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Friends will honour Duane Lacquette's memory with a benefit social on Sept. 2 at the Great Western Roadhouse Bar and Grill. (FILE PHOTO)
Friends and family of homicide victim Duane "Jon-Jon" Lacquette are planning a birthday bash to honour his memory with proceeds from ticket sales to go to his family.
Lacquette's uncle, Eugene, says he's grateful and the money may be used to buy a headstone for his nephew's grave near his hometown of Mallard.
"The proceeds that we get from this, it goes towards his gravesite, fixing up his gravesite ... the way Jon-Jon would like," Lacquette said, explaining the family can't afford to buy a tombstone by itself.
Lacquette's body was found in his Centennial Boulevard home on Jan. 16. Police say he died of blunt-force injuries.
Jason John Ouimet, a gunner posted at CFB Shilo with the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, was arrested on Feb. 4. He was later granted bail to live at Shilo.
Charged with second-degree murder, he's expected to make a court appearance today.
Next week, friends will honour Lacquette's memory with a benefit social. The party will be held at the Great Western Roadhouse Bar and Grill at Canad Inns on the evening of Sept. 2, which would have marked Lacquette's 22nd birthday.
Tickets for the event are stamped with, "Just Dance ... It'll be OK!", a reference to a Lady Gaga song that was among Lacquette's favourites.
Friends describe the party as a perfect way to remember Lacquette, 21, who loved to dance and have fun. Because it's an "all black and white party", attendees are asked to "dress to impress."
Tickets, which cost $10, will be available at the door.
It's the sort of glamorous event Lacquette had hoped for his 21st birthday, one of his friends said.
"It's just going to be an all-around good night. Duane loved to party, so we're going throw it up for him the best way we know how."
Eugene said he also hopes the event will help Lacquette's friends heal and help people learn more about his nephew and his good nature. He said Lacquette would send money to Mallard to help his deaf father and once befriended and comforted a woman who was contemplating suicide.
"He accomplished a lot in his young life."
Republished from the Brandon Sun print edition August 26, 2010 A1
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Friends and family of homicide victim Duane "Jon-Jon" Lacquette are planning a birthday bash to honour his memory with proceeds from ticket sales to go to his family.
Lacquette's uncle, Eugene, says he's grateful and the money may be used to buy a headstone for his nephew's grave near his hometown of Mallard.
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Friends and family of homicide victim Duane "Jon-Jon" Lacquette are planning a birthday bash to honour his memory with proceeds from ticket sales to go to his family.
Lacquette's uncle, Eugene, says he's grateful and the money may be used to buy a headstone for his nephew's grave near his hometown of Mallard.
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