At the corner of Second St. and Euclid Ave, a large memorial with flowers and pictures was dedicated to Sophia Troetel, Josiah Santos and Katya Castillo-Mendoza. They tragically passed away last week. Cars rushed by as students and community members stopped to pay their respects.
“She would see you months later and immediately pick up the conversation where you left it off,” Noah Fleisher said about Troetel. “Sophia especially was just so friendly and outgoing. She remembered little things about people.”
He was one of the community members who stopped by the memorial, and said more needs to be done to the lighting in the area…