‘You just learn how to carry it’: For some, holidays are tragic reminder of loved ones lost to gun violence

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacquez Anlage would have turned 26 this year.

But instead of counting candles for his cake, his mother is keeping track of a different number.

“It’s been 1,895 days, and some days, it still feels like Day 1,” Crystal Anlage said of the time that has passed since Jacquez was gunned down at the Arco Place Apartments on Oct. 17, 2020. “It doesn’t get easier; you just learn how to carry it.”…

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