Nanaimo Daily News - July 10, 2006

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Nanaimo Daily News: Mon July 10, 2006 (Krista Charke) Lisa Marie's memory kept alive

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'Lisa Marie's memory kept alive"

Family, friends hold vigil for woman, missing since 2002

Lisa Marie Young has been missing for four years, but her spirit still lives strong in the hearts of her family friends and the community she grew up in.

"It still feels like the same day that she went missing," said Young's mother Joanne, while she set up a picnic in her daughter's honour at Maffeo-Sutton Park on Saturday.

"I think I'll always be stuck in that day."

Young disappeared on the Canada Day weekend in 2002 and police have said they believe she met with foul play, but leads haven't led to an arrest.

Just 21, the bubbly, brown-eyed brunette was at the point where she was thinking about cooling her heels from partying and thinking about settling down and buying a house.

One of Lisa Marie's best friends, Becky Fraik, said Young was ready to get out of bartending and move on with her life — but she never got the chance.

Fraik and Young met in a foster home when they were 16 and bonded instantly.

"There were three of us, Caroline, Lisa and me. We all took care of each other, it was like we were sisters," said Fraik, wearing a T-shirt, made by Joanne, with Lisa's picture on it.

"She was always there for her friends. I was very shy and she would always get me out doing things. She always had something going on."

Fraik said she still misses her best friend a great deal. Especially the endless hours they would spend hours rollerblading the Harbourfront Walkway or walking through Maffeo-Sutton Park talking about everything best friends talk about.

To keep her memory alive, Fraik's eight-month-old daughter Ember Marisa, was named by combining Lisa Marie to form her middle name.

Fraik also keeps a teddy bear Young gave her one Christmas over her daughter's crib.

They are just little reminders, but it doesn't take much to remember someone who brought so much love, energy and happiness into her life.

Young's family and friends know there is someone out there that knows something about her disappearance and still live with the hope every day that person will come forward with information to give them some type of closure.

[photo caption:] Becky Fraik, with daughter Ember Marisa, still misses her best friend Lisa Marie Young, who disappeared in 2002.