Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Families remember slain 20-year-old
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Arazae Johnson was described as having a big heart. His grandmother, Terry Cabbler, said that he loved to spend time with his younger brothers and that he was "a good kid."
Johnson was shot and killed in a parking lot in Northwest Roanoke in September 2008. He was 20 years old and was the son of Michelle Wade.
"These kids get out in the wrong place at the wrong time," Cabbler said.
Although Johnson's death has been hard on his family, the Cabbler and Wade families have decided to donate to the Good Neighbors Fund in his honor.
"People are just struggling so hard, and this is the only thing we could think to do," Cabbler said.
"He was a good little boy," Cabbler said of her grandson. "He really was."
Donors to the Good Neighbors Fund through Dec. 14 include:
An anonymous donor in honor of Linda Lefever, Janice and Keith Young
An anonymous donor in honor of Bittle Porterfield and in memory of Sidney Weinstein
Wendell G. Atkinson in memory of departed loved ones
Ms. Shirley J. Pritchett in honor of Ike and Shirley Harris
Frances Reed in honor of his family and in memory of Joe Reed
Velda Willis in memory of Sylvia and Varley Willis
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francisco Jr. in honor of Charles W. Francisco Jr. and in memory of William L. Evans
Frosty Landon
Linda Womack, Lynda Kidd, Peggy McGhee, Andriette Goode, Martha Cox in honor of Rosie Finch
Total as of Dec. 14: $70,357.96
