Feature Story & Photos By Larry H. Oskin
Kim’s Cabbage Patch held a touching tribute to honor the 49 Pulse Nightclub angels that were massacred 5-years ago today (June 12, 2016) and the survivors, families and friends who grieve their loss.
The names of each of the victims were read aloud, while a ceremonial bell tolled and a white rose symbolically placed in recognition of each tragic death.
After the ceremony, everyone was invited to sign the Pulse Love Wall and share their heart-warming stories. Kim Fielding and Suzi Basting, the organizers of the event and owners of Kim’s Cabbage Patch asked everyone who attended to pray for the victims, the survivors the families and the senseless mass shootings across the globe. They also asked those in attendance to do a positive random act of kindness in honor of the fallen.
Kim and Suzi have held this same event every year since the Pulse Nightclub massacre. They pledge to continue holding this small vigil next year and for many more years to come so no one forgets.
Today, A bell tolled at Kim’s Cabbage Patch for each lost angel:
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- Stanley Almodovar III, 23
- Amanda Alvear, 25
- Rodolfo Ayala-Ayala, 33
- Antonio Davon Brown, 29
- Darryl Roman Burt II, 29
- Luis Daniel Conde, 39
- Cory James Connell, 21
- Tevin Eugene Crosby, 25
- Deonka Deidra Drayton, 32
- Leroy Valentin Fernandez, 25
- Simon Adrian Carrillo Fernandez, 31
- Mercedez Marisol Flores, 26
- Peter O. Gonzalez-Cruz, 22
- Juan Ramon Guerrero, 22
- Paul Terrell Henry, 41
- Frank Hernandez, 27
- Miguel Angel Honorato, 30
- Geraldo A. Ortiz-Jimenez, 25
- Jason Benjamin Josaphat, 19
- Eddie Jamoldroy Justice, 30
- Anthony Luis Laureanodisla, 25
- Christopher Andrew Leinonen, 32
- Juan Chevez-Martinez, 25
- Alejandro Barrios Martinez, 21
- Brenda Lee Marquez McCool, 49
- Gilberto Ramon Silva Menendez, 25
- Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
- Jean Carlos Mendez Perez, 35
- Oscar A Aracena-Montero, 26
- Kimberly Morris, 37
- Akyra Monet Murray, 18
- Luis Omar Ocasio-Capo, 20
- Joel Rayon Paniagua, 32
- Angel L. Candelario-Padro, 28
- Javier Jorge-Reyes, 40
- Enrique L. Rios Jr., 25
- Eric Ivan Ortiz-Rivera, 36
- Jean C. Nieves Rodriguez, 27
- Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, 35
- Christopher Joseph Sanfeliz, 24
- Edward Sotomayor Jr., 34
- Yilmary Rodriguez Solivan, 24
- Shane Evan Tomlinson, 33
- Martin Benitez Torres, 33
- Jonathan Antonio Camuy Vega, 24
- Juan P. Rivera Velazquez, 37
- Luis S. Vielma, 22
- Luis Daniel Wilson-Leon, 37
- Jerald Arthur Wright, 31
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Kim Fielding and Suzi Basting, owners of Kim Cabbage Patch, have been together for almost 30 years. Fielding is originally from Georgia and Basting is from Ohio.
They first met in Fort Meyers, before moving to the Tampa area. Kim Fielding worked in the corporate produce industry for Fresh Point Restaurant Supply for over 8 years; Suzi Basting worked for the Department of Corrections for over 15 years. As business partners of Kim’s Cabbage Patch, they remain very loyal Clermont, South Lake and Florida fans!
Kim’s Cabbage Patch is a popular specialty grocery store and farmer’s market, located at 511 West Highway 50 in Clermont. Learn more by visiting their Facebook page: KIM CABBAGE PATCH.
