Still, the community refused to let her story end only in sorrow. Fundraisers, memorials, and support efforts emerged—not to explain what happened, but to affirm who she was. Her name became a point of gathering, a symbol of shared responsibility to remember, to care, and to stand together.
Her life was brief, but it mattered. And in holding her memory with tenderness, the community continues the slow work of healing—seeking justice where possible, offering compassion where needed, and choosing hope even when darkness has spoken first.