylan Archer, 42, from Brighton, was a company director and “devoted family man”.
In a statement, his family said they would like to be able to live and grieve in peace.
They used a poem by Cecil Day Lewis to express their sorrow. “Too early we saw his light put out.”
Maurice Abrahams, from Brighton was working as a chauffeur on the day of the crash.
The 76-year-old was on his way to collect a bride for her wedding.
Through the family solicitor, his son Edward said: “Our lives are in ruins.”
In a statement read to the inquest, his daughters said the upset and distress is as fresh seven years later and is still raw.
Mr Abrahams had a passion for vintage cars and even appeared in an episode of detective series Poirot driving one.
“We can never let the memories of these 11 men be forgotten,” his daughters said.
Anthony Brightwell, from Hove, was social care manager for Brighton and Hove City Council.
The 53-year-old had cycled to watch the airshow from the A27.
In a tribute read to the inquest his family said he was a kind, loving man.
His passion for aircraft and WWII history brought him to Shoreham to see one of the final flights of the Vulcan bomber.
His death was described as an indescribable loss.
“He was always smiling and thinking of other people,” said his family in their pen portrait.
Matthew Jones, 24, from Littlehampton was travelling home from work as a builder with his friend Daniele Polito.
His parents said: “What changed that day?
“Everything.”
Daniele Polito, 23, lived in Goring.
His sisters said he had a charm no-one could resist.
They described him as enthusiastic, fun loving and caring who put his son, family and friends first.
“We wish he had a little more time.
“Time may move forward but our grief remains the same knowing he did not get to live his life as he should and we continue to live our lives with his loss,” his sisters said in a statement.
The inquest heard brief details relating to the cause of death for each man before being adjourned until Monday.
Mrs Schofield told the families: “Hopefully, we will start to give you some answers.”
The long-awaited inquest is expected to last at least two weeks.
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