Video + Text: Lyvita Gomes Funeral in Chicago Excerpts: 2 Feb. Chicago Tribune. Hundreds of people turned out at funeral services Wednesday for Lyvita Gomes, a native of India who died after a hunger strike in Lake County Jail.About 200 people attended Mass in Most Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in Waukegan, where the Rev. Daniel Hartnett posed questions about Gomes' death while offering spiritual comfort to her family. Indian Catholic community leaders, immigration reform activists and others joined about 500 who attended a visitation Tuesday night.
During the funeral, Gomes' brother-in-law thanked the community for its support and said Gomes' death "has raised the issue of social justice in the world." ."The family and public at large wish to learn the truth about why she died," said Rodney Fernandes [ex-Dar-es-Salaam], whose wife, Lyemia, is Gomes' sister. The couple traveled from their home in England for the funeral. "Was it because of her ethnic or immigration status or her mental status?" he asked . Text + video, 0 min. 55sec at http://bit.ly/x4Z9V4 The Chicago Tribune probably has the most comprehensive coverage of the case. Go to http://www.chicagotribune.com/search_results/?q=Lyvita%20Gomes --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
