Volunteers and family members of the people killed by a 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest gathered in Oregon to plant trees in their memory.
Family members of some of the people killed by record-breaking heat in the Portland, Oregon, area three years ago gathered over the weekend to plant trees across Multnomah County in honor of its 72 victims. The event, coordinated by county and local officials and a nonprofit group, drew scores of volunteers to a nature park in suburban Gresham where a ceremonial hornbeam tree was planted.
They will cool us down when the summer is hot, and they will help us save future lives that might otherwise be taken from us in similar events,' she said. The Ollison family used to go to their father’s apartment building each year to release balloons in Jerome's honor. Now they have a new place to pay their respects. 'This is more personal,' LaRome Ollison said of the nature park. 'It’s a beautiful spot.
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