A former synagogue preschool teacher and two beloved grandfathers killed in the Highland Park parade shooting on the Fourth of July were laid to rest Friday.
Those three funerals marked the first of seven following Monday morning’sOn Friday, the shock and numbness began wearing away and reality set in as families said their final goodbyes.
While the victims’ loved ones are going through their darkest days, community members from near and far are paying their respects at a growing memorial in downtown Highland Park – and vowing to do something.At Central and St. Johns, flowers are piling higher each day with messages of hope and comfort displayed nearby.
The family of 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo Zaragoza, who was visiting from Mexico when he fatally shot, was emotional when seeing his downtown memorial Friday morning.Waukegan"It’s hard to put a single feeling towards it. I think we’re feeling all of the emotions and heavy despair," said community member Elle Kane. "They weren’t just names, these were members of our community. And whether you knew them or you didn’t, it’s an epic loss for us all.".
"I’m overwhelmed with such profound sadness that she won’t be holding my hand for all the important things I have yet to complete," said Leah Sundheim, Jacki Sundheim’s daughter. For Stephen Straus, 88 years old, who relatives say loved the symphony and the Art Institute, a service was held in the afternoon at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in
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