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Category: In Memoriam

Burning candle

The lives lost in the Las Vegas massacre

October 3rd, 2017 Andrew Villeneuve In Memoriam

Dozens of people were killed and hundreds were injured Sunday when a gunman opened fire at a country music festival in Las Vegas. Via The Washington Post, here are stories of those who died.

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The Tower kids

Lobbyist Brad Tower thanks friends and family as he remembers his three children, taken away from him by fire

March 5th, 2016 Andrew Villeneuve In Memoriam

Ben, Maddy and Sam cannot be summed up here. I’ve tried, and erased every effort. If you knew them, then you understand. They made this

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Mary Katherine Ham and Jake Brewer

She was a conservative pundit. He was a liberal activist. At home, none of that mattered.

October 2nd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve In Memoriam, Public Service

She was a conservative pundit. He was a liberal activist. At home, none of that mattered. The Washington Post‘s Jessica Contrera offers a well-written, touching

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President Obama eulogizes Charleston shooting victims

President Obama eulogizes victims of Charleston hate crime

June 26th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Civil Liberties, Core Topics, In Memoriam, Spirituality

President Obama traveled to the College of Charleston in South Carolina today to deliver a eulogy for Reverend Clement Pinckney and 8 other congregation members of Emanuel AME who were killed on June 17th, 2015.

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