Plymouth Candlelight Vigil Comforts Families Who Have Lost Children
Compassionate Friends provides support for families of children who have died.
The holidays can be an especially difficult time for parents who have lost a child. The Western Wayne County chapter of the Compassionate Friends, which held its 16th annual Worldwide Candlelight Vigil on Sunday in Plymouth's Kellogg Park, aims to ease the pain for those whose children or grandchildren have died. Families braved the cold, damp weather Sunday to light candles for one hour to pay tribute to children who have died. Onstage, members of the Compassionate Friends read names aloud of children whose lives were being honored. Afterwards, families walked the Kellogg Park Walk of Trees, a display that includes illuminated and decorated holiday trees paying tribute to deceased loved ones. Gail Lafferty of Livonia, whose 18-year-old…
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