Sunday, January 9, 2011

More Than 400 People at Jan. 8 UMC Vigil

Posted By on Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 3:36 PM

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  • UMC vigil on Jan. 8.

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  • Early in the evening on Jan. 8 at the UMC vigil.

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  • Flowers for Gabby at the UMC vigil.

More than 400 people showed up at the UMC vigil last night. While there was a small group of well-wishers on the lawn in front of the hospital's main entrance throughout the day, a small group of friends and past Giffords campaign volunteers pulled together the vigil and asked those who came during the day to get the word out that a vigil would start at 5:30 p.m.

By the end of the evening, the Tucson Weekly counted more than 400 people.