in memory of
idiom
: made or done to honor someone who has died
The monument is in memory of the soldiers who died in battle on this field.
He donated the painting in memory of his wife.
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Jefferson Lerma’s relatives remained there long after many had left, while Henderson went to his brothers Callum and Kai to share an emotional moment in memory of their father, who died from cancer last year.
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Jr’s Trauma Care Initiative was started in 2019 by Munoz and her husband, in memory of their son, Juan Carlos Munoz Jr., who was killed in a random act of violence in 2015 at the age of 18.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Originally established in February of 2022, Megan The Stallion created the foundation in memory of her late parents Holly Thomas and Joseph Pete III.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 May 2025
Current owners Bill and Cindy Lillard donate to Texas Children's Hospital in memory of their son and to continue the tradition of former owner Jim Reid, whose son was a cancer survivor.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Jr’s Trauma Care Initiative was started in 2019 by Munoz and her husband, in memory of their son, Juan Carlos Munoz Jr., who was killed in a random act of violence in 2015 at the age of 18.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2025
Originally established in February of 2022, Megan The Stallion created the foundation in memory of her late parents Holly Thomas and Joseph Pete III.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 8 May 2025
Current owners Bill and Cindy Lillard donate to Texas Children's Hospital in memory of their son and to continue the tradition of former owner Jim Reid, whose son was a cancer survivor.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
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“In memory of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20memory%20of. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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