Vancouver mother among those killed in Lapu-Lapu Day attack

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Jenifer Darbellay is being remembered arsenic an unthinkable parent who was selfless and loved by the community.

Noel Johansen, Jenifer Darbellay's husband, was injured astatine the event.

Michelle Gomez · CBC News

· Posted: Apr 30, 2025 2:58 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

A antheral and a pistillate are pictured broadside by side, smiling.

Family and friends person identified Jenifer Darbellay arsenic 1 of the 11 radical killed successful an onslaught astatine Vancouver's Lapu-Lapu Day festival connected Saturday.

Speaking astatine a Monday evening vigil, Noel Johansen said his wife was down him erstwhile she died.

Johansen, who was utilizing crutches, said his carnal wounded does not comparison to the heartache of losing his wife.

"Everyone who's hugged maine since then, I felt her," helium said.

"She ne'er celebrated herself successful her life. She ne'er thought of herself. She thought of herself arsenic tiny successful presumption of the reach, and I tin archer you, she was larger than life."

According to an online fundraiser, the mates has 2 children, aged 7 and 15. The run had raised implicit $130, 000 arsenic of Wednesday morning.

Munisha Tumato, the Parents Advisory Council vice seat for Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School, said Darbellay was 1 of the PAC's co-chairs, and was an progressive subordinate successful the community.

"She was a person to many, galore people," Tumato said connected CBC's On The Coast.

"She was an unthinkable parent and an unthinkable quality and we each loved her very, precise much."

A radical of radical stitchery adjacent a bid of candles and bouquets.

The incidental happened a fewer blocks from the school, and Tumato said galore radical successful the schoolhouse assemblage were successful attendance oregon progressive successful the festival.

"This deed america close successful the heart," she said.

In summation to the 11 killed, dozens of different radical were injured erstwhile an SUV was driven into a assemblage astatine the Filipino assemblage event. The clang happened connected East 43rd Avenue and Fraser Street conscionable earlier 8 p.m. PT, arsenic the festival was coming to an end.

A 30-year-old antheral has been charged with 8 counts of second-degree murder.

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Hundreds gathered Sunday evening astatine vigils to mourn the 11 radical killed and dozens much injured astatine the Lapu-Lapu Day festival successful Vancouver.