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foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music] so hold those you love closer hug them a little tighter and tell them you love
them we'll find Justice For You Ethan Maddie and Kaylee we love you all so much choose my baby sister but she was so
much wiser foreign never had a boyfriend before and my dad and I wondered if she was ever gonna get
one [Music] the way she would talk and smile about him was something I've never seen her do
before they had something so special and everyone around them knew [Music] today we're here to honor The Life and
Legacy of our son Ethan Chapin one of the most incredible people you'll ever know
[Music] so Ethan started it was in the spring of of 21. it was the best Tulip Festival
[Music] well he's a big guy wearing a big smile right I think that's the part that I
that that kind of struck me right away foreign [Music] it really is our hope that we'll be able
to continue to plant and that anybody that wants to remember them will be able to have their own Ethan's Ethan smile
Garden it's a living Legacy [Music] my only child that we ever had and uh so just smart and funny and beautiful
[Music] she was really funny her jokes really would come out of nowhere and just be
like is that the cute little blonde girl that just said that [Music] she was the first person I talked to
every morning and the last person I talked to before bed [Music] you truly will live on forever
not only in my heart but in the heart of so many people that were impacted by your beautiful smile
Your Grace your patience your open heart and your craziness [Music] you know most things as a dad you can
you can handle but something like that you just can't prepare for and you can't fix it as a father that's a terrible
feeling foreign this was a person that was going to go into your community to make it better
all these kids were going to make your community better you would want them as your neighbor
you'd want them to interact with your children she grew up around two boys that were
you know older than her and she didn't see any reason why she couldn't be as quick and fast and as good as those two
boys [Music] yeah you don't heal from something like this it's never gonna happen you're
never gonna be healed you're never gonna get through this [Music] when they died part of you dies
[Music]

Four students — Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves — were murdered and their loved ones came together to memorialize them: "All these kids were going to make your community better."

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Brief Summary

Family members honor Ethan, Maddie, and Kaylee, sharing memories and the ongoing pain of their loss.

Key points

Honoring Ethan Chapin. A heartfelt tribute to Ethan Chapin, one of the most incredible people you'll ever know.
A Living Legacy. The hope to create a garden in memory of Ethan, symbolizing a living legacy.
The Impact of Loss. A father's reflection on the unbearable feeling of losing a child.

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Hug them a little tighter and tell them you love them.

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