Delaware Right to Life and the Knights of Columbus joined other pro-life people Oct. 18 at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington for a memorial service and tribute to the late local pro-life leader, Dee Becker. Courtesy photo.
Delaware Right to Life, Knights of Columbus and dozens of pro-life advocates gathered Oct. 18 at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington for a prayer service for victims of abortion and a remembrance of national pro-life leader, the late Dee Becker of Wilmington.
The event included a prayer service led by Deacon Anthony Gallo. Martie Sturtevant, granddaughter of Dee Becker, joined others who spoke about her grandmother and her commitment to preserving life.
The prayer service was in remembrance of the 63 aborted babies buried in a common grave for which the Knights purchased the memorial headstone in 1988. The fetal remains were found among thousands of others in plastic bags on a garbage loading dock in a Chicago suburb. A Wilmington funeral home donated funeral costs and a casket.
One of the people involved in that burial was Becker, the former chairperson of the Delaware Pro-Life Coalition Inc., founding president of Delaware Right to Life and a co-chair of the March for Life. Becker died April 13, 2020 at the age of 93.
Delaware Right to Life and the Knights of Columbus joined other pro-life people Oct. 18 at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington for a memorial service and tribute to the late local pro-life leader, Dee Becker. Courtesy photo.
Martie Sturtevant shared memories of her grandmother, Dee Becker. Courtesy photo.
Walter Gies at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington for a memorial service and tribute to late pro-life leader Dee Becker. Courtesy photo.
Felix Spitelle at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington for a memorial service and tribute to local pro-life leader Dee Becker. Courtesy photo.
Deacon Anthony Gallo led the prayer service at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington for a memorial service and tribute to Dee Becker. Courtesy photo.
The headstone for the victims of abortion at Cathedral Cemetery in Wilmington. Courtesy photo.
