A Suwanee Family and Neighborhood Find Relief

It was the second time in recent weeks that a Suwanee neighborhood has known extreme emotions.

This time, it had a happy ending, when brothers Ben and Henry Cleary returned to Suwanee at midday Sunday from Austin, Texas, accompanied by their mother, Theresa Nash.

A nationwide Amber Alert was issued December 27 for the boys, who were visiting with their father. Nash became suspicious when the father, Daniel Cleary of Roswell, did not call her on December 22, as required by their custody agreement.

However, the same neighborhood was plunged into mourning in late November when resident . Her son Mike Strickland, who lived with her, was seriously injured in the crash. A police investigation into the crash is still ongoing.

On Sunday, the prayers in Town Center Park were of thanks. Allison Harrington, a neighbor of Nash and her sons, led the event.

She read from Psalm 100, then told the people assembled, "We have lots of neighbors ... that's what Suwanee is all about. It's one of the things that make our small city great."

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