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PHOTO GALLERY: Patrick Lay II Candlelight Vigil


  • By Jen Blanco
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 16, 2011
  • East County
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PHOTO GALLERY: Patrick Lay II Candlelight Vigil
Nikki Lay, Carolyn Eason, Keith Steiff, Joann Steiff and Ben Eason mourn the loss of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II during a candlelight vigil Aug. 15.
Nikki Lay, Carolyn Eason, Keith Steiff, Joann Steiff and Ben Eason mourn the loss of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II during a candlelight vigil Aug. 15.
Family, friends and the community came to show their support for the family of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II during a candlelight vigil Aug. 15.
Family, friends and the community came to show their support for the family of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II during a candlelight vigil Aug. 15.
Tere Delarosa has known U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II since he was 6 years old.
Tere Delarosa has known U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II since he was 6 years old.
Debbie Shaffer attended church with U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II at Life Covenant Sanctuary.
Debbie Shaffer attended church with U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II at Life Covenant Sanctuary.
More than 200 mourners of all ages offered their condolences to the family of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II during a candlelight vigil Aug. 15.
More than 200 mourners of all ages offered their condolences to the family of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II during a candlelight vigil Aug. 15.
Keith Steiff consoles his daughter, Joann, during a candlelight vigil for her fiance, U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II.
Keith Steiff consoles his daughter, Joann, during a candlelight vigil for her fiance, U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II.
Sharon Gasper came to show her support for the family of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II.
Sharon Gasper came to show her support for the family of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II.
Two-year-old Sadie Evans prays during a candlelight vigil for U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II.
Two-year-old Sadie Evans prays during a candlelight vigil for U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II.
American flags lined the grass outside the home of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II, who was killed Aug. 11 while serving in Afghanistan.
American flags lined the grass outside the home of U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II, who was killed Aug. 11 while serving in Afghanistan.
Four-year-old Alyssa Sparks and her 5-year-old sister, Bryanna, didn't know Patrick Lay but wanted to show their support.
Four-year-old Alyssa Sparks and her 5-year-old sister, Bryanna, didn't know Patrick Lay but wanted to show their support.
U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II's fiance, Joann Steiff, center, grieves with Lay's grandparents Carolyn and Ben Eason.
U.S. Army Spc. 4 Patrick Lay II's fiance, Joann Steiff, center, grieves with Lay's grandparents Carolyn and Ben Eason.

 

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