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pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 06:27 PM Aug 2017

Mr. George Wallace's beautiful tweet on Heather Heyer: "Say her name."





A legal assistant who helped people in financial trouble get through their bankruptcies, Heather Heyer was beloved by family, co-workers, clients, and friends.

She died for taking a stand for racial justice and for love.

She died for all of us.

RIP, Heather.

Deepest condolences to family and friends.






http://www.thedailybeast.com/charlottesville-victim-heather-heyer-told-people-in-crisis-its-going-to-be-ok

Charlottesville Victim Heather Heyer Told People in Crisis: ‘It’s Going to Be OK’

Before she was cut down by hate, she was helping people through bankruptcy. “She had a big heart for people,” her boss remembers.


BETSY WOODRUFF
NATALIA MEGAS
08.13.17 1:13 PM ET

Heather Heyer, who was killed in an alleged attack by a white supremacist in Charlottesville, Virginia, cared about people facing crises.

For the last five years, she worked at Miller Law Group, a law firm that helps people going through bankruptcy. The firm’s president, Larry Miller, told The Daily Beast that Heyer had a gift for helping people facing financial disaster.

“She’d hold their hand and make sure they would get the stuff in timely, that way we wouldn’t have any issues,” Miller said. “She was really good that.”

Heyer gathered and entered data for people filing for bankruptcy – a complex process that required expert attention to detail. As part of that work, she often helped comfort people facing fear and uncertainty.



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Mr. George Wallace's beautiful tweet on Heather Heyer: "Say her name." (Original Post) pnwmom Aug 2017 OP
Heather Heyer JI7 Aug 2017 #1
Heather Heyer! TheDebbieDee Aug 2017 #2
HEATHER HEYER!!! Can we get some hats with her name or at least her initials HH? We need to wear haveahart Aug 2017 #3
You might not want to wear the initials HH at a white supremacist rally mythology Aug 2017 #17
Indeed. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #37
Sorry about that. Inflamed with passion, not thinking. How about Heather! haveahart Aug 2017 #47
Heather Heyer. She died standing up to evil. oasis Aug 2017 #4
Heather Heyer. I'm choked up and tears are flowing as I say it. lamp_shade Aug 2017 #5
Me, too. This has gotten to me. pnwmom Aug 2017 #7
She will be remembered. lpbk2713 Aug 2017 #6
I hope they start a scholarship fund, or some sort of helping fund, in her name. Ilsa Aug 2017 #8
Heather Heyer. Volaris Aug 2017 #9
How would that be helpful for anything she stands for? pnwmom Aug 2017 #11
Heather Hayer! smirkymonkey Aug 2017 #10
Heather Heyer! longship Aug 2017 #12
Put a statue of here Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #13
I like that idea. Barack_America Aug 2017 #14
Yes shenmue Aug 2017 #20
EXACTLY. That's what I thought too. Or a monument for all three victims -- pnwmom Aug 2017 #15
LOVE this idea! Can we get a petition started? flibbitygiblets Aug 2017 #25
Make a monument to Heather Heyer and to all those have died csziggy Aug 2017 #32
+1 n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #38
Heather Heyer! Doug the Dem Aug 2017 #16
Heather Heyer montana_hazeleyes Aug 2017 #18
Heather Heyer mcar Aug 2017 #19
Heather Heyer Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2017 #21
Heather Heyer GaryCnf Aug 2017 #22
Heather Heyer. VermontKevin Aug 2017 #23
So sad SHRED Aug 2017 #24
Heather Heyer Lithos Aug 2017 #26
Heather Heyer. SergeStorms Aug 2017 #27
Heather Heyer. Mrs. Overall Aug 2017 #28
Heather Heyer, not "the young woman" Trump couldn't be bothered to know the name of! herding cats Aug 2017 #29
I'll go out on a limb Mr.Bill Aug 2017 #42
Of course not. herding cats Aug 2017 #44
Heather Heyer csziggy Aug 2017 #30
Heather Heyer Stellar Aug 2017 #31
Heather Heyer Best_man23 Aug 2017 #33
Heather Heyer StarryNite Aug 2017 #34
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HEATHER HEYER! Cadfael Aug 2017 #43
Heather Heyer CherokeeDem Aug 2017 #45
Heather Heyer Persondem Aug 2017 #46
HEATHER HEYER niyad Aug 2017 #48
Heather Heyer! Blue Owl Aug 2017 #49
Post removed Post removed Aug 2017 #50
Heather Heyer ATL Ebony Aug 2017 #51
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Yes, make fun of the dead. I would say more but I have to go to the library to pick up a book. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #53
Next time she's at the library... greatauntoftriplets Aug 2017 #54
Good one. n/t rzemanfl Aug 2017 #55
God bless you bluestarone Aug 2017 #56
 

haveahart

(905 posts)
3. HEATHER HEYER!!! Can we get some hats with her name or at least her initials HH? We need to wear
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 06:32 PM
Aug 2017

them to all the anti-fascist rallies.

 

mythology

(9,527 posts)
17. You might not want to wear the initials HH at a white supremacist rally
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:17 PM
Aug 2017

They already have a slogan with those initials.

Ilsa

(61,694 posts)
8. I hope they start a scholarship fund, or some sort of helping fund, in her name.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 06:49 PM
Aug 2017

I'd gladly give to something worthwhile in her honor.

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
9. Heather Heyer.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 06:53 PM
Aug 2017

(On Edit)
I don't live in that city. If I did, I would damn sure write her name in on a ballot slot. BlueDogs, pay attention please.

pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
11. How would that be helpful for anything she stands for?
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 07:07 PM
Aug 2017

Threatening to write her name in instead of a Democrat who wasn't pure enough?

That would NOT honor her memory. At all.

pnwmom

(108,976 posts)
15. EXACTLY. That's what I thought too. Or a monument for all three victims --
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 08:17 PM
Aug 2017

the woman taking a stand against racism, and the two police officers who died defending her right to free speech.

SergeStorms

(19,193 posts)
27. Heather Heyer.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:13 PM
Aug 2017

There aren't enough words to convey the feelings I have for the people that murdered you. But in your honor, I'll tamp those feelings down, and let the love you felt for everyone wash over me.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
29. Heather Heyer, not "the young woman" Trump couldn't be bothered to know the name of!
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 09:17 PM
Aug 2017

She was an amazing young person with a future and convictions killed in her prime by a hatefilled racist, white supremacist, Nazi Trump supporter!

Trump needs to say her name and acknowledge his role in her families loss, and the future loss to society her death has caused.

Say her name, Trump. Say her name!

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
44. Of course not.
Sun Aug 13, 2017, 10:06 PM
Aug 2017

Which does nothing to negate from Mr. Wallace's point here. Which I get and fully support.

Response to pnwmom (Original post)

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)
51. Heather Heyer
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 07:58 AM
Aug 2017

RIP Heather Heyer, your light is too bright to be diminished. It will shine for years to come.

Response to pnwmom (Original post)

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