The city’s homeless, each of whom died under different circumstances this year, will be remembered during a memorial service at Forest Lawn cemetery in Bixby Knolls this Saturday.
The annual multi-faith service will take place once again on Dec. 21, which marks winter solstice and considered the longest night of the year.
It will include musical performances by local artists and culminate with the reading of the names and lighting of candles for each person who died.
This year over 50 people will be remembered, a slight dip from last year during which 61 people experiencing homelessness were memorialized.
The following people will be remembered:
- Angel Ty Lester
- Anthony Eugene Durr
- Ayesha Lynette Williams
- Bonnie Jo Dale
- Brett William Bohannon
- Brian Lynn Brummett
- Christopher Dwight Hines
- Christopher Thomas Dangelo
- Daniel Cameron Cardone
- Daniel Earl Guilliatt
- Eddie Rodriguez
- Eronald Deas III
- Euclides Antonio Herdia
- Frank Thomas Miller
- George Edward Williams III
- James Bryant Gaefcke
- James Manning III
- Jason Leslie Kirk
- Jeffrey Condon
- Jeffrey Monico Puga
- Joanne Marlene Covington
- John Roderick Neahr III
- Jose Alcalea Avila-Correa
- Kathryne A Bell
- Kerry Dean Lamb
- Kevin Derek Carnahan
- Larry Edward Woods
- LaTonia Latrice Williams
- Loretta Jean Inocentes
- Melinda Sue Wilson
- Michael Anthony Sotomayor
- Michael Eugene Hobbs
- Michael Jacob Tyner
- Michael Wayne Matthews
- Mike Tony Yanis
- Miriam Guiza
- Modesto Carrillo
- Nichole Arlea Hill
- Raymundo Montano Garcia
- Rhonda Cynara Scane
- Richard Jacob Casillas
- Ricky Gonzalez
- Robert Michael Reyes
- Robert O’Brian
- Ronald Douglas Still
- Rosa Maria Gonzales
- Roy G. Ferguson
- Sharon Lorraine Benavidez
- Sky Lewis Crable
- Steven John Michie
- Terry Scott Starks
- Thomas Wayne Jenkins Jr.
- Vanessa Diane Brimmer
- William Gregory Tauber
Services will begin at 6 p.m. Forest Lawn is located at 1500 E. San Antonio Drive. For more information on the event, including parking instructions, click here.