Christmas tradition keeps Mystic father's memory alive
December 24, 2020 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: December 26, 2020 4:08 pm
Danielle Drugan of Mystic steps in a puddle Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, while jogging in the rain along the wall of Elm Grove Cemetery as she heads to the entrance to visit the grave of her father in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Mystic — Danielle Drugan's father, John Drugan IV, died in 2008.
Every Christmas since then, she has jogged a 6.5-mile loop from her home to his grave in Elm Grove Cemetery to say a few words to him.
On Friday, she kept that tradition — and his memory — alive, braving the rain to make her annual jog to the cemetery.
Danielle Drugan of Mystic jogs through Elm Grove Cemetery in the rain Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, as she heads to the grave of her father in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Danielle Drugan of Mystic jogs through Elm Grove Cemetery in the rain Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, after visiting the grave of her father in Mystic. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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