HENRIETTA, N.Y. — About 40 people came together at Hillside Children’s Center’s group home in Henrietta on Wednesday to plant a tree in Phylicia Council’s honor.

Council was one of two women killed in the mass shooting at Maplewood Park in Rochester in July. She worked for Hillside for five years.

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“Phylicia was a very special person. She was a very special employee. She was a very special friend to many of us,” said Maria Cristalli, President and CEO of Hillside Family of Agencies. “She was a very special mother, a very special daughter, a very special sister, and we wanted to honor her in a way that would be lasting.”

Hillside planted a Japanese Lilac in Council’s memory, which will bloom each year around the anniversary of her death. Her father spoke about the impact that Council had through her work and how much the tree means to him.

“This is a celebration we are about to have. The only focus we want to do right now is to catch the people who committed this crime. That’s our focus now. My daughter, she’s gone. And that tree really helped me in a deep, spiritual way,” Alex Reese Council said.

Hillside also created a plaque with Phylicia Council’s name inscribed.

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