Anna and Eric Bauereis in their home with a painting of their son, Alexei, who was hit and killed by a car while crossing in a crosswalk. Local painter Larry Jolly created the painting by using a photo taken by Ballet Austin.
By SARAH DOOLITTLE, Four Points News
On the first anniversary of her son Alexei’s death, Anna Bauereis posted a message on Facebook asking if anyone would like to come by the house and share their memories of her son. She remembers telling her husband that she was worried she would spend the day sitting alone in her front yard.
Instead, by 6 p.m,, “There were two six foot tables full of food and over 75 people in our front yard,” she recalls.
Now on the second anniversary of her son’s death, Anna and her husband Eric are on a mission to make sure that no one else has to go through what their family went through. The family, along with their older daughter Anastasia, currently lives in North Austin after moving from River Place in 2013.
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