Montjoy Boy Inspires Marathon for Education Funding

DIAMONDHEAD -- The life and memory of 3-year-old William Lee Montjoy are inspiration for a marathon to help raise money for an educational foundation.

The marathon, scheduled for Feb. 13 in New Orleans, will include runners, joggers and walkers who will travel a 13.1 or 26.2 mile distance during the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon or Half Marathon.

The run is sponsored by William's Wings, a community group numbering up to 150 people. Jennifer Schmidt, coordinator of the event, said the group includes people from Meridian and Bay St. Louis.

Marathon Participants Raising Money for Fund

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William was the son of Paul and Lea Montjoy, who have established the William Lee Montjoy Children's Educational Fund in their son's memory.

The 3-year-old died early afternoon of Sept. 25, 2010, when he drowned at the Pass Christian Yacht Club.

Trade Center Flag to Honor Christina Green

World Trade Center in July 2001

TUCSON -- The American flag found in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York will fly during the funeral of Christina Taylor Green, according to national media reports.


The 9-year-old was born Sept. 11, 2001.



The youngest of the two children of John and Roxanna Green, she was the youngest of six people killed Jan. 8 during a political rally for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who remains in critical condition after being shot in the head. Christina's brother, Dallas, is 11.



World Trade Center Flag to Fly at Christina Green's Funeral
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Jared Lee Loughner, 22, has been charged with two federal counts of murder and 3 federal counts of attempted murder on the federal employees at the rally. State charges are pending on the shooting of other residents among the 20 people shot. They had been attending the Congressman on Your Corner rally at a Safeway supermarket in Tucson, Ariz. Medical conditions of the 14 people injured varied, and some have been released from hospitals.



Christina's funeral will be held Thursday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Tucson. President Obama will remember all of the victims today in a late afternoon service.


Firefighter Jimmy Sands left New York on Tuesday headed to Arizona with the flag, which is flown during public events across the nation, courtesy of the New York Says Thank You Foundation, according to the Arizona Republic.


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Christina Taylor Green

TUCSON -- People across the U.S. and the world are mourning the tragic loss of 9-year-old Christina Taylor Green, along with five other people who were killed Saturday, Jan. 08, during a shooting spree at a political gathering for Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Christina, who was recently elected to her school's student council, was attending the Congress on Your Corner political event at Safeway Supermarket to meet her congresswoman. Giffords, a three-term member of the U.S. House of Represenatives, was shot in the left side of her head, and was holding her own over the weekend.

Christina's parents, John and Roxanna Green, talked to ABC News about the death of their daughter, who was born Sept. 11, 2001, the date of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States in New York and Washington, D.C.

Tragedy in Tucson: The Youngest Victim

January 10, 2011 : Profile of Christina Green