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 Derrick and Jamie Orman [Click to enlarge] |
"We're planning on letting them express their feelings and have a good time," Kelly Yates said.
Yates is holding a teen dance fundraiser in honor of her sister, Jamie Orman, and her nephew, Derrick Orman, who was a student at Perryville High School.
Jamie Orman and her 15-year-old son were killed Oct. 27 in Cape Girardeau. Three suspects were arrested in connection with the murder.
Yates said the dance will "give everyone a chance to breathe."
"Derrick would like us to have fun and so would Jamie," she said.
Proceeds from the event will help pay for funeral expenses. Yates said the funds will help relieve some financial burden for the rest of the family.
"My sister wanted her boys taken care of," she said. Jamie Orman is survived by two other sons ages 14 and 9. Both were in the house at the time of the homicide but not injured.
Yates said outreach from the community has been a comfort. She said support has come from as far away as Newport News, Va., where one of her other sisters lives. A skate shop there donated a basket of skate gear to raffle off during the dance.
"You always know you have friends and people out there, but you don't realized it until something like this happens," she said.
She said students are excited about the dance and got the message out the best they could.
"Of course the kids have sent text messages and spread the word that way," she said.
She said Derrick Orman's father, Bruce Orman, is also planning to hold an adult benefit dance Dec. 5 at the Eagles Club in Perryville.
The dance will be at the Perryville Armory from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Admission is $6. Yates said the event is primarily for students in seventh to 12th grade, but it is open to students of all ages from area schools.
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Very Thoughtful. I hope a lot of kids show up tonight. Just keep the regular trouble makers away.
...and so it goes!
I do have one correction to the story about the adult dance. It is bening planned by Bruce's family not Bruce himself! Our families thank everyone for their out pouring of support!
as everyone can imagine the expensives are still adding up for these three losses, and everyone support has been so great! Huddle house in scott city will be having some sort of benefit soon to help Jamie's family with expensives, but the date hasn't yet to be set yet.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE THERE BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.THIS IS A NIGHTMARE THAT WILL NEVER GO AWAY.WE MISS THEM MORE EVERYDAY.I WANY ALL OF DERRICK'S FRIENDS TO REMEMBER ALL THE GOOD TIMES THEY ALL SHARED WITH HIM. KELLY GAVE ME SOME PICTURES SHE FOUND ON A CAMARA THAT JAMIE HAD NOT YET HAD DEVELOPED AND THERE ARE SOME GOOD ONES OF THE BOYS DOING THINGS BOYS DO AS TEENAGERS AND EVEN ONE OF DERRICK GRINNING HE HAD DUCKED HIS HEAD BUT YOU CAN SEE HIS CHEEKS.I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE TO HELP EITHER BIG OR SMALL IT IS SO GOOD TO SEE ALL THE LOVE EVERYONE HAS FOR JAMIE AND DERRICK. WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS IT IS ONE BREATH AT A TIME NOT ONE DAY AT A TIME. WE MISS YOU JAMIE AND DERRICK AND LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.