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HANTSPORT, N.S. — As crows soared overhead and a cool breeze rustled the leaves in the Riverbank Cemetery, about two dozen residents gathered near a memorial tree to remember the life of Harley Lawrence.“Harley’s horrific death made national news on Oct.
He did such a good job cleaning up after the flood, he was hired for three weeks to paint and complete necessary repairs. In the wee morning hours of Oct. 23, Daniel Wayne Surette and Kyle David James Fredericks purchased $10 worth of gasoline. They found Lawrence asleep in the bus shelter, doused him with the fuel and lit him on fire. After an extensive investigation, the men eventually admitted to killing the 62-year-old. They were sentenced in 2015 to life with prison, with no chance of parole for 18 and 20 years, for the second-degree murder.
“It’s nice that people are remembering the past and what happened to him, and... they’re recognizing his service and what he did,” said Ron Lawrence, noting he hopes in the future, more progress will be made to improve mental health services and help the homeless population.And a cookie cutter solution will not address the issue, he said.
“I used to go and pick him up and he’d do some work for me and then I’d take him back there. One day he showed up at my place and said, ‘Oh they threw me out. They won’t let me back in.’ It was a Sunday afternoon and then he stayed with me for three years,” said Passmore, noting Lawrence did odd jobs like gardening and snow removal.“It’s very important to honour him. He was quite a fellow,” said Passmore. “I remember him quite fondly.
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