Honoring the dead
With the death of her 18-year-old son still a vivid memory, Martha Torres released a balloon with his name on it Sunday to bring attention to those who have died at the hands of another. Robert S. Hong in the Daily News.
"This is a new experience for me," said the Burbank woman, whose son, Oscar, was killed in 2005 in Glendale by a driver who was later convicted of second-degree murder. "At least we know that somebody will remember them."
Torres joined dozens of other families at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary on Sunday to pay tribute to their slain loved ones and advocate for the rights of victims' families in the judicial process.
This 23rd annual event, put on by nonprofit Justice For Homicide Victims, began about noon atop one of the park's grassy slopes where nearly 200 gathered, some wearing pins with photos of lost loved ones.