Valley holds vigil to recall domestic violence victims

By Patricia Villers
Register Staff
DERBY — The names of more than 20 Connecticut residents who died in the past year as a result of domestic violence spoke volumes Tuesday at the Umbrella Program’s 23rd annual Candlelight Vigil.
As in years past, Monsignor Robert Weiss solemnly read a list that included men, women and children, young and old, who fell victim to domestic violence.
Their ages ranged from 75 to a boy who died on his first birthday. “We remember with gratitude and love those who died,” Weiss said.

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