Our photo intern Ethan Healey took photos at a butterfly release ceremony to commemorate the memory of lost loved ones.

The event, held in the picturesque setting of the future home of the T. Boone Pickens Hospice and Palliative Care Center on Merit Drive, was organized by Faith Presbyterian Hospice.

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Speakers included Godwin Dixon, president and CEO of Presbyterian Communities and Services, Rev. Dr. Charles R. Traylor, Valerie Sanchez, Director of Bereavement and Integrated Therapies, and Mary Izak, Chapain.

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Hundreds of monarchs were released at Sunday’s ceremony.

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Some 700 people attended the ceremony.

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Some 700 attended, including many residents of Presbyterian Village North in Lake Highlands.