In Memoriam: Heather Heyer 1985-2017

In memory of Heather Heyer - age 32

Today we know the identity of the young woman killed by the car attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, yesterday.

Her mother has spoken.  

“She always had a very strong sense of right and wrong. She always, even as a child, was very caught up in what she believed to be fair.”

Her friends have spoken:  She had never been to a protest before.  She was afraid of being killed there.  

"I don't want to die," she said.

But she felt she needed to stand up against white supremacists and neo-Nazis.

On NPR I heard these words from  Heather's friend Courtney Commander:  

"She said to us many times, like, I want go so bad, but I just don't want to die. I'm so scared because these people are so serious. And she was the only one that lost her life. I just feel so bad."

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/13/543259457/a-look-into-the-life-of-charlottesville-victim-heather-heyer

Her Facebook page now speaks for her too.  Her last post: "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/virginia-charlottesville-white-supremacist-heather-heyer-a7891531.html

http://heavy.com/news/2017/08/heather-heyer-victim-who-died-charlottesville-rally-car-crash-photos-age-bio/

She gave her life for righteousness sake--and God's presence beyond earth is hers now (Matthew 5: 10).