Retired carpenter Greg Zanis of Aurora, Illinois, places one of his hand-made crosses for the 12 victims of a mass shooting at a makeshift memorial at the Municipal Center June 02, 2019 in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Eleven city employees and one priva CHICAGO - An Illinois man who became a fixture in the aftermath of numerous tragedies when he began crisscrossing the country and making wooden crosses more than two decades ago to honor those who were killed has died, his daughter said. "R.I.P.
Dad," Susie Zanis wrote on Facebook. "I know you were ready to go but we weren't ready to lose you." Greg Zanis' passing was also confirmed by close friend and community activist Dawn Valenti. "It is with great sadness that I announce Greg Zanis my
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