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Candlelight vigil remembers homeless who died.(B SECTION)

Sarasota Herald Tribune

| December 22, 2001 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: JILL BARTON jill.barton@heraldtribune.com

SARASOTA -- Natalie Batcher was a mother of two who died of cancer at 26.

Sandra Toth, 37, suffered from manic depression and was found under a tree by a passing bicyclist.

Wesley Martin lived in the woods and drowned in Sarasota Bay at 47.

They were among the 113 people whose names were read at a candlelight vigil Friday evening at Five Points Park in downtown Sarasota. All lived in Sarasota and Manatee counties and died without an address of their own.

The event commemorated National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, which is held on the longest night of the year to call attention …

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