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Thirty of Bethany Coston’s closest friends and family release balloons Thursday in memory of the 19-year-old Lewiston woman who died of cystic fibrosis on April 9. “She loved the color purple,” said Coston’s mother, Kimberly Calabrese, second from left in white. “This was our way to send (balloons) up to her.” Calabrese hoped the balloon launch in Kennedy Park would help raise awareness of cystic fibrosis, a chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. The balloons were supposed to be let go on Oct. 3, which would have been Coston’s 20th birthday, but wet weather postponed the event.
Garrett Taylor and Samantha Bell embrace during a balloon launch in memory of Bethany Coston. “Bethany was a very, very close friend,” Bell said. “I called her my little sister.”
Kimberly Calabrese, left, Garrett Taylor, center, and Samantha Bell, right, watch purple balloons sail over Kennedy Park in memory of Calabrese’s daughter, Bethany Coston, who died at the age of 19 from cystic fibrosis.
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