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The Goodwin family leads the Colby Fund Walk to Remember on Sunday from St. Mary’s Hospital to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The Colby Fund, founded by David and Leanne Langlois after losing their son at 32 weeks old, supports grieving parents by providing caskets, gravestones, funerals and photography services. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
The Colby Fund has created a memorial wall at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. The Colby Fund’s memorial walls at St. Mary’s, Central Maine Medical Center and Rumford Hospital display plaques honoring babies who have died. Families can add a plaque through the fund, preserving a child’s memory in the garden. The plaques, alongside services, such as blankets, gowns and memorial ceremonies, offer a lasting tribute to children who have died. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Cory Stolzenburg of South Paris places a painted rock Sunday in the Colby Fund Memorial Garden at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. The Colby Fund’s memorial walls at St. Mary’s, Central Maine Medical Center and Rumford Hospital display plaques honoring babies who have died. Families can add a plaque through the fund, preserving a child’s memory in the garden. The plaques, alongside services, such as blankets, gowns and memorial ceremonies, offer a lasting tribute to children who have died. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
Ashley Goodwin speaks Sunday at the 21st annual Walk to Remember at St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston. Goodwin is sharing details of having lost her infant daughter, Hailey; the pain of grief; and the support she received from family members, friends and others in the community. Through her Hugs From Hailey community, Goodwin’s family seeks to spread kindness, keep Hailey’s memory alive and heal through connections and acts of love. Goodwin’s son, Colton, 7, stands with her, and her daughter, Madelyn, 12, stands behind her, waiting to speak. Madelyn described the enduring sadness, the sense of incompleteness and the desire for understanding, while expressing frustration that others cannot fully comprehend the deep, permanent impact of losing her sister at a young age. Andree Kehn/Sun Journal

Andree Kehn is a staff photographer who has lived in Lewiston for the past three years and has been a Greenwood resident for 20 years, on and off. She has worked full time for the Sun Journal since 2015....

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