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1 day ago

Greetings from London, where a big COVID memorial holds vigil over the halls of power

The 1,640-foot-long National Covid Memorial Wall stretched along the bank of the River Thames, directly opposite the Parliament, as if holding vigil over the nation's corridors of power.
US news
Social justice
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 day ago

Cascades of Freedom flow at San Francisco' Martin Luther King Jr. memorial

Yerba Buena Gardens features a significant monument to Martin Luther King Jr., promoting justice, peace, and reflection.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.dw.com
2 days ago

Ukraine: Top EU diplomats mark 4 years since Bucha massacre

EU foreign ministers visited Kyiv to honor Bucha victims and reaffirm support for Ukraine against Russian aggression.
Music
fromConsequence
3 days ago

Matt Krupanski, Founding Drummer of BoySetsFire, Has Died

Matt Krupanski, founding drummer of BoySetsFire, has passed away, leaving a significant impact on his band and family.
NYC LGBT
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire victims remembered on 115th anniversary | amNewYork

The 115th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire was commemorated by nearly 400 attendees, emphasizing the need for workplace safety regulations.
#gun-violence
fromNew York Post
1 week ago
NYC parents

NYC high school football star, honors student shot dead just 4 days before 17th birthday remembered for 'million-dollar smile'

A 16-year-old football star, Ka'Mardre Coleman, was fatally shot in Brooklyn, remembered for his bright personality and promising future.
fromwww.cbc.ca
7 months ago
Canada news

Community members pack hall to remember young boy killed by stray bullet in Toronto | CBC News

An eight-year-old Toronto boy, Jahvai Roy, was killed by a stray bullet; community held memorials while police seek a white Acura believed involved.
NYC parents
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

NYC high school football star, honors student shot dead just 4 days before 17th birthday remembered for 'million-dollar smile'

A 16-year-old football star, Ka'Mardre Coleman, was fatally shot in Brooklyn, remembered for his bright personality and promising future.
fromwww.cbc.ca
7 months ago
Canada news

Community members pack hall to remember young boy killed by stray bullet in Toronto | CBC News

New York Mets
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Mets to honor Davey Johnson with memorial patch in 2026 | amNewYork

The New York Mets will honor former manager Davey Johnson with a memorial shoulder patch during the 2026 season.
#grief
fromTODAY.com
1 week ago
SF parents

She Found a List In Her Late Husband's Journal. How It Helped Their Family Move Forward

Leslie Harter-Berg honors her late husband by celebrating his birthday with their sons through activities from his bucket list.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago
New York City

"Something Familiar," by Mary Gaitskill

A woman returns to New York after years to attend a memorial, carrying deep grief while observing the city's raggedness and a taxi driver's worn humanity.
SF parents
fromTODAY.com
1 week ago

She Found a List In Her Late Husband's Journal. How It Helped Their Family Move Forward

Leslie Harter-Berg honors her late husband by celebrating his birthday with their sons through activities from his bucket list.
New York City
fromHoodline
1 week ago

Deadly Cold Snap Leaves Brooklyn Family Grieving Son Found On Manhattan Bridge

Jonathan Pender died from hypothermia, exacerbated by alcoholism, during a severe cold snap in New York City.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 week ago

Memorial held for family of 4 killed in SF West Portal crash as driver expected to plead no contest

A memorial for a family killed by an elderly driver emphasizes the need for safer streets in San Francisco.
Washington DC
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay

A plaque honoring Capitol police officers who defended the building during the January 6, 2021 siege was installed three years after being required by law.
Philosophy
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Fionnan Sheahan: In liberal Ireland, you can now expect to be Catholic-shamed for having ashes on your forehead

An Ash Wednesday ritual performed in memory of a devout father was interpreted as 'far right' despite being a private act of remembrance.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

'Keep their light on in our world': Daughter remembers Eastham couple who fell through ice

An Eastham couple, Gerard and Kathleen Boucher, died Feb. 14 after falling through ice while walking a dog; their daughter urged helping others in memory.
Higher education
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Framingham State remembers alum Christa McAuliffe on anniversary of Challenger explosion

Framingham State University will host a memorial service and musical tribute on Jan. 28 to honor Christa McAuliffe and the Challenger crew.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Minnesotans mourn Alex Pretti, man killed by Border Patrol agents

I thought it was just a dream, but I'm here now. It feels real. It really happened. You know, in a movie, when you shoot people, I know it's fake. I never knew it (could be) real.
Social justice
#claude
#bob-weir
US news
fromESPN.com
2 months ago

Greg Biffle, family remembered at memorial service

Greg Biffle, his wife and children, and four others died in a plane crash; the NASCAR community held a memorial celebrating his racing legacy and humanitarianism.
#bobby-weir
#albino-alligator
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Mangyeong Church Martyrs Memorial / AEV Architectures + TONN architects

WooJung Park + 22 Category: Churches, Memorial Center Architects: Woojin Lim, Yunseok Kwak (AEV Architectures) + Jungim Yoo + Yunhee Lee (TONN Architect) Participating Artists: Andrea Roggi, Ignazio Campagna, Jeeyean Shim, Soon-phil Maeng More SpecsLess Specs WooJung Park Text description provided by the architects. A Place of Memory and Reconciliation Created by Light In the tranquil village of Mangyeong, located three hours south of Seoul, a deeply meaningful commemorative space has been established.
Arts
Miscellaneous
fromwww.thelocal.ch
2 months ago

Swiss identify 24 victims of New Year fire at ski resort

A New Year's bar fire in Crans-Montana killed 40 people, injured 119, with 24 victims identified including 11 minors and six foreign nationals.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Kerry gardai hopeful of progress in Mike Gaine murder case in 2026

Friends and family commemorated Kenmare sheep farmer Mike Gaine after his murder following an eight-month missing-person investigation and one of the year's most high-profile cases.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Lovers Point shark attack victim identified by watch, shark band' on ankle

Erica Fox was killed by a shark off Lovers Point; her body was found a week later, prompting mourning among Kelp Krawlers members.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

In Memoriam 2025: The Musicians We Lost

Numerous influential musicians died in 2025, leaving enduring legacies through their songs, performances, and lasting impact on music and listeners.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

Londoners warned to stay safe at Christmas parties as water-related incidents more than double in five years

Water-related incidents in London rose 77% in five years, prompting urgent warnings to avoid water edges, stick to well-lit routes, and call 999.
fromABC7 New York
3 months ago

Remembering the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, 13 years later

"This tragedy thirteen years ago is one of the worst to ever occur in Connecticut, and our hearts will forever be with the twenty innocent children who were taken all too soon and the six devoted educators who lost their lives protecting the students they heroically guarded," Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said. "Let this anniversary serve as a reminder of the courage and strength of our school teachers and faculty, the ongoing need to dedicate ourselves to being sources of love and humanity, and our collective responsibility to work toward a more peaceful, kind, and hopeful world."
US news
#grenfell-tower
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

LIVE: Public memorial for legendary football coach John Beam being held in Oakland

A public memorial walk in Oakland will honor legendary football coach John Beam, who was shot and killed last month at Laney College.
fromESPN.com
3 months ago

Liverpool pay emotional tribute to Diogo Jota on 29th birthday

Today, as every day, we remember Diogo Jota on what would have been his 29th birthday,
Soccer (FIFA)
fromGameSpot
4 months ago

Industry Mourns Tomonobu Itagaki, Creator Of Dead Or Alive And 3D Ninja Gaiden

I was assigned to your department as a game planner. You told me you had no work for me. That's what you told me. Two weeks after I was assigned, I really had no work, haha. At the time, I lamented my bad luck, thinking it was the worst possible encounter,
Video games
World news
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

Memorial in Santa Clara Co. honors Ukrainian children killed in war as peace talks continue

Santa Clara County displays 664 angels honoring Ukrainian children killed in the nearly four-year war amid emerging hopes for a potential peace agreement.
#damilola-taylor
US news
fromESPN.com
4 months ago

Okla. juco hoops player dies from game injury

Connors State sophomore Ethan Dietz died from a head injury suffered during a game; several games were canceled and a campus vigil was scheduled.
Photography
fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

A life in focus: Tribute to photographer Marcia Resnick captures the wit, wildness and warmth she gave NYC | amNewYork

Marcia Resnick, a vibrant photographer and conceptual artist who documented the downtown music scene, was celebrated posthumously by friends, family, and colleagues at a memorial.
Food & drink
fromMission Local
4 months ago

Frankie Chamberlain loved Bernal Heights. It loved him back.

Frank Chamberlain's warm charm, generosity, and longtime service at Good Life Grocery made him a beloved fixture whose death left a hole in Bernal Heights.
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
4 months ago

A bipartisan show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney's funeral, absent Trump

Trump, who has been publicly silent about Cheney's death Nov. 3, was not invited to the 11 a.m. memorial service. Two ex-presidents came: Republican George W. Bush, who is to eulogize the man who served him as vice president, and Democrat Joe Biden, who once called Cheney the most dangerous vice president we've had probably in American history but now honors his commitment to his family and to his values.
US politics
France news
fromThe Local France
4 months ago

France marks decade since harrowing Paris attacks

France commemorates the 10th anniversary of the November 13, 2015 jihadist attacks that killed 130, with the sole surviving attacker imprisoned and a memorial planned.
California
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

Bay Area fire department engineer dies at 41 from job-related cancer

Retired Fairfield Fire Engineer Chris Bell, 41, died from job-related occupational cancer, leaving a wife, three daughters, and his parents.
#lgbtq-veterans
fromQNS
5 months ago

Forest Park baseball field dedicated in memory of Det. Brian 'Smiles' Simonsen - QNS

The NYPD's 102nd Precinct gathered with elected officials, family members and community locals for a heartfelt tribute to the late Det. Brian "Smiles" Simonsen, a beloved neighborhood officer who served on the precinct's frontline for 19 years. On Saturday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m., the baseball field section of Victory Field in Forest Park was renamed in honor of Simonsen's legacy. Simonsen, who succumbed to his injuries after responding to a robbery in Richmond Hill on Feb. 12, 2019, was remembered for his tireless commitment to public safety and genuine connection with the community.
New York City
US news
fromABC7 Chicago
5 months ago

Suspect ID'd in SoCal deputy's killing, wild motorcycle chase as flags fly at half-staff statewide

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Nuñez was fatally shot while responding to a domestic violence call; suspect Angelo Jose Saldivar was identified and remains hospitalized.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Serbian students lead powerful memorial for railway disaster anniversary

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Serbian city of Novi Sad to mark the first anniversary of a railway station disaster. Mourners placed flowers and candles along temporary fencing near the damaged station entrance on Saturday, where 16 people died when the canopy collapsed on November 1, 2024. I feel great pain and sadness, Svetlana, a 45-year-old woman, told the AFP news agency, capturing the sombre mood at the memorial gathering.
Black Lives Matter
San Francisco
fromSFGATE
5 months ago

SF neighborhood mourns loss of bodega cat allegedly killed by Waymo

A Waymo vehicle allegedly struck and killed KitKat, the long-time shop cat of Randa's Market, prompting a growing sidewalk memorial.
Apple
fromHarvard Business Review
5 months ago

What Every Leader Can Learn from the Principles of Yoga

Attendees at Steve Jobs's private memorial service received a mysterious, handpicked box whose contents remain unspecified.
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
5 months ago

'He was a great character and he's a huge loss. To be honest, the dressing room is not the same without him'

Shinrone club and community honor late hurler Joe Cleary ('Joe Liffey') through matches and memorials, aiding collective grieving after his unexpected February death.
Pets
fromFuncheap
5 months ago

Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos for Pets Candlelight Stroll (SF)

Community candlelit stroll honors deceased pets for Dia de los Muertos; attendees bring photos, share memories, and candles are provided with RSVP.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months ago

'Little library' in Burlingame honors 4-year-old boy killed in crash

Parents created a little library in Burlingame to honor 4-year-old Ayden Fang, who was killed in a chain-reaction crash.
Boston
fromBoston.com
5 months ago

Centuries-old church on the Freedom Trail unveils memorial to people enslaved by past ministers, parishioners

King's Chapel unveiled Unbound, a memorial honoring at least 219 enslaved people tied to its past, and will list identified names.
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5 months ago

Paul O'Grady's widower shares star's headstone with emotional tribute

My heartfelt thanks to the Commissary Court of the Diocese of Canterbury, the Parish of Bonnington and the Church of St Rumwold. Special appreciation to Robin Hopkins, commissary general of the Diocese of Canterbury, for granting permission for the final design, which features a replica of Buster, similar to the one at Battersea [dogs and cats home] headquarters. I miss him dearly every day but I am grateful that his resting place is now complete. I hope he would be pleased with the final design.
Television
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
5 months ago

Renewed calls for public inquiry as community gathers to mark third anniversary of Creeslough explosion

A memorial service in Creeslough commemorated the ten victims of the explosion on its third anniversary with prayers, silence, music, and calls for inquiry.
World news
fromCbsnews
5 months ago

Hundreds of empty chairs line Columbia's Butler Lawn, symbolizing victims of Oct. 7 massacre in Israel

Columbia University displayed 1,205 empty chairs on Butler Lawn to memorialize people murdered by Hamas in the October 7 massacre.
#ruth-bader-ginsburg
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
6 months ago

Nova Scotia woman brings husband's ashes to Blue Jays game to honour his memory | CBC News

A widow fulfilled her late husband's lifelong wish by taking his ashes and obituary to a Toronto Blue Jays game he never attended.
US news
fromESPN.com
6 months ago

How the Thunder helped heal Oklahoma City 30 years after unimaginable terror

A son remembers his mother killed in the Oklahoma City bombing while visiting the memorial's Field of Empty Chairs decades later.
#forgiveness
Mindfulness
fromApartment Therapy
6 months ago

The "5 Senses" Method Helped Me Transform My Outdoor Space from Barren to Breathtaking

Create a sensory garden using sound, scent, taste, color, and tactile elements to form a calming outdoor oasis and memorial space.
#charlie-kirk
fromwww.cbc.ca
6 months ago

6 new names added to Ontario monument for impaired driving victims | CBC News

"While we cannot erase the pain, we stand together in our grief," said MADD Canada Chief Operating Officer Dawn Regan at Saturday's ceremony.
Canada news
Music
fromConsequence
6 months ago

Memorial Walk for Late Mastodon Singer-Guitarist Brent Hinds Held in Atlanta

Brent Hinds, longtime Mastodon guitarist and singer, died in a motorcycle crash; bandmates and friends held a memorial walk in Atlanta to celebrate his life.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromIrish Independent
7 months ago

'She would have loved it': Family's emotion at memorial stone for mum-to-be Natalie McNally outside stadium

Natalie McNally, 15 weeks pregnant when she died, is commemorated with a memorial stone at Everton's stadium while her family receives club support.
Germany news
fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago

Berlin's memorial to victims of communism 'long overdue' DW 08/24/2025

A central Berlin memorial will honor victims of the GDR's communist dictatorship, commemorating persecution, deaths at the inner-German border, and suppression of freedoms.
fromwww.bbc.com
7 months ago

Hopes for tribute for basketballer crash victim

Mr Hibbert, from Camden, played at Argyle Square as a youngster and went on to play with Essex Rebels. The 24-year-old student died in a car crash in Colchester on 1 February, alongside three of his University of Essex friends.
Renovation
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Emmanuel Macron decries antisemitic hatred' after memorial tree cut down

The felling of an olive tree planted in memory of Ilan Halimi, a young French Jewish man tortured to death in 2006, caused outrage in France.
France news
#ozzy-osbourne
Miscellaneous
fromBoston.com
7 months ago

Maritime memorial celebrates life of paddleboarder killed in Maine

Sunshine Stewart, 48, was killed while paddleboarding, and 17-year-old Deven Young has been charged with her murder.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Nagasaki's twin bells ring in unison for first time in 80 years to mark atomic bombing

The twin cathedral bells at Immaculate Conception cathedral, also known as Urakami cathedral, rang together for the first time in 80 years to commemorate the bombing.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Gift from Grenada': grapefruit trees win protection after London campaign

Vasilisa Ermakova emphasized that the campaign to preserve the grapefruit trees was not just about the trees, but also about honoring Marline Anderson's memory. "It's almost like she will live for ever in my eyes."
Agriculture
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

French minister to take legal action against man who lit cigarette from memorial

I am filing a case immediately with the Paris state prosecutors so that this man will be found and sanctions imposed to make an example of him, Patricia Miralles, minister for veterans and remembrance, wrote on X.
France news
fromwww.dw.com
7 months ago

Japan: Passing on the pain of Hiroshima and Nagasaki DW 08/05/2025

Japan observes the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, commemorating the nearly 80,000 lives lost in the initial explosion and the subsequent impact.
History
Miscellaneous
fromIrish Independent
8 months ago

'No mother should have to endure this,' priest tells family of Fermanagh murder victims as hundreds attend prayer service

Vanessa Whyte, her son James, and daughter Sara were tragically killed in a suspected triple murder-suicide in Maguiresbridge.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
8 months ago

Basketball tournament honours 14-year-old murdered in Toronto's east end | CBC News

A memorial basketball tournament was held for Abdoul Aziz Sarr, a 14-year-old fatally stabbed, honoring his memory and community impact.
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