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obituario/u.s. news Dialuna 9 augustus 2021

Community 'violence

interrupters' work to

stem rising crime

(AP) — When Rasheedat Fetuga became a
teacher, she worked hard to help protect her
Señor ta mi wardador, mi no tin falta di nada. students, many of them poor and from a near-
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta pone mi sosega. by housing project. When one of her favorites
E ta hiba mi na awa tranquil. Pa mi bolbe haña was shot and killed at 16, she stood at his fu-
forsa. neral and vowed to do more.
(Salmo 23)
That was the beginning of the Gideon’s Army vio-
Cu profundo tristesa den nos curazon, nos tin e lence interrupters, a small group that works in pre-
deber di anuncia cu a bai laga nos, nos dominantly Black North Nashville to defuse tense
inolvidable esposo, ruman, omo, situations before they become violent.
Their primary focus is a 228-unit housing project
formally known as the Cumberland View Apart-
ments but more commonly referred to by its nick-
name, Dodge City, for the amount of gun violence
Marc Anthony Mejia that has historically occurred there.
The violence interrupters include Hambino God-
*21-04-2002 - †07-07-2021 body, who grew up in Cumberland View and still
has DCP (Dodge City Projects) tattooed on the back
Yiu: Dalia of his left hand.
Mama di su yiu: Daislymar Decuba “We’re the cure to the violence in real life. We know
we are because we cured ourselves first,” he said.
Tata: Casimiro Mejia Violent crime has spiked nationwide after plummet-
Mama: Danuby Mejia Flaviano Demetrio Yarzagaray ing in the early months of the pandemic, with many
(Flavio) cities seeing double-digit increases in gun violence.
President Joe Biden’s administration has sent strike
Rumannan: Francisco Mejia y *22-12-1940 - †02-08-2021 forces to Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San
esposa y yiu nan Francisco and Washington, D.C., to help take down
Alexander Mejia Na nomber di su: gun networks, and has encouraged states to use CO-
Jasmine Mejia y Famia Esposa: Adriana M. Yarzargaray-Brokke VID-19 relief money to hire police or counselors.
Rauomir Mejia Rumannan: †Lucia y Benky Fowler-
Yarzagaray
Alexmir Mejia y Famia Elizabeth Yarzargaray
Shamira Mejia †Haime y †Maria Yarzagaray-Geerman
†Horacio Yarzagaray
Dayerling Ima y †Rudolfo De Tita-Yarzagaray
Milton y Hilma Yarzagaray-Lasten (Cur)
†Sally Yarzagaray
Wela: †Marco Mejia Rudy y Ana Yarzagaray-Angela
†Frida Mejia Orvind y Swinda Yarzagaray-Tromp
Marisela y Albertico Trimon-Tromp
†Hector Flores Swa y cuñanan: †Mimi y †Doy Kelly-Brokke y fam.
†Nancy Flores Emma y Carl de Kort-Brokke y fam. “Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di
nada
Lucia Brokke
Wouter y Glenda Brokke-Croes y fam. Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta
Tanta y omonan: Ramona Freiles Jossy y Ivonne Brokke-Janssen y fam. (NL) ponemi sosega.
Maria Brokke y yiu Johnny Van Meeteren y fam.
Arnoldo Freiles y esposa y Famia Sobrino(a)nan: Eddy y Mary Fowler y fam. E ta hibami na awa trankil,
Luisa Mejia y Teo y famia Eloise y Roland Schwengle- Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”.
Fowler y yiu (Bon)
Haime Mejia y Famia Mark Fowler y yuinan Salmo: 23
Carmen Mejia y esposo y famia Anthony y Loraine Yarzagaray y
yuinan
Orlando Mejia y esposa y famia Greta y Fredsel Giel-Croes y Yuinan Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di:
Alexander Mejia y esposa y famia Jeta y Sergio Maduro-Croes y
yuinan
Mary y Elvis Mackay y famia
Nelson Mejia y esposa y famia Junior y esposa y yuinan (Cur)
Yara Yarzagaray (Cur)
Magaly Mejia y famia Louisanne Yarzagaray
Henriette y Jacques Odryzinsky-
Demas famia: Mejia-Flores- Yarzagaray
Rudy y Eva Yarzargaray y yiu.
Martines-Zuninga-Freiles-Mackay-Vrolijk- Fritzgerald Yarzagaray y Christine
Croes
Muyale-Tromp-Paech-Aparicio-Walter- Charles David Yarzagaray
Welerman-Burgos-Hernandez-Cuevas- Stacey Trimon
Perez-Bermundez-Inosencia-Lara- Primo y primanan: Yarzagaray, Oduber.

DeCuba-Gil-Vanderlinden-Rosario- Demas famia. Brokke, Falconi, Kelly, de Kort, Croes, Jorge R. Maduro
Torres-Kock Janssen, van Meeteren Mihor conoci como: “Ronny”

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