Tears and tributes at Virginia memorial for Heather Heyer
Hundreds of purple-clad residents have packed a historic
American theater to remember the 32-year-old woman killed when a suspected
white nationalist crashed his car into anti-racist demonstrators.
Heather
Heyer, a paralegal who colleagues said was dedicated to social justice, was
killed in Charlottesville, Virginia, after clashes on Saturday between white
nationalists attending a “Unite the Right” gathering and counterprotesters.
“We
are absolutely in awe at this outpouring of affection,” Elwood Shrader, Heyer’s
grandfather, told the service at the city’s 1930s era Paramount Theater, near
where she died. “She wanted respect for everybody. In our family, all lives
matter.”
In
the crowd were Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, U.S. Sen. Tim Kane and
Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer. Many of those attending wore purple,
Heyer’s favourite color, at the request of her family.......
Rest in perfect peace Blessed Heather Heyer
Credit: YahooNews
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