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PHOTOS | Memorial vigil honors homeless lives lost in 2020

By 12/22/2020 | updated 5 years ago
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual "We Will Remember: Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil" in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year's event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)

On the longest night of the year, the city paid tribute.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosted the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020, in Denver.

“The memories of each of these individuals shines strongly as we join together in remembrance of our unhoused neighbors who died this year,” HOST Executive Director Britta Fisher said in a statement. “The pandemic has reinforced that the health of our community and individual lives are at stake. As we reflect on the loss of so many, we remain steadfast in partnering together as a community to reduce loss of life while experiencing homelessness.”

Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
Susan Vaho, right, and Sarah Mayer quietly pay their respects as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
Susan Vaho, right, and Sarah Mayer quietly pay their respects as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
Susan Vaho, right, and Sarah Mayer quietly pay their respects as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
Susan Vaho, right, and Sarah Mayer quietly pay their respects as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
Jesse Parris kneels in front of a row of luminaries as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
Jesse Parris kneels in front of a row of luminaries as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on Dec. 21, 2020 in Denver. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Kathryn Scott, special to Colorado Politics)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 21: Tina Hageman, who works for the Jefferson County non-profit Family Tree, places three luminaries of people she knew well as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual
DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 21: Tina Hageman, who works for the Jefferson County non-profit Family Tree, places three luminaries of people she knew well as the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts the 31st annual “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil” in front of the City and County Building on December 21, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. Due to COVID-19, this year’s event was a socially-distanced luminary walk instead of the large community gathering, with the names appearing of each person who passed this year. (Photo By Kathryn Scott) (Kathryn Scott)
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