Garland Carter was a beloved presence in St. Louis, Missouri, and the fact of her death on February 21, 2013 still lands with the heavy finality that comes when someone is taken from the everyday rhythm of life. She was an African American woman, 52, and even in the barest outline of what’s known here, it’s impossible not to feel the ache of a life that contained years of mornings and plans and quiet responsibilities—then suddenly had an ending date attached to it.
When a person die
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