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Tuesday, March 30, 2004
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IN MEMORIAM
On October 19, 2003, 9 year-old Cecilia Zhang was abducted from her bedroom not quite a mile from where I live. The entire city of Toronto was frantic for weeks in the hopes that Cecilia would be found alive. The story made international news due to the unusual nature of the crime and where it happened, in my memory, there have been exactly two girls abducted in this part of the city, Cecilia being the only one taken from her own bed.
Cecilia's body was found in ravine Saturday in Mississauga, Ontario, roughly 15 miles from where she was taken. Today would've have been her 10th birthday.
Cecilia's family released this statement yesterday, reproduced here in full.
"We are devastated and in anguish to know that our angel daughter Cecilia has departed this life.
"We commend her soul to God in Heaven where we know she now resides. She was the best of daughters and brought us joy throughout her short life.
"We have missed her every hour, every moment, since she was cruelly taken from us. We hope that she did not suffer and hope that she knows how much of a treasure she was to us in her all-too-short life.
"We thank everyone who has prayed for her and for us, and everyone who has given our family a kind thought in these hard months since Cecilia disappeared.
"We hope that those who took Cecilia from us will soon be captured and be judged as they deserve.
"We thank Toronto police for their unceasing efforts on Cecilia's behalf and we ask all of you to treasure your children every single day. Thank you."
Sorry to be such a downer. I'm sure I'll return to being a douchebag tomorrow.
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