'Grief is love lost': UNC community dedicates permanent memorial to James Cates

Posted Nov 22, 2022
Bouquets of roses and sunflowers lay on the bricks in front of the permanent memorial for James Lewis Cates Jr. On a cold November afternoon, a crowd gathered around a temporary stage. “Our community dedicates the memorial in honor of James Cates,” the memorial plaque reads, “whose life has not been and will not be forgotten.” (Daily Tar Heel)

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