Victim of Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy, 52, to be laid to rest on Monday| Local News
Victim of Waukesha Christmas parade tragedy, 52, to be laid to rest on Monday
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WAUKESHA, Wisconsin – Tamara Durand, one of the victims from Waukesha, Wisc. The horror of the Christmas parade will be laid to rest on Monday after a visit to the nearby town of Oconomowoc.
Durand, 52, “danced at home with Jesus” on November 21 when Darrell Brooks Jr., 39, drove his red Ford Escape SUV through barricades and through crowds at the Waukesha Christmas Parade .
Durand was a mother of three, a grandmother, a local chaplain and teacher, and an avid volunteer, according to the obituary. She was also a member of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies, a group of women who were punched by Brooks during the holiday parade.
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Tamara Durand is said to have attended her first performance of Milwaukee Dancing Grannies when she was killed.
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She was an organ donor “and will continue to help people even after her death,” the obituary reads.
A visitation service will take place Monday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., followed by a mass and a private burial, according to the death notice.
Durand was one of six people who died in the parade tragedy. Other victims include an 8-year-old boy, the only child to have died in the attack, and an 81-year-old man for whom a private ceremony has already taken place.
Brooks, a career criminal, has been charged with five counts of first degree intentional homicide, each carrying a sentence of life imprisonment if convicted. A criminal complaint regarding his arrest describes how Brooks appeared emotionless as he drove through the crowd after allegedly fleeing a domestic incident, possibly involving a knife.
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The Waukesha County District Attorney has previously said more first degree manslaughter charges are imminent.
The Milwaukee resident has been charged, convicted and sentenced for a multitude of horrific crimes over the years, including just earlier in November when he was charged with running over a woman using the same vehicle he was driving on November 21.
In his first court appearance last week, Brooks was ordered to pay $ 5 million in cash bail.
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