Iconic Photo Shows Mother Of Portland Victim Embracing Woman In Headscarf At Vigil
“Give it up for love,” said Asha Deliverance during the vigil for her son.
“Tell everyone on the train I love them.”
Those were the reported last words of Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche, 23, who died from a stab wound on Friday, May 26, according to a bystander. The recent college grad was one of the victims in a hate-fueled attack on a train in Portland, Oregon, that targeted two young women, one of whom was wearing a headscarf and was Muslim.
Friends and family described Namkai-Meche as having a “huge heart” and “a joyful and magical spirit” ― qualities he appears to have shared with his mother, Asha Deliverance.
Deliverance and hundreds of other Portlanders gathered for a vigil on Saturday to honor the lives of Namkai-Meche and Rick Best, 53, who was also killed in the attack after defending the young women. Micah Fletcher, 21, was also injured in the incident and survived.
During the vigil, Deliverance cried, embraced people in the crowd, and encouraged those gathered to “Give it up for love.”
A one point a woman wearing a white headscarf approached the grieving mother, who warmly leaned forward and embraced her.
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