Create a lasting tribute for someone you love — a memorial that lives forever.
Up to 1,000 words — far more than an obituary. Tell their story, their dreams, and give them a place in digital history.
Every tribute reviewed with careTributes never expireGifts support families facing loss
Founding Tributes
Three founding tributes open the wall
June 3, 2012
Kai was born in Boston, the son of Visa V. Lehti of Hanover and Deborah L. (Hanson) Lehti of Rockland. He was raised and educated in Rockland, and for the past two years he had mad...
Sept. 4, 2010
The son of a Sicilian immigrant, Andy was born in Boston and became a longtime resident of Marshfield. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War as a member of the Honor and...
1933 – 2014
Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, Edmund graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Weymouth in 1951. With the Korean War at its height, he joined the U.S. Navy and served four yea...
“Through their fraternal service, both supported widows and orphans. Their spirits will continue their watch over this foundation and all its supporters.”
The wall is just beginning — new tributes appear here once approved.
3
founding tributes on the wall
3
candles burning
Yours next
every approved tribute joins them
How the wall works
Upload a photo and write up to 1,000 words — their story, their dreams, who they were. A $25 gift gives them a permanent place in digital history.
$25 one-time
Anyone can light a candle for anyone on the wall — or for someone they carry in their heart who isn’t on it yet. Each candle glows beside their name.
$5 per candle · light one anytime
Once approved, their tribute never expires. Whoever adds someone to the wall receives a yearly remembrance email: “Today we remember…”
Shareable link included
For the people
Babies who were born still. Soldiers who never came home. The grandmother who held the family together, the friend gone too soon, the neighbor who made the block feel like home. If you carry someone in your heart, this wall is yours — in the spirit of living freely.
Browse the wall by who they wereWays to remember
Every gift is tax-deductible and supports the Live Free Foundation’s grief, veteran and family programs.
A permanent place on the wall
$25
one-time gift
Anytime, for anyone you remember
$5 /candle
for anyone, anytime
Can’t afford a tribute right now? No one is turned away. Our team can send families in need a private invitation to create a tribute free of charge. Just write to [email protected].
Donations are processed securely through Zeffy — 100% of your gift reaches the foundation.
Their spirits will continue their watch over this foundation and all its supporters.
— From the Founding Tributes
Candlelight
The first candles on the wall
cousins, lit a candle for Kai Joel Lehti
beloved granddaughter, lit a candle for Anthony C. Cannata “Andy”
grandson, lit a candle for Edmund Roger Hall “Bumpa”
Every candle you light will appear here, beside their name.
Share their page
Every tribute gets its own link for LinkedIn, texts and email.
Yearly remembrance
“Today we remember…” and your yearly $5 candle-renewal reminder, sent from [email protected].
Reviewed with care
Our team approves each tribute before it goes live, usually within 24 hours.
It takes about ten minutes to write their tribute. It will be here for generations.
You are not alone
If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988 right away. In an emergency, call 911. Below are trusted organizations for grief, faith, loss and trauma. We share these links but don’t run these services.
Crisis & suicide prevention
After a suicide loss
Catholic support
Faith-based & general grief
Child, infant & pregnancy loss
Trauma & addiction
Questions families ask
A permanent digital memorial run by the Live Free Foundation, a nonprofit. Families create a tribute page with a photo and a story of up to 1,000 words, share it with a link, and light digital candles in memory of loved ones, veterans, and babies lost too soon.
A permanent memorial tribute is a $25 donation. Lighting a digital candle is a $5 donation. Both are processed securely through Zeffy and support the Live Free Foundation.
No one is turned away. Write to [email protected] and we’ll send a free invitation code.
Yes. Every tribute is reviewed by our team before it’s published, usually within 24 hours. A confirmation email is sent from [email protected] when it goes live. If a tribute is declined, the fee is fully refunded.
A candle stays lit for one year. Each year a renewal reminder is sent from [email protected], and you can keep it lit for $5 per year. Candles that aren’t renewed are dimmed, but the tribute page stays permanent.
Email [email protected] or write to Live Free Foundation, PO Box 714, Newport, NH 03773.
All donations go to the Live Free Foundation, a nonprofit, and are processed through Zeffy. The Foundation does not store payment card information.