Much of the Morley Stanwood community packed into the high school football stadium Monday night to honor the lives lost in Friday’s quadruple homicide.

The vigil included a moment of silence, honoring walk around the track, and multiple messages from
school Superintendent Roger Cole and local pastor Gary Bondareako.

“The biggest message I gave was ‘don’t go through this alone,’” Cole said. “(Pastor Bondareako) spoke
on the idea that God is close to those who are broken hearted.”

6-year-old Katelynn Gillard, a first grader at Morley Stanwood Elementary School, along with 4-year-old Ronald, 3-year-old Joshua, and 40-year-old mother Dawn were killed in their Austin twp. home last Friday. The lead suspect, the 51-year-old husband, is currently in the hospital for what is believed to be self-inflicting injuries following the incident.

While some may not have known Katelynn and her family outside of school, there was a large amount of support within the entire community.

“We are the Morley Stanwood school family,” Cole said. “When tragedy hits our community, our family has to extend out to the community. That goes with doing what we can do better together.”

Donations can be made to help fund funeral costs and other memorandum via the family’s GoFundMe page: https://gofund.me/7e0381bf.