Candle Category: Remembrance

We light this candle at the one year anniversary of the senseless death of Breonna Taylor. As her family and the world mourns her death may we continue to fight the injustices that lead to her murder.

Jane Gaertner and Kate Philipson light this candle of remembrance for Neil Philipson, Jane’s husband and Kate’s dad, who died 15 years ago on March 16.  Neil’s lovely smile and warmth are a source of comfort in our lives and for our extended families.

Susie Roman Luna and Domingo Martinez lit a candle for their son, Michael – who would have been 3 yrs old this week. Michael was born prematurely at 26 weeks old on March 4, 2018, and passed 4 months later of congenital heart disease. Michael also had Down’s Syndrome and drove much awareness for his...

Judy and Rebecca Lutzy light this candle for Judy’s Aunt Rita Ehrlich who died this past week. Judy’s mother’s younger sister, she was only 16 when Judy was born and was always more like a big sister. Later in life, living near one another, they became even closer and she and her husband were like...

Ann Trip and Foxxy (Sher) Pullen light a candle of remembrance for their close friend Christopher “Drenny” Wallace. Christopher died on Feb. 18. We wish to keep his spouse, Deanna, and their children in our thoughts. Whenever we see an image of a dragon, especially a sapphire one, we will think of our friend Drenny....

Becca Seibert Nast shares, “I light this candle of remembrance for my aunt, Gladys Shaw, who passed away Sunday morning February 21st after living many years with dementia. Aunt Gladys was the picture of resilience. She taught me so many ways to make art and to see beauty in the world. Her loving, funny, creative...