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Enduring morning ritual between mother and son

Elsa Alicea continues a tradition of morning coffee at her son's gravesite.

Elsa Alicea has coffee with her youngest son, Luis Martin Alicea, at his grave inside Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia on Friday, May 03, 2019. Luis Martin Alicea was shot and killed in 2016. Elsa has coffee at his grave every morning to help her cope with his death.
Elsa Alicea has coffee with her youngest son, Luis Martin Alicea, at his grave inside Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia on Friday, May 03, 2019. Luis Martin Alicea was shot and killed in 2016. Elsa has coffee at his grave every morning to help her cope with his death.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer
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