Rain dampens crowd at wreath laying on Eastside

L-R:Artist rendition of Dr. King, Claudia Sanchez, Maria Martinez, Cesar Chavez March Chair Jaime Martinez, Pastor Rosa Wilson, speaker Rev. Johnnie Troy; Pastor of Jacob Chapel United Methodist Church, Express-News Photographer Jerry Lara, KABB-29 Photographer Joe Arredondo, MLK March Chair Gloria Ray interviewing with KABB-29, James "Captain" Turner reciting the Pledge, Pastor Rosa Wilson, wreaths., King program

Despite the cold and drizzing rain, a crowd showed up at the Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the corner of N. New Braunfels & E. Houston Street, Sunday, January 14th to honor the slain civil rights leader.