CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Saturday, June 24 is the date now set aside for the late Rev. Depayne Middleton-Doctor, who was among nine people killed two years ago in Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.AME Church in Charleston.AME Church in Charleston.
To honor the lives lost, City of Charleston leaders designated one day for each victim following the June 17 shooting.
“I’m still dealing with it,” said Bethane Middleton-Brown, who is Middleton-Doctor’s sister. “I'm not to where I can take one day at a time yet. I'm still taking one breath at a time.”
Bethane Middleton-Brown resides in Charlotte, along with her husband and now-seven children.
Following her sister Depayne’s death, Middleton-Brown also welcomed her children into their home.
“It truly is a family that love built,” she said.
Middleton-Brown spoke of her sister’s love for music, which will be among the building blocks of a future foundation in her honor.
Middleton-Brown said she’s also entering the grief process, nearly two years after the shooting, followed by federal trial and conviction of the shooter.
“For a long time, I had dry tears,” she said. “I don't have the distractions. I can finally grieve.”
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