On the wings of a butterfly
Sally Adams puts her hand over her heart as she is shown a Painted Lady butterfly. Her husband, Lowell Adams, passed away last July and she was thinking of him during the Community Memorial Butterfly Release Tuesday night in Coeur d'Alene.
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Katie and David Miller commemorate the passing of their daughter, Alayna, during the Community Memorial Butterfly Release in Coeur d'Alene. During the free time leading up to the ceremony, people who wanted to write a message to a loved one were encouraged to write a note on dissolvable paper and place it under the water and flowers.
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Anna Ruggles holds up a butterfly during a memorial release event at the Share Hope Garden in Coeur d'Alene.
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Susanna Stockwell holds Ollie the dog after crying during the butterfly release Tuesday night in Coeur d'Alene. Stockwell said she came to remember all of the loved ones in her family who have passed on.
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Bria holds up a Painted Lady butterfly during the annual Community Memorial Butterfly Release on Tuesday.
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Sara Jane Ruggles tells the story behind her idea for a memorial butterfly release in 2021. Since then, the event has grown as more community members share their grief with their neighbors at the Share Hope Garden.
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Stephen Cook releases a butterfly grown at the University of Idaho as Luke Yates performs "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" during a memorial butterfly release at the Share Hope Garden in Coeur d'Alene.
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COEUR d’ALENE — Families, individuals and friends came together Tuesday night with one goal in mind: healing.
Many were strangers sitting down together for the first time, but all had suffered some kind of loss.
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