[Cassandra Nicole Chappelle] This is a good day for me but it’s
a sad day for me.
Our son came and did
something different. I'm so proud.
I'm so proud.
I just wish my baby was here with us to celebrate.
I knew from a young age when D'Vonne was born
that he was going to be something special.
He had dreams and visions.
That means so much to him and his kids and his wife
and to the community as a whole.
[Craig First-Rider] D'Vonne Pickett Jr. our own hometown hero, is forever etched in our hearts.
[Teresa Mosqueda] He loved the community that he worked with.
He was tireless in his efforts to build stronger,
more resilient communities.
[Bruce Harrell] No mother should have to go what this
mother went through. I got to repeat that no mother should have to go
what this mother went through.
We’re going to pull this together.
This is part of our fabric now.
D'Vonne is part of our history, he’s part of our story.
[Bruce Harell] He will live on in our hearts, and he's going to live on our streets.
Two, one. (People cheering)
[Jarmaine Williams] There'll be people who come through here who never knew
who D'Vonne Pickett Jr. was
But we do.
And we always have and we always will.
[KeAnna Rose Pickett] So I just want people when you come right here
and you see D'Vonne Pickett Jr. way that you're inspired and you're motivated
to be a positive influence
on those that you come in contact with.
[D'Vonne Pickett Jr.] You know, shine a light on our community and let people know like we
our philosophy is like, you know, being heavy, meaning that
we're walking the walk, that we you know, that we want others to do as well.
So just showing and then also just being open to like
building with the builders and kind of, you know, what happened in the past.
We can only build from that
and use that as information that, you know, move forward.
Long live D'Vonne Pickett Jr. (People cheering)