B U I L D of Buffalo Presents: “A Tribute to Remember the Lives Lost in the Tops Mass Shooting”
Charley Fisher and Avery Bates
This solemn time of remembrance will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Elim Christian Fellow ship, 70 Chalmers Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214. The tribute will commence with a continental breakfast at 9:30 AM and program from 10:00 AM to 12 Noon.
BUILD of Buffalo Presi dent, Charley H. Fisher, III explained that “this tribute will intentionally honor, remember and respect the 10 lives lost and three injured on May 14, 2022.”
The 10 fallen: Roberta A. Drury, Margus D. Morrison, Andre Makneil, Aaron Salter, Geraldine Talley, Celestine Chaney, Hey ward Patterson, Katherine Massey, Pearl Young and Ruth Whitfield.
Fisher provided a synopsis of the tribute which includes:
A prayer for survivors and all impacted by the 2022 mass shooting,
An address from guest speaker, Justice Craig Han nah, Supreme Court of the State of NY –Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial District; and
Performances from Pastor Valerie Foye and friends; Brian K. Freeman and Muhammad School of Music
In 2025 our solemn time of remembrance focused on prayers for our City and Nation from area Clerics.
Prayers included:
Community Unity and Economic Stability
Racial Reconciliation
Education and Healthcare
Local and National Leadership
Safety and Environ mental, and
Spiritual Revival
Today, faith leaders serving the Buffalo region and clerics nationwide are joining in prayer during this time of remembrance.
For more information contact:
Charley H. Fisher, III – 716-650-8889 or Avery T. Bates – 716 463-7906
The event is being sponsored by Jericho Road Community Health Center, Project Lab and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield. All are invited.