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'Light A Candle For Gabby': Vigil To Be Held In 22-Year-Old's Memory
As teal color ribbons begin to adorn street lamps, mailboxes, and trees throughout a small Long Island hamlet to honor the late Long Islander Gabby Petito, a candlelight vigil is also being planned.
The color teal is being used because her mother, Nicole Schmidt, said it matched the color of Gabby's sparkling eyes.
Petito's body was found on Sunday, Sept. 19, in the Grand Teton National Park, in Wyoming, just days after her mother, Nichole Schmidt, reported her missing on Saturday, Sept. 11 to police.
Days later, the medical examiner's office confirmed the body was that of Petito, and the…