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Approximately 30 people walked with Charmaine Lawson from the Manila Community Center to the Pacific Ocean during a vigil Saturday for her son David Josiah Lawson. -
Charmaine Lawson draws a heart in the sand at one of her son’s favorite spots, the beach near the Manila Community Center. -
Kathleen Lowder draws a heart around Josiah’s name written in the sand. -
Andres Velez, right, and other vigil attendees held hands and formed a circle to share their thoughts on David Josiah Lawson’s unsolved killing. -
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Vigil attendees joined hands in a circle to remember David Josiah Lawson. -
The approximately 30 people at the vigil formed a circle and shared their feelings during the vigil. -
Shemya Vaugh, right, listens as one of the vigil attendees speak. -
Alex Foster spoke during the vigil. -
Jill Larrabee, right, listens to one of the vigil attendees speak. -
The shadows of some of the vigil attendees holding hands at the beach. -
Charmaine Lawson speaks about her to the vigil attendees. -
Following Charmaine Lawson’s lead vigil attendees raised their hands in memory of David Josiah Lawson. -
Meg Stofsky wipes tears from her eyes after Charmaine Lawson spoke at a vigil for her son. -
Shemya Vaugh, right, hugs Karpani Burns as the group gets ready to throw roses in to the ocean in honor of David Josiah Lawson. -
Charmaine Lawson hugs Karpani Burns as the group gets ready to throw roses in to the ocean in honor of David Josiah Lawson. -
Charmaine Lawson places roses in two hearts drawn in the sand. -
The vigil attendees walked toward the waves to throw roses in honor of David Josiah Lawson. -
Charmaine Lawson and others throw roses into the surf. -
Alex Foster comforts Charmaine Lawson. -
Leonard Charles quietly reflects following the vigil. -
HSU student Andrea Mancilla is in her first semester at the university and came to the vigil in support of Charmaine Lawson.
Thadeus Greenson is the news editor of the North Coast Journal. More by Thadeus Greenson