Candle Category: Sorrow

This is a candle of sorrow, a remembrance for Micah Desiante’s student Daniella who lost her best friend to suicide this week; please keep them in your heart.

This is a candle of sorrow and healing from Nick Lewis and Judie Rinearson for Nick’s dear cousin Sarah Ringle. Sarah who slowly descended into deep dementia due to frontal lobe dementia died peacefully at home on Friday October 4th. Sarah had a sparkling wit, playful nature and fun-loving approach to life. She’s already missed...

We lit a candle for the people of Winder, Georgia, as they are devastated by a mass shooting at their high school. Once again, the easy availability of deadly weapons to those who should never have them has resulted in tragedy.

Mary E. Jones lit a candle of support for Konstantine Trikas in his sorrow. Konstantine recently lost his father who died after shoveling snow.

We lit a candle for Dawn Coleman’s cousin Omar Johnson Pilgrim. Omar was killed in a road rage incident in East Orange on Friday, June 2. Please keep Omar, and Dawn in your thoughts and prayers.

We lit a candle of sorrow for Kurt Byerly of Glen Ridge who died unexpectedly on May 7, 2023 at the age of 51. We grieve with his wife and two young daughters.