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A tightly knit community in Lewis County tries to tackle the horrific rapes and murders of a teenager. On Tuesday evening, July 3, 3028, they held a candlelight vigil for 16-year-old Ben Eastman at White Pass High School, where he would have been a junior. (Photo: KOMO News)
RANDLE, Wash. – A tightly knit community in Lewis County is trying to tackle the horrific rapes and murders of a teenager.
Tuesday night, they held a candlelight vigil for Ben, 16 years old. Eastman at White Pass High School, where he would have been a junior.
The community does not know how to go beyond what has happened. Eastman's body was found in a shallow grave last week.
Instead, the community focuses on who he was – and an out-of-school high school sign told him, "Your light will always shine." [19659003"BenvamemanqueretjenepensepasqueSomeonepuissedireablesswordaboutBen"saidChrisSchumakerdirectorofWhitePass"hewasalongtimeboutandworld"andlovedthathewasadevolvedman"
People who loved Ben Eastman raised their candles to keep his memory brilliant.
Orange and Blue Balloons floated in the sky to honor the Miami Dolphins fan, who played basketball every day.
"Today, I've had the opportunity to see and see how many people are better because of him "Jessica Gleason's childhood friend." Because he's a brilliant brilliant soul. "
Ben is remembered as someone who was always looking for his family and his friends.
Even the friend who is now accused of having lured him into the woods and beat him dead, then burried Ben in a shallow grave.
[19659003] Jonathan Ada Mson, 21, and her younger brother Benny Marquez, 16, are now charged with rape and murder. be brought to justice on July 12 in Lewis County.
"You think", how can this happen in my community? How can this happen in a small town in the United States? Schumaker said, "It's not normal, things like that do not happen."
Although Ben's family and friends want to focus on his legacy of kindness, the Weld community is more whole.
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The community plans another evening for Ben at Chehalis in George Washington Park on Thursday, and the community rallies around the family. of Ben with various fundraisers to help pay for his funeral.
The organizers began fundraising by selling JusticeforBen T-shirts.
July 10 from 11:30 am to 8:00 am: 30:00 am Papa Bear Restaurant and Lounge in Morton will donate all Taco Taco sales on Tuesday to help the Eastman family during this difficult time.
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