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Last week I got a lot of emails about April Hornbrook. Many people wanted to share what they remembered about the 24-year-old woman who was slain a few weeks ago.
I also spoke to her moshom (grandpa) who lives down the street from me.
Hornbrook was Ojibwa, and her family bloodlines can be traced back to the Jackhead and Sagkeeng First Nations. She was known to have a quiet, gentle smile.
Hornbrook grew up in foster care, so a few years ago she searched out her family in Winnipeg. She tried to get to know them as best she could.
She was also a fighter, doing battle with personal addictions. Hornbrook was working hard to live a good life and get her four-year-old son back.
I heard there was going to be a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night for Hornbrook at the spot where she died, so I went to pay my respects.
As it was many times before, grassroots women organized the evening...