N.S. pilot honours 8-year-old shooting victim with tribute in the sky
Global News
Eight-year-old Lee-Marion Cain was killed in a shooting in Dartmouth on Dec. 21. He was honoured by a private pilot who etched his nickname in the sky.
A Nova Scotia pilot has etched a tribute across the sky for Lee-Marion Cain, an eight-year-old boy who was recently killed in a brazen shooting.
The child, affectionately known to his loved ones as Mar Mar, is remembered for his endless potential, his love of high-fives and his snappy wardrobe. He was killed on Dec. 21 after being shot in a car in Dartmouth.
The loss of such a young life has shaken the community of North Preston, where Lee-Marion was a Grade 3 student at Nelson Whynder Elementary School. It has also sent shockwaves of grief across the province.
“Sometimes, there are just no words to explain how you feel,” said Dimitri Neonakis, a private pilot known for creating expressive flight paths over the province.
“An eight-year-old becoming a victim of violence, losing his life … it’s hard to put words to this.
“Violence has no place in Nova Scotia. Violence has no place in our homes. Violence has no place in our communities.”
Neonakis said he was recently contacted by Quentrel Provo, an anti-violence advocate and a relative of Lee-Marion, to create a tribute for the boy.
On Boxing Day, Neonakis took to the skies in his Cirrus S22 to write “Mar,” accompanied by a heart, over the boy’s home community of North Preston.