Homeless Persons’ Memorial Service honored those who died over the last year.
By Sam Luther
That’s according to the city’s homeless coalition and its president, Bruce Spangler.
On Thursday night the homeless coalition along with other city leaders hosted a memorial service for all the homeless people who died in Knoxville within the last year.
“They died for the most part because they had no permanent shelter,” said Spangler.
The ceremony took place at St. John’s Lutheran Church where all 141 names of those who died were read aloud as a way to make sure nobody was forgotten.
“This is a way for us to give dignity to their presence among us,” said Spangler.
Spangler said the biggest thing that city leaders can do to help fix homelessness in Knoxville is to continue to build more affordable housing complexes.
Warming shelters across the city open every time it’s expected to get to 25 degrees or colder. You can find more information by following this link.
