Nanaimo News Bulletin - June 26, 2014

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Nanaimo News Bulletin: Thu June 26, 2014 (Chris Bush) Vigil marks 12 years missing

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Vigil marks 12 years missing

Joanne Young will host the 12th vigil for her daughter, who disappeared June 30, 2002*. Lisa Marie Young was 19 when she disappeared after leaving a house party. No trace of the young woman has ever been found, but every year since, her mother has to keep her memory — and the hope for an answer to her disappearance — alive. Prior to Lisa Marie's disappearance, Joanne Young said she trusted her daughter would be safe in a small town. "Her dad said years ago, when she was a little girl, that she would ask, 'Are there monsters underneath my bed?' and he said, 'Oh, no, There's nothing,'" Young said, "Years later, who would expect a monster would, you know?" "This year's walk and vigil, Remembering Lisa Marie, happens Saturday (June 28) at the Lions Pavilion in Maffeo. Sutton Park from noon until 3 p.m. The walk traces a route over Pearson Bridge on Terminal Avenue and returns along the waterfront to Maffeo Sutton Park where a candlelight vigil with music by local singers will be held. The event finishes with a barbecued salmon lunch. "One day we'd like to get closure," Joanne said. "I mean, we always have that hope, right?"