Fund Started in Memory of Slain Woman
The family and friends of a woman slain in Orange last month have established a scholarship fund in her name.
Leanora Annette Wong, 23, was sexually assaulted and beaten to death May 20 outside the Australian Beach Restaurant & Nightclub.
A convicted sex offender, Edward Patrick Morgan Jr., 28, was arrested several days later and now faces the possibility of the death sentence if convicted of killing the UC Riverside graduate.
The fund is a “living memorial scholarship for other young women who value education and have given of themselves to their family, school and community,” according to a prepared statement.
Wong’s memory “will live on in other young women who graduate from Ramona High School and continue to higher education,” the statement said.
Contributions to the Lea Wong Memorial Scholarship Fund should be sent to: Riverside Campus Federal Credit Union, 3595 Canyon Crest Drive, Riverside, CA, 92507-4697.
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