Prayer Vigil for Sunny Ravi Patel

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  • Reverend Don King of Hope Lutheran Church leads the community in prayer. Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • Attendees sing "Let There Be Peace on Earth." Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • State Representative Janine Boyd is among the first community member to drop a glass bead into a vase to symbolize the community's hopes and prayers for the family. Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • The crowd gathers at the top of the Cain Park sledding hill. Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • Reverand Joe Cherry of the Universal Unitarian Church leads the community in an "Ohm" ritual. Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • Cleveland Heights Mayor Cheryl Stephens places a glass bead in the vase. Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • Cleveland Heights Mayor Cheryl Stephens embraces Binta Patel, Sunny's aunt. Photo by Richard Stewart.

  • Binta Patel, Sunny's aunt, reads a statement from the family. Photo by Deanna Bremer Fisher.

  • Reverand Don King of Hope Lutheran Church leads the community in prayer. Photo by Deanna Bremer Fisher.

  • Binta Patel reads a statement on behalf of the family. Photo by Deanna Bremer Fisher.

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