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Remembering 3 Victims Of The Charleston Church Massacre

Published June 19, 2015 at 4:03 AM CDT

RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

Let's remember now some of the other victims of the violence in Charleston. They include Cynthia Hurd; she worked for the County Public Library system for more than 30 years. Yesterday in her honor, the libraries were closed. And there was this announcement from J. Elliott Summey, Chairman of the Charleston County Council.

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CHAIRMAN J. ELLIOTT SUMMEY: On behalf of County Council, we are going to name, from this day forward, the Saint Andrews Library the Cynthia Hurd Regional Library.

MONTAGNE: The shooter also killed Tywanza Sanders. In many pictures, the 26-year-old flashed a wide, handsome smile. His friend Michelle Gray told TV station WMBF that she's finding comfort in that smile.

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MICHELLE GRAY: He had all these dreams and aspirations that he didn't get to even - or he had lives that he needed to touch, and he didn't get there yet.

MONTAGNE: Reverend Sharonda Coleman-Singleton is also being remembered by the people whose lives she touched. She was a mother of three, a speech therapist and a high school girls' track and field coach. Her team put a simple message on Facebook yesterday; it read we love you, Coach Singleton. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.