By reporter Steven Smalley
Seemingly overnight, a memorial of hand printed words on eight feet of cardboard was taped to the Magnolia Bridge to remember the homeless woman whose life was needlessly ended two nights ago. Surrounded by a few flowers, a card, and one lone candle, the memorial stands out to drivers as they wait for the light at 15th and Garfield Street.?
The humble sign reads, ?A woman whom the world forgot was here and now she?s gone, murdered last night in her ?home? by her troubled neighbor. Another statistic whose life never mattered until it made the news. Her name was Stacy. Remember her.?
One single candle was lit at the base of the memorial, put there by Sherri Gamble, an artist from Earth House Studio in the nearby Interbay Work Lofts. She spoke with Magnolia Voice.
?I never knew Stacy,? whispered Gamble. ?I never knew her, but I feel for her. Like anyone, she was a child too. She was born into the world, and for whatever reason she had to live under this bridge.?
Gamble explained how she brought a candle of beeswax two nights ago, and for some unknown reason, it still burned.
?I wanted to do something with some sort of love,? Gamble said through her tears. ?My heart is still with her.?