Nancy McLaughlin

State troopers knocked on the front door of the Parker family home that morning in 2010 with the news that 18-year-old Arielle had been killed in a car accident not far from her college campus.

The daughter, sister and Grimsley graduate was just days from starting her freshman year at Wingate University on Aug. 14, 2010.

For her mom, Djuana Parker, and dad, James Parker, it was the beginning of a soul-crushing journey.

Out of it also came the nonprofit Ari's Heart — The Arielle Parker Foundation, which is hosting the upcoming " Hope Beyond Heartache" free summit for survivors of a traumatic loss. The summit is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 18, at Grace United Methodist Church on Friendly Avenue. Lunch is provided but seating is limited. The Christian-based support semin

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