Memorial services and funerals have begun for the victims of this week's mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
Visitors pay their respects at altars for the seven people killed in Monday's Fourth of July mass shooting, July 7, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill.Memorial services and funerals have begun for the victims of this week's mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire from a rooftop on the crowd attending the celebration in the Chicago suburb.
The congregation gathered at the synagogue Friday afternoon to celebrate the life of Sundheim, who is survived by her husband and daughter.Rabbi Wendi Geffen opened with pointed remarks. "Do not let this sadness, this fear, rage, turn you indifferent or bitter towards our world," she said. "Because the world is darker without my mom in it. And it's up to us now to fill it with a little extra laughter and help replace her life and love."A funeral service was held Friday for Stephen Straus, 88, who was the oldest victim to die in the shooting rampage, according to the Lake County Coroner's Office.
Straus' son, Jonathan Straus, spoke of his father's kindness, impeccable joke-telling and "irresistible" charm." He was an "avid lover of the arts" who continued to work five days a week, he said.
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