Queens Vigil Will Remember Newtown Victims With Ties To Sunnyside

A Queens Vigil For Newtown
Friends, colleagues and supporters attend a vigil in Winnipeg, Canada, in memory of six year-old, Ana Marquez-Greene, a victim of last Fridays mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Monday Dec. 17, 2012. The vigil was held at the University of Winnipeg, where Ana's mother had previously worked as a licensed therapist. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Trevor Hagan)
Friends, colleagues and supporters attend a vigil in Winnipeg, Canada, in memory of six year-old, Ana Marquez-Greene, a victim of last Fridays mass shooting in Newtown, Conn., on Monday Dec. 17, 2012. The vigil was held at the University of Winnipeg, where Ana's mother had previously worked as a licensed therapist. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Trevor Hagan)

QUEENS — A Sunnyside vigil planned for Tuesday night to remember victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will focus on two casualties with ties to the Queens community, according to City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer's office.

The family of Benjamin Andrew Wheeler, 6, who died in Friday's massacre, lived in Sunnyside before moving to Newtown, Conn. His mother, Francine Wheeler, was an active member of Sunnyside Gardens Park, according to the councilman's office.

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