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Macon memorial to remember victims of violence

By Stanley Dunlap

sdunlap@macon.com
In this Telegraph file photo, candles burn for Terrilyn Williams at the spot where she was gunned down and killed on during a September 2010 remembrance of her. A memorial service for victims of gun violence will be held in Macon on June 12, 2017.
In this Telegraph file photo, candles burn for Terrilyn Williams at the spot where she was gunned down and killed on during a September 2010 remembrance of her. A memorial service for victims of gun violence will be held in Macon on June 12, 2017. Grant Blankenship The Telegraph

A memorial will be held next week for victims of violence.

The Violence Awareness Memorial Service will take place 6 p.m. Monday at the Macon-Bibb County Government Center, 700 Poplar St. June is national Gun Violence Awareness Month.

People attending are encouraged to wear orange and bring orange balloons.

For more information, contact Sarah Hunt at 478-257-6842 or 478-336-3700.

Stanley Dunlap: 478-744-4623, @stan_telegraph

This story was originally published June 9, 2017 at 2:21 PM with the headline "Macon memorial to remember victims of violence."

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