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Images: Community mourns Geraldo Rodriguez at Bangs Lake

A public memorial was held at Lake View Villa homeowners association beach Wednesday night for a Wauconda boy who drowned over the weekend in Bangs Lake. The gathering honored Geraldo Rodriguez on what would have been his 10th birthday.

  Family members and friends gather. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Geraldo Rodrigiuez Sr., left, hugs his wife Vanessa during a public memorial Wednesday their 9-year-old son Geraldo Rodriguez Jr. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Hundreds of happy birthday balloons were released during a public memorial. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Mourners react during a public memorial Wednesday for 9-year-old Geraldo Rodriguez. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Family members embrace during a public memorial Wednesday for 9-year-old Geraldo Rodriguez. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Geraldo's classmates huddle. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Geraldo and Vanessa Rodriguez light a lantern. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Geraldo Rodrigiuez, left, and his wife Vanessa speak. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Mourners gather. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Vanessa and Geraldo Rodriguez embrace. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Happy birthday balloons were launched. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Hundreds of happy birthday balloons float away. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com