Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Ben Griess hangs a ribbon upon which he wrote "Gone Home" on a bicycle Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 in the lobby of the Soldotna Nazarene Church where a memorial for Floyd Murphy was held in Soldotna, Alaska. Murphy Thursday after a swimming accident.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Ben Griess hangs a ribbon upon which he wrote "Gone Home" on a bicycle Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 in the lobby of the Soldotna Nazarene Church where a memorial for Floyd Murphy was held in Soldotna, Alaska. Murphy Thursday after a swimming accident.

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several people passed yellow flowers to audience members Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 during a memorial for 6-year-old Floyd Murphy at the Soldotna Nazarene Church in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Several people passed yellow flowers to audience members Tuesday Feb. 18, 2014 during a memorial for 6-year-old Floyd Murphy at the Soldotna Nazarene Church in Soldotna, Alaska.

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