Martin and domestic violence victims remembered at Eaton Field

 

[June 04, 2020] 

Tuesday evening at Eaton Field was a time of remembering those whose lives have been unnecessarily, violently, cut short.

The candlelight vigil was held on the one-year anniversary of the death of Logan Correctional Center Officer Allissa Martin.

About 150 people came out Tuesday night to remember Martin, and Kayla Cook, a family member who lost her life almost two years earlier to domestic violence as well.

Families gathered. Friends gathered. Many wore shirts with messages and pictures, dates or a badge number. Mostly, it was a memorial service and a time for friends and family to get together and remember and support others who had had domestic violence in their families.

Many brought candles, while others were offered one to light. There were purple bags in the shape of a ribbon with candles inside laid out on the Eaton field as a tribute to those who have lost loved ones to domestic violence.

It was an evening that served to remind us that though we have lost many to domestic violence, we will never forget each one who lived between the birth date and end of time on this earth.

Coming together brings healing. This type of support brings resolve. For those lives too early taken by another, the rest of us must stand in the gap to support what is right and just, and Logan County does that best.

[Karen Hargis]