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SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – A community gathered in the light of a candle Monday night to celebrate life and mourn the tragic loss of a beloved teacher murdered this weekend in an act of senseless violence.
Hundreds of people gathered on the lawn of Woodbury Elementary School to pay a moving tribute to Aisha M. Fraser, a teacher whose life was interrupted two days ago at her ex-husband's Shaker's home. ex-judge Lance Mason, who is currently in detention charges.
The commemorative vigil was also a call to the community to advance its light.
"She was building a bridge – she put all her heart into her life," said her pastor, Chip Freed of Garfield Memorial Church, adding that the tragedy "leaves us with many questions about the sacrifice of this great soul".
His death also left two little girls, Audrey and Ava, without a mother.
"As John Morris, president of the Shaker Heights Teachers' Association, said earlier, we must be here as a community to help and support his daughters," said LauraAnn Moore, a teacher in Woodbury. .
Another friend and member of her sixth-grade teacher team, Christine Farren, recalled the aphorisms Fraser used at work and in hobbies.
But what has most caught Farren's attention at this stage, it's last Friday, when "Upper Sixth-grade East" had just sacked 150 students ready for the Thanksgiving break.
"Aisha had just returned from her bus service and had exclaimed" Ziggety-boo! " This was followed by a significant laugh, "said Farren." And I knew very little that these would be the last words she'd ever have said. "
Fraser, who attended Shaker schools since kindergarten, also recalled members of her class of 1991, including Beth Portner, a teacher in Woodbury, and Monroe Jackson.
"She was really a Shakerite with all her heart," said Johnson, remembering his cheerleader days and orchestra member.
As a pastor at the Christian Kingdom Assembly, Johnson also urged the community to take a stand against domestic violence and work to "never allow this to happen again."
The vigil also included some of Fraser's favorite music, largely sung by the Shaker Heights High School choir, which opened on "Amazing Grace" and ended on "The Lord," who bless you and keep you safe. "
Fraser's favorite song, "Her Eye on the Sparrow," by Lauryn Hill, was also performed. A student from Woodbury also read Maya Angelou's poem "When Great Trees Fall".
The acting director of the Shaker School, Stephen Wilkins, has remembered "his words of support and love for his students," adding that he hoped the community would "surround and would hold his adorable daughters. "
Woodbury's director, Danny Young, described Fraser as "a kind, loving, dedicated and incredible mother – endowed with a sense of extraordinary humor," adding that "we lost an angel and an educator phenomenal".
Even an inspiring speaker was caught off guard when he understood everything: it was about his uncle, George Fraser, who thanked the crowd for this demonstration of love and solidarity, calling his niece "personified love".
Standing at the entrance of the school decorated with her photo and the words "Forever In Our Hearts", Fraser also noted that her "two beautiful girls were traumatized by life".
With this in mind, SHTA has created a GoFundMe account for them. On Monday, Morris told everyone to take Fraser's spirit with them along the lighted sidewalks and keep him alive for others.
"Aisha's light is now shining on another shore," said Freed. "For the rest of us, we can either curse darkness or light candles."
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