Home Hospice hosted a Butterfly Release and Family Celebration in honor of loved ones who have passed Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. Families could have their loved one’s names read aloud and release butterflies in remembrance.
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Families walk in to register before the start of Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. Families could request for a name to be read during the memorial ceremony and release their own butteries to remember their loved ones. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Angelina Roldan writes down a loved one’s name before the start of Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. During the ceremony, (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Gloria Rodriguez, right, writes down a loved one’s name before the start of Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. During the ceremony, (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Families register at the entrance to the Commemorative Air Force’s HigH Sky Wing hanger before the start of Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon in Midland. Families could request for a name to be read during the memorial ceremony and release their own butteries to remember their loved ones. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Families walk in to register before the start of Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. Families could request for a name to be read during the memorial ceremony and release their own butteries to remember their loved ones. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Rudie Diaz Jr., right, plays with his son Rudie Diaz 3rd, 2, during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Odessa Fire Rescue’s Andrew McElroy plays the bagpipes during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Home Hospice’s Janet Urias gives a welcome to families at the start of Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Chaplain Jimmy Braswell reads scripture during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Salina Ortiz waits for her butterfly to take off after releasing it from its capsule during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Daphne Payne waits for her butterfly to take off after releasing it from its capsule during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A family releases butterflies during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
Raphael and Beatrice Romero mourn the loss of a loved one after releasing butterflies during Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
A young girl reacts to a butterfly on her mothers hand as they take part in the Home Hospice’s Butterfly Release and Family Celebration Saturday afternoon at the Commemorative Air Force High Sky Wing. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman)
