On Sunday in Norfolk, about 30 people met near City Hall and carried electronic candles as they walked several blocks through downtown to Freemason Street Baptist Church for a vigil.
Before they set off, Natalie Jackson, the continuum of care manager for the nonprofit Planning Council, told the crowd they were remembering people from Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight, Norfolk, Southampton and Suffolk.
“We’ve lost 33 lives this year that we know of, as well as the lives of two dedicated staff members with the Norfolk Community Services Board,” Jackson said. “Each name represents a story, and we’re here to honor them all today. Their absence reminds us not only about the fragility of life, but of our shared responsibility to one another as a community.”…