Prayer for South Carolina

Joining in prayer for all those innocent victims and their loved ones in South Carolina.

Joining in prayer for all the victims who are affected by this terrible crime.

Adding my prayers to all the departed and their loved ones.

Love,

Vicky

Adding my prayers for the departed in South Carolina.

May they have an easy transition.

Sending comfort and love to their families.

Love,

Sue

Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41. In 1996, at 23, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, the youngest black person ever.

Four years later, he was elected to the state Senate. Pinckney left a wife, Jennifer, and two children, Eliana and Malana.

Cynthia Hurd, 54,  was baptized in the church and went there her whole life. Her late mother sang in the choir. Hurd’s loss is “incomprehensible” to the Charleston County Public Library, where she worked. The library said she was much more than an employee. Hurd “dedicated her life to serving and improving the lives of others,” the statement said. All 16 branches of the library were closed Thursday in honor of Hurd, 54, who was manager of the St. Andrews Regional Library. The branch will be renamed in her honor.

Sharonda Singleton was a speech therapist and track coach at Goose Creek High School in South Carolina, having been a track and field athlete when she attended South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, and also a reverend at the Emanuel AME Church, where the killings took place. She was married to Christopher Singleton and had a son, Chris, born in 1995.

Myra Thompson, 59, Bible study teacher

Tywanza Sanders, the ‘youngest victim’ died trying to save his aunt, Susie Jackson, Grant and A.J. Harley said they were told. Sanders was a quiet yet well-known student committed to his education, according to a statement from Allen University, from which he graduated in 2014.

Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49, worked as an admissions coordinator at the Charleston learning center of Southern Wesleyan University. “Always a warm and enthusiastic leader, DePayne truly believed in the mission of SWU to help students achieve their potential by connecting faith with learning,” university President Todd Voss said. Middleton-Doctor had just started working at the learning center of the Christian college in December. She received her Master’s degree in management from the school in 1994 after doing her undergraduate work in biology and life sciences at Columbia College. She was an experienced grant writer and was a consultant for school districts before joining Southern Wesleyan, the school said. She had four daughters.

Susie Jackson, 87, was a longtime member of the church, her grandson told CNN affiliate WEWS in Cleveland, Ohio. Tim Jackson said his grandmother was a “very helpful person.” She was a choir member and also was on the usher board of the church, where she had been a member for many years.

Ethel Lance, 70, had retired in 2002, but she left her mark at the Gaillard Auditorium . She ruled the backstage for 34 years, said Cam Patterson, Charleston’s director of special facilities.

from: http://ktla.com/2015/06/18/sou...one-of-nine-victims/ I hope I got it all correct. More from: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/18/...ch-shooting-victims/

Rest in peace brothers and sisters. Condolences to all involved.

Love and *LIGHT* *BEING*,

Teo