It is the one club nobody wants to join.
That's how I started my talk a couple of years back when I had the honor of addressing the Parents of Murdered Children.
The Delaware County Chapter will hold their annual vigil tonight at 7 p.m. at the Living Memorial Gardens, located on Furey Road and Chichester Avenue, across the street from the township municipal building.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan and state Rep. Joe Hackett, R-161, will be the featured speakers.
If you've never been to the Memorial Gardens, I highly recommend it. Walking along the trail that winds through the path, stopping and taking the time to read the remembrances at each site, is a moving experience, and a somber reminder of the horrific toll murder continues to take.
We write and read the headlines for a few days. The families who lose loved ones are left to deal with the sadness and incredible loss for the rest of their lives.
Tonight's service will take on added meaning for the McClay family. Their son, Jason Scott McClay, became the latest murder victim in the county when he was gunned down last Thursday during a robbery attempt at the Rite Aid store in Chester where he worked as the manager.
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