Greg Zanis, the Aurora man whose crosses memorialized victims of gun violence, has died

[Liberal In Texas]

Greg Zanis, an Aurora man who gained national attention for placing crosses at the sites of mass shootings in the United States, has died after a battle with cancer, city of Aurora officials confirmed Monday.

A drive-by event to salute the ailing “Cross Man” was held outside his house on Friday, where hundreds of people drove by to show their support. Zanis has mostly been bed-ridden recently and was on hospice care at his home.

Zanis entered the national spotlight when he erected crosses after the Columbine High School massacre in April 1999 in Colorado, where two students fatally shot 12 students and a teacher.

His mission led him to place crosses at the sites of tragedies around the country. Among his many trips, he placed crosses for the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in December 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut...
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-zanis-st-0505-20200504-bmhzkegnz5gbhbciurvnxksbb4-story.html

It seems the good die and the evil live on.

He was 69.

[hlthe2b]

1. What a loss. This man tried his best to send the message that so many just wouldn't hear....

I will remember you. RIP

[Butterflylady]

2. ......