The city renamed in Preston's honor the street where she was killed while wearing her police uniform in May.
The family of slain police officer Aréanah Preston, stepfather Terrance Mhoon, , mother Dionne Mhoon, twin sisters Amyrah and Amiyah Preston, and father Allen Preston address people gathered at a ceremony to rename Blackstone Avenue at 82nd Street in honor of Officer Preston, on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.
Teachers remembered Preston as an ambitious and engaged student determined to make a positive change in the world. Friends recalled her texts and spunk. Her younger sisters described her as a role model.And to Mhoon, Preston, who died just six days before she was set to graduate with a master’s degree in jurisprudence from Loyola University, was “my sunflower.”
“Police officers deserve respect, love and the right to be able to make it home,” Mhoon said. “It’s OK to do that — make a difference.”while returning home. In a blocked off intersection near a street lined by short, green lawns and two-story brick homes, they cheered as the officer’s family removed a sleeve to unveil “Officer Aréanah M. Preston Way.”
Preston was also honored at a vigil Wednesday night at the city’s Gold Star Families Memorial. Johnson recalled the memorial’s marble wall her name is now etched into as he spoke Saturday.“We’ll never forget her valor, her exemplary dedication to the city of Chicago,” Johnson said. “We must also support all of the men and women who wear the badge of honor, our first responders.”
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