‘Violence isn’t the answer’ says this survivor, who’s loved one was murdered
Alexander “Beanie” Mervin was just 22 when he was killed in 2018. “He was an amazing person, amazing dad. And he loved his family and music,” said Maudrie Depradine, the grandmother of Mervin’s daughter. She’s found a community among other people who have lost a loved one to homicide. “I met some beautiful people and I just know how to like, you know, work through my grief,” she said. The Louis D. Brown Peace Institute practices Seven Principles of Peace to help families heal and find peace after losing a loved one to homicide. One of those principles is unity. She doesn’t want more families to experience what she has. “I just hope one day that the community crime will stop and that everybody comes together,” she said. “Even though they have differences — but violence isn’t the answer.”
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