AUSTINTOWN TWP., Ohio - Since July, the family of 28-year-old Shannon Graves has been a whirlwind of emotion. 

The Youngstown woman's body was discovered in a basement freezer. Two people have been charged with her murder.  

But Friday, those closest to her paused to celebrate her life with a vigil held at Austintown Township Park.

"She's in a better place. So this is more of a celebration than something sad," said Graves' sister Debbie DePaul.

Candles were lit and luminaries cast towards the sky. T-shirts made in her honor said, "Girl, Please, I'm from Youngstown."

"It's that attitude of no one can bring you down and no one can take you down no matter what," said Graves' friend Jessica Cunningham.

 It's a mindset Graves' family is fighting to keep themselves.

"We're a pretty strong family, but you can only handle so much when it's your daughter, your big sister, your little sister," said DePaul.

Graves' father didn't want to go on camera but said with each passing day the pain doesn't get any easier.

Like others close to her, he wants justice.

"It's just a horrible tragedy and when it all comes down to it hopefully the people responsible definitely get what's coming to them," said John Skarada.