Allegra Frazier’s mother, Darin Frazier, died of cardiac arrest in October, 2015. She was 57. Allegra, who grew up here, is coming from Carbondale, Ill., for the procession.
“I think it is cathartic,” she says of the event, which she use to attend when she was a student at the University of Arizona.
“My mom was a community organizer; she was dedicated to her neighborhood,” says Allegra. “She was mostly engaged in volunteerism. She had about 1,000 friends. She was hardworking and enthusiastic and took no prisoners and was just fantastic.”
She still feels her mother’s presence deeply. “When I have to make decisions, or need advice, I am able to parse together what she would say to me, so I still think I am having conversations with her.”
Allegra's whole family — grandparents, brothers, aunt, father — will gather in Tucson to remember Darin, who loved the All Souls Procession. “She wasn’t necessarily honoring anyone,” says Allegra. “She would get all dressed up and she really enjoyed it.”
