Memorial honors children who have died

BY COLBY FRAZIER
DAILY SOUND STAFF WRITER

The “Circle of Remembrance” memorial to recognize children in the community who have lost their lives will be held at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital’s Burtness Auditorium on Saturday.
“Each year, Cottage Health System remembers and honors the children of our community whose lives have ended,” said Janet O’Neill, a spokeswoman for Cottage. “...The memorial event is a gathering of parents, siblings, friends, staff, volunteers, and physicians to acknowledge, in an intimate setting, the meaning, value and celebration of lives which have touched our hearts all too briefly, yet in very profound ways.”


O’Neill said anyone whose life has been affected by the loss of a child is invited to attend the memorial service that is open to all faiths and traditions.
The memorial will being at 4 p.m. A reception will follow the memorial service, which will recognize lives lost from pre-term pregnancy through youths as old as 18.
For more information call the Cottage Health System Department of Spiritual Care at 569-8386.