Today is not a day for blog stories. Those will resume tomorrow. Today is a day to remember, reflect and honor those who died in the horrific shooting inside the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Their lives are meaningful and their deaths shall not go unnoticed.
Cynthia Hurd, 54, branch manager for the Charleston County Library System
Susie Jackson, 87, longtime church member
Ethel Lance, 70, employee of Emanuel AME Church for 30 years
Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49, admissions counselor at Southern Wesleyan University
The Honorable Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41, state senator, Reverend of Emanuel AME Church
Tywanza Sanders, 26, recently earned business administration degree from Allen University
Rev. Daniel Simmons Sr., 74, retired pastor (later died at hospital)
Rev. Sharonda Singleton, 45, track coach at Goose Creek High School
Myra Thompson, 59, church member
Outstanding DJ. Thank you for this.
And you know that I shall look forward to sharing my thoughts on this tragedy in the coming days and weeks ahead.
In the meantime, my thoughts and prayers are with the families of each ot these fine people…as well as with anyone who has been impacted (as I surely have) by this tremendous loss within the Charleston community and across this entire nation.
My heart is broken.
May they each Rest in Peace.