Vigil for murdered Atlanta bartender to be held tomorrow
January 7, 2009 at 3:36 pm by Thomas Wheatley in Events, NewsUPDATE: Standard Food and Spirits’ management request the event be a vigil, not a protest, and that participants do not bring signs or placards. Participants are encouraged to bring candles to light as a tribute to the victim. The post below has been edited to reflect the Standard’s request.
Southeast Atlanta residents shaken by the this morning’s murder of a bartender at Standard Food and Spirits will hold a 7 a.m. vigil tomorrow at the Memorial Drive restaurant.
Rally participants are encouraged to bring candles to light.
For driving directions to The Standard, visit here. To find the nearest public transit that serves the restaurant, visit here.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
Maybe we should send a message to the *criminals* too — and do like Andisheh did for his gun law article, show up sporting sidearms.
January 7th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Thanks for posting. Burglaries have gone up tremendously the last few months in SE Atlanta. I wish this story surprised me (not that it doesn’t sicken me).
Hope to see lots of neighbors tomorrow for the event!
January 7th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Violent crimes and break ins have been happening daily through Grant Park and Blvd. Heights…these are hoods that are fighting back and being vigilant…my heart goes out to John’s family, and the Standard family. See you all there in the morning.
Heather
January 7th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Thanks for posting this– now in the time of abbreviated State of the City speeches, a complete lack of discourse by the mayor with the public & city councils focusing on inane baggy jean ordinances, the public has to do something. Fix Zone Six, Shirley.
January 7th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Thanks for updating this, Thomas! I was just coming here to notify you.
This will be a respectful vigil only. Please spread the word!
January 7th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
John was my boyfriends cousin. He was an amazing person and this news is heartbreaking.
I will pass this along to his family.
Thank you for this.
January 8th, 2009 at 5:18 am
My thoughts and prayers go out to Johns family as well as the bartender who lived through this ordeal. It will be a long recovery for all of you as well as the bar community of atlanta! This is the time to stop bitching about all that has gone in our city and get involved!
this is also a time for business owners who have gotten broken into multiple times to take measures of security into their own hands so this type of shit does not happen!!
January 8th, 2009 at 11:37 am
I am total?ly besid?e mysel?f as I diges?t the news of the tragi?c and unnec?essar?y death? of John Hende?rson.? It is hard for me to fatho?m how someo?ne can take anoth?er life in cold blood?.? It reall?y break?s my heart?.? I only hope that we can pull toget?her,? as a commu?nity,? to suppo?rt The Stand?ard and those? most effec?ted by his death?.? My thoug?hts and praye?rs go out to all who knew and loved? John.?
And to my frien?ds in the servi?ce indus?try:? Pleas?e pleas?e take the extra? care to prote?ct yours?elf.? Alway?s be aware? of your surro?undin?gs and every?thing? going? on aroun?d you