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Their Light Shines On: Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2023

12.21.23

On December 21, the longest night of the year, we gathered for Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. We remembered the lives of 127 people without homes who died in 2023.


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Senior Client Relations Manager Malcolm Williams, LCSW-C, delivered an original piece to commemorate the night.

Read the names of the friends and family who passed below.

 

Aaron Hall

Ahtea Patterson

Anthony Williams

Anthony Johnson

Antonio Mitchell

Antwone Anthony

Barbara Norris

Barry Cornish

Benedict Boblitz

Benjamin Johnson

Benzina Boice

Bishop David Oconnell

Brandon Hargraves

Brian Jones

Brittany Jones

Buck

Charles Frye

Charles Robinson

Charley Bowser

Clayton Butts

Craig Chestnut

Damien Quinnes

David Franklin

Dawn Kozlowski

Delores Frieze

Dennis Green

Desmond Murray

Dorothy Neal

Eddie Canway

Elmer Fernanders

Frederick Franklin

Garcia Benjamin

George Marsh

Glenford Johnson

Greg Ewell

Hamid Fakhori

Harry Scott

Howard Floyd

Iquan Dinking

Jacob George

James Carter

James Smith

James Gwynn

James Reynolds

James Eloron

James Ebron

Janice Baker

Jasmine Adair

Jayquan Friend

Jeffrey Britt Jr

Jeffrey Powell

Jerry Malloy

Jerry Morris

Jesiyca Wilson

Jesse Harley

Jesse Fabian

John Martin

Joseph Smithson

Joseph Everett

Joyce Taylor

Juan James

Justin White

Keith Yeager

Kelly Harmon

Kenneth Quick

Kevin Mason Mason

Kimberly Ward

Kirk Parker

Larry Jones

Leah Dixon

Leodegario Rodriguez

Leroy Prince

Leroy White

Linda Toler

Lloyd Stone

Lorna Stokes

Mama Mary

Maria Carter

Mark Kirby

Mark Hall

Martin Boliraw

Marvin Shropshire

Michael Griffin

Michael Branch

Michael Edmonds

Miguel Bonilla

Ms. Irch

Nakiyah (Kay) Collins

Nathaniel Lewis

Nathaniel Harris

Nykayla Strawder

Oscar Diaz

Phyliss Hill

Phyllis Nolley

Pierre Upshaw

Quinn Carter

Rachel Joy

Ralph Johnson

Richard Monczewski

Rick Debilwiss

Robert Hollander

Robert Helton

Robert Dangerfield

Ronald Whittaker

Rose Marie Mohr

Samuel Hall

Sandra Smith

Shawn Hooker

Shelley Lambrith

Taylor Friend

Terence Walker

Thomas Smith Jr

Traci Edge-Washington

Traquarn Lewis

Trea Ellinger

Tyrone Moss Jr

Venice Bryant

Veronica Dorsey

Victor Datcher

Volora Queen

Wendell Drummond

William Tscheschlog

William Burdette

William Blandon

Willie Samuel

Zachary Grandy

Zay Friend

 

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