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Advocates work to make sure slain London woman is not forgotten (www.cbc.ca)

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Two women's advocates are working with the brother of a London woman killed in June to raise money for a headstone and a memorial bench.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 3 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Mark Sheldon's memories of his sister in their small Quebec hometown are full of joy — chasing each other around the backyard, laughing so hard it was difficult to keep running.

Cheryl Sheldon was killed in June in London, Ont., and now two women's advocates are working to make sure there are ways to remember her both here, where she died, and in Fitch Bay, Quebec, where she grew up.

Megan Walker and Fabienne Haller, who used to work at the London Abused Women's Centre (LAWC), have started an online GoFundMe fundraiser to collect money for a proper headstone in Fitch Bay, southeast of Montreal, and a memorial bench in London.

"We want to make sure she is remembered in her home province and also here in London because she had so many supporters here," said Walker, who ran LAWC for 24 years before retiring in 2021.

The memorial bench in London would be a place for people to reflect on Sheldon's life and death, Haller said.

"Her friends and also anyone who knows the story, who wants to have a little bit of reflective time, can go and remember Cheryl and all the victims of femicide here in London."

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