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John Burnley, left, lost his daughter, Juanita Burnley, to homicide in 2007. Mr. Burnley attended the memorial with his grandson, Quinton Washington, right, Ms. Burnley’s son.

John Burnley, left, lost his daughter, Juanita Burnley, to homicide in 2007. Mr. Burnley attended the memorial with his grandson, Quinton Washington, right, Ms. Burnley’s …

Published on December 23, 2014

Published on December 23, 2014

Published on December 23, 2014
Donald Earley sculpted the “River of Tears” memorial statue in 1996 on behalf of the Coalition Against Urban Violence led by Linda Jordan, who lost her son to violence six years earlier. The statue, a permanent memorial to victims of violence, is installed at City Hall in Downtown and is a centerpiece of the annual remembrance vigil the coalition holds for families of victims. Mr. Earley, an artist and assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Qatar campus, lost a nephew, Noel, to violence in 1999 in Richmond.

Donald Earley sculpted the “River of Tears” memorial statue in 1996 on behalf of the Coalition Against Urban Violence led by Linda Jordan, who lost …

Published on December 23, 2014