Deann Schmied and her husband, Wayne, watch after releasing balloons in honor of their son's friend A.J.Boik at a memorial in Aurora, Colorado, July 28, 2012. Eighteen-year-old Boik, who had been bound for art college in the fall, was laid to rest.
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