Hope for generations

Children honor parents, parents honor children at overdose vigil

By LILY BYRNE/Staff Reporter and TODD R. McADAM/Managing Editor
Posted 8/31/23

Kayla Smith focused on the purple flag as she wrote precisely: “Cheryl Smith.” The name was underlined and a heart punctuated it.

Cheryl Smith has missed many milestones since she died of an opioid overdose in 2021, her daughter said Thursday at a vigil marking International Overdose Awareness Day at Courthouse Park in Cortland.

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