I'd like to take a moment today to remember some of the young people of Back of the Yards who have died in the past year.
Chris Pineda, Whitney Young senior
Esmeralda, 15-year-old parishioner at Holy Cross, who died recently of a seizure. The other day I was on Paulina and saw "RIP Esme" graffiti-ed on a window. You can read about her and her family at the Holy Cross/IHM website, in back issues of the bulletin.
Dorothy's son, although I don't know his age.
The son of the woman who was walking up and down the street on North Marshfield late last winter soliciting donations for his funeral expenses.
Fabio Laic, 19, shot in the alley near 49th and Hoyne in late September.
IF you are reading this and know of others you'd like to remember, please comment and add their names. Rest in peace to them, and my prayers go out to all their families today.
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