Thousands expected to mourn death of Mary Johnson-Roy, Minneapolis woman who forgave her son's killer
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Mary Johnson-Roy will be remembered as a pillar of the Minneapolis community Mary Johnson-Roy will be remembered as a pillar of the Minneapolis community Mary Johnson-Roy will be remembered as a pillar of the Minneapolis community MINNEAPOLIS — On Saturday, thousands are expected to mourn the loss of a pillar in the Minneapolis community. In 1993, when he was 16 years old, Oshea Israel shot and killed Mary Johnson-Roy's only son Laramiun Lamont Byrd at a house party in the Twin Cities. For 12 years, Johnson-Roy lived with pain and...
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