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Runners, loved ones gather to celebrate life of former Lawrence woman slain with family members in Iowa
Friends and loved ones gathered Sunday morning to celebrate the life of a former Lawrencian, Sarah Schmidt, and to dedicate a bench in her honor near the Kansas River Trails.