Calgary Folk Music Festival volunteer, Lawrence Hong remembered

One of Tuesday’s mass murder victims, Lawrence Hong is being remembered by staff at the Calgary Folk Music Festival, where he served as a volunteer on their dispatch crew.

In a statement sent to festival volunteers on Wednesday, manager Talia Potter says staff were devastated to learn of his death.

It says: “Our condolences go out to all those who knew Lawrence, particularly the members of the dispatch crew and his family.”

The release adds, previous to his time on the dispatch crew he was a member of our raffle crew and an avid volunteer with other arts organizations throughout the city. His dedication and volunteer spirit will be missed by every organization he was involved with and everyone who knew him.

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