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Mary Smith-Phillips

  • (From L to R) Mural artist Curtis Wallace, Mary Smith-Phillips, grandmother of shooting victim LeRonte Benion-Phillips, and mural designer DeShawn Chambers.
    WEMU News
    Memorial Mural to be unveiled in Ypsilanti to honor those lost to gun violence-Part 2
    David Fair
    The unveiling of a memorial mural, honoring those lost to gun violence in our community, will take place at 10am Saturday at Corner Health Center in Ypsilanti. In this second part of an anti-violence conversation, WEMU's David Fair sat down with three area residents: 16-year-old DeShawn Chambers is a 16-year-old student and it is his mural design that will be unveiled to. Artist Curtis Wallace is the one who actually created the memorial mural. And Mary Smith-Phillips is a grieving grandmother. Her 18-year-old grandson, LeRonte Benion-Phillips, will be among the names memorialized at the unveiling.