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Chinese Lanterns Honor 5th Anniversary Of Concord Girl's Death

Watch: Molly Banzhoff, 13, passed away on May 7, 2016. Friends and family honored her Friday by launching Chinese lanterns.

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Chinese lanterns were launched from Blossom Hill Cemetery in Concord in honor of Molly B. (Tony Schinella/Patch)

CONCORD, NH — Five years ago Friday, Molly Banzhoff of Concord died. She was 13.

Friends and family gathered at the Blossom Hill Cemetery to launch Chinese lanterns to honor the seventh-grader who was a dancer, actress, and an avid learner, too.

Patch got a chance to watch one of the lanterns lift up into the sky.

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