This was a very interesting event, not because of the content of the event itself, but what was happening around the event at the park that time. In fact the event itself was no more than seeing people crying at a memorial. However, at the same time, 50 feet away from the memorial, there was big birthday party celebration and the music was pretty loud. It was really disturbing the atmosphere where people are remembering the dead of their family members. I just felt that it was a very interesting contrast: celebrating life and remembering the dead all happen at the same time.
Elka Fernandez, whose son was murdered, gets emotional as she observes a moment of silence at a candlelight vigil for family members who have survived the violent death of a loved one at International Peace Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah Saturday, Sept., 26, 2009.
