500 remember those lost to suicide
LR walk, others across country aimed at raising awareness, saving lives
Photo by Rick McFarland
Francine Newman (left), mother of Amanda Joan Butta, 25, who committed suicide in 2007, joins other families Saturday in the Out of the Darkness Walk in Little Rock.
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The handwritten notes are short, but speak volumes:
For my daddy...
Robert “Curt” Clark
1979-1997
Wish I could have met you...
Kennedy
Another reads:
Zack,
My mini me. Wish you were here!! Save me a spot. It will be finished.
Love Dad
The notes, displayed on notebook-paper-size cloth rectangles sewn together to form a large banner, have been written to loved ones lost to suicide.
On Saturday, members of the Arkansas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention gathered at Little Rock’s Riverfront Park, to remember loved ones who took their own lives.
The group of about 500Arkansans joined others around the country participating in Out of the Darkness walks.
“Suicide is the No. 3 leading cause of ...
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