At Orlando service, doves and tears for 136 homeless people who died this year

ORLANDO, Fla. – Among the tall palms of downtown Orlando’s Heritage Square, bedecked with lights, a small artificial Christmas tree near the entrance to the Orange County Regional History Center might be easy to miss.

On Wednesday morning, dozens gathered to pray and to remember 136 people who also, on any other day, might have gone unnoticed.

“We pause, gather and reflect to honor those who have died on the streets or in emergency shelters,” said Kristi Nowrouzi with IDignity, an organization that helps people get paperwork and identification cards…

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