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Kristy collier or france Marie Hoff, left, and Shawna Bartlett, survivors of the Route 91 mass shooting, embrace before a cross moving ceremony by the to Las Vegas sign on Las Vegas Boulevard South Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.
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58 Crosses moved to County Museum Clark County workers collier or pour petite fille load crosses and other memorial items following a cross moving ceremony by the “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign on Las Vegas Boulevard South Sunday, Nov. bijoux pas cher A cross memorial at the iconic sign area became the unofficial place of to honor victims.
The crosses were packed up this morning along with all mementos draped on each cross and transported to the Clark County Museum in Henderson, where collier or jaseron they’ll be on display at the amphitheater stage until Dec. iphone case coque iphone collier or blanc diamant occasion 17.
A ceremony honored the victims and cross maker, Greg Zanis.
“We have heavy hearts today collier or pendentif barre as we remember those 58 (who died),” said Jim Gibson, Clark County commissioner, before a moment of silence where the names of those who died on Oct. 1 were read. coque huawei “Our hearts are heavy also for the countless hundred who were injured. Whose lives will be forever changed.”
Zanis, collier or pierre de lune a 66 year old retired carpenter from Illinois, made the almost 2,000 my jolie candle collier or mile trek to Las Vegas bague en argent femme originale four days after the mass shooting to set up the crosses, which drew large crowds immediately following their placing.
Zanis has placed thousands of crosses at various sites, including the Columbine collier or et amethyste Sandy Hook and Orlando nightclub shooting sites. bracelet bijoux bijoux personnalise The county declared today as “Greg Zanis bague en argent massif femme Day” throughout the county and on grosse bague en argent pour femme the Strip.
Zanis was elated about the honor, but said he doesn’t do these acts looking for recognition.
“I’m baffled. I’m just a dirty, old carpenter,” Zanis said. “Yesterday I was cleaning out backups that were in the collier or avec petite perle basement and we’re here today and bague en argent pour homme I’m wearing a suit and being honored. I never thought this would happen.”
Zanis brought new crosses to give to families of the collier or ou argent victims to take with them, as the original ones were packed solitaire collier or jaune up on their way to their new home.
“They’re happy to get the duplicate. It’s still their cross,” he said. “We talk about the crosses, but it’s the heart is really the magnet here, because it says so much.”
Las Vegans Sam Massaro, who still wears his general collier or maille serpent plate admission wristband from the festival, collier or 40 grammes said he understands why the crosses are being moved. coque huawei coque samsung But he wished they could’ve stayed a little longer to reach a number significant with the victims.
“I wish they would have waited 58 days to honor the victims,” Massaro said. coque huawei “This is a tough spot for them to be at anyway. The sign is such a tourist attraction where people smile and take pictures. coque samsung coque huawei I get it, that’s what the sign is really about.”
In addition to the crosses, other 1 October tributes have been collected by County staff from medians and public rights of way on the Las collier or arbre de vie prenom Vegas Strip. The artifacts will be catalogued into the Clark collier or blanc et or jaune County collier or agatha Museum collection for preservation and future display, a process that will take some time.
“We’re looking at what could be a year’s worth of work,” said Mark Hall Patton, Clark County museums administrator. “When a piece comes into the museum you describe it, you catalogue it, you number nettoyer bague en argent noirci it you make sure all the information you know about that piece will always be able to be found.
