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Homicide-loss survivors to participate in 5th annual commemorative walk

Participants at last year's "Remember Me" walk release balloons to honor loved ones they had lost to homicide. (Photo by Morris Abernathy)
Participants at last year's "Remember Me" walk release balloons to honor loved ones they had lost to homicide. (Photo by Morris Abernathy)

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JACKSON, Tenn. — Sept. 28, 2012 — The fifth annual 鈥淩emember Me鈥� commemorative walk for homicide-loss survivors will take place Oct. 1 at 黑料论坛.

The evening will begin with a photo opportunity for survivors at 4 p.m. in the Carl Grant Events Center, followed by a barbecue dinner at 5:45 pm.

黑料论坛 President David S. Dockery will give a short address at dinner that will lead to a candlelight walk of remembrance.

Anyone is welcomed to come to the walk as a witness, and are asked to arrive by 6:30 p.m. in black pants and a white shirt to distinguish themselves as Union students.

"It is a time for someone to take notice of the people these families lost," said Nita Mehr, professor of social work at Union.

As a survivor of homicide loss herself, Mehr also co-leads a homicide support group each week on campus that gives survivors a place to talk about what they are facing.

Liberty High School ROTC students will serve as the honor guards and lead the processional around Miller Tower. The walk will end with each survivor releasing a balloon into the night sky.

Each survivor will also be given a special gift in memory of their loved ones.

For more information, contact Mehr at 731-661-5552 or nmehr@uu.edu.

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10/1/12 - David S. Dockery, president of the university, brings the keynote address at the fifth annual Remember Me Commemorative Walk.
10/1/12 - David S. Dockery, president of the university, brings the keynote address at the fifth annual Remember Me Commemorative Walk. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
10/1/12 - The Honor Guard wait for the start of the Remember Me Commemorative Walk.
10/1/12 - The Honor Guard wait for the start of the Remember Me Commemorative Walk. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
10/1/12 - The Honor Guard makes their way to the great lawn during the fifth annual Remember Me Commemorative Walk.
10/1/12 - The Honor Guard makes their way to the great lawn during the fifth annual Remember Me Commemorative Walk. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
10/1/12 - Mayor Jerry Gist walks with the Honor Guard to the great lawn during the Remember Me Commemorative Walk.
10/1/12 - Mayor Jerry Gist walks with the Honor Guard to the great lawn during the Remember Me Commemorative Walk. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
10/1/12 - The Honor Guard makes it way past Miller Tower during the Remember Me Commemorative Walk.
10/1/12 - The Honor Guard makes it way past Miller Tower during the Remember Me Commemorative Walk. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
10/1/12 - Participants at this year's Remember Me Commemorative Walk release balloons to honor loved ones that they lost to homicide.
10/1/12 - Participants at this year's Remember Me Commemorative Walk release balloons to honor loved ones that they lost to homicide. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
10/1/12 - Participants at this year's Remember Me Commemorative Walk release balloons to honor loved ones that were lost to homicide.
10/1/12 - Participants at this year's Remember Me Commemorative Walk release balloons to honor loved ones that were lost to homicide. - Morris Abernathy | Large | X-Large
Media contact: Tim Ellsworth, news@uu.edu, 731-661-5215