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 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.
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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] |
