Vigil announced for Lin Jun
By Nelson Wyatt, Canadian Press June 13, 2012 5:47 PM
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Thursday's memorial to slaying victim Lin Jun is being organized by friends who announced it on a Facebook tribute page and on Twitter.
MONTREAL - A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday evening in memory of Lin Jun, the victim of a “devastating” dismemberment slaying his family says not only shook them but society as a whole.
The vigil is to be held at 9 p.m. at Dorchester Square, at Peel St. and René Lévesque Blvd. The site is a few blocks from Concordia University, where Lin studied computer science and engineering.
Thursday’s memorial is being organized by friends who announced it on a Facebook tribute page and Twitter.
The vigil was announced after Lin’s family released a heartfelt letter to the public on Tuesday expressing their gratitude for the support they’ve received since their son was killed.
“Everyone has showed great sympathy and compassionate support to help to make things easier for us,” they said. “We are deeply touched by the kindness inspired by this human tragedy.”
Lin’s torso was discovered in a suitcase outside a working-class apartment building in Montreal on May 29. A hand and foot were mailed to political parties in Ottawa and another hand and foot were later delivered to schools in Vancouver.
The slaying of Lin sparked an international manhunt that led to the arrest in Berlin last week of Luka Rocco Magnotta, a porn actor and model who police said was acquainted with the Chinese student. He is charged with first-degree murder in Lin’s death and is awaiting extradition to Canada.
Lin’s grieving parents, sister and uncle arrived in Montreal last week to settle his affairs and bring his body back to China for burial.
In the meantime, a fund was created to pay for their expenses and an award was announced to keep Lin’s memory alive.
“It is our wish to take this opportunity to turn a devastating situation into something positive that brings the goodness and peace back to society,” the family wrote in the letter.
A small shrine was set up after his death near Concordia by the statue of Norman Bethune, a Canadian surgeon who became a Chinese hero because of his work in their country. Other messages of sympathy have been posted in the convenience store where Lin worked.
In the letter, his family said his killing had been a brutal blow to them.
“This tragic loss is not only a devastating attack to our family, but also has had a tremendous impact on the whole society. Love and trust must be rebuilt.”
Lin’s parents quoted his friends, who described him as optimistic, ambitious and open-minded.
On Wednesday, Montreal police confirmed that the hand and foot mailed to two Vancouver schools, as well as the limbless torso found in Montreal, belonged to Lin.
The body parts had been sent to the Quebec coroner’s forensics lab for DNA tests.
Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Vigil+announced+slain+Chinese+student+family+talks+about/6774712/story.html#ixzz1xj9S9oW1 :-(林俊可怜吗？我觉得不可怜，是可悲，可悲一堂堂七尺男儿。如果不是同性恋，我想也不会被人有机可趁，也就不会有这样可悲的结果。
要时刻警醒自己为好。 参加追思会。
不管怎样，同胞遭到了如此大的不幸，总归还是同情的，悲痛的。
今天去的媒体记者比较多。西人一半，华人一半，唉，还是感觉华人不太齐心啊。遗憾，来的人并不太多。
听说，加国已经有推手在为犯人开脱，真是令人愤怒啊。
偶们献上小蜡烛，愿逝者安息。旁边有位老者在为他念经，说，听说他信佛。
陆陆续续有更多的蜡烛加入。 today's Gazette
Hundreds gather for Lin Jun vigil
Candles flickered and incense wafted in the air of Dorchester Square Thursday night as a few hundred people gathered at a vigil for murder victim Lin Jun. MONTREAL - Candles flickered and incense wafted in the air of Dorchester Square Thursday night as a few hundred people gathered at a vigil for murder victim Lin Jun. The silent memorial paid tribute to the Chinese computer science at Concordia University whose bizarre killing and dismemberment made worldwide headlines.
Organizer Edith Bernier, 31, a federal government office worker, said she did not know Lin but organized the vigil because she wanted to honour Lin and provide a counterpoint to media coverage of his grisly death.
“I wanted to bring a more compassionate side to this story,” she said. “I just felt compelled to do something.”
Heike Neumann, 40, who taught English as a second language to Lin at Concordia last term, was there to pay tribute to the polite, quiet student, who always sat in the front row of her class.
“He was very mature, not in age necessarily but in his attitude,” said Neumann, to whom Lin seemed dedicated to his studies and highly motivated. “He was not a student to draw attention to himself,” she added.
Linda Gold, 53, another ESL teacher at Concordia, gazed thoughtfully at her candle flame. “I don’t know him, but I feel like I know him,” she said. “It was very close to home.”
Lin’s alleged killer, Luka Rocco Magnotta, is awaiting extradition from Germany, where he was arrested in Berlin a week ago. Gazette's photos 不管怎么说，总之一个字，死得“惨”。
大家在外面都要好自为之，不可大意啊！
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