Lisette Monroe was a 23-year-old new mother in 1988 when she lost her beloved little sister in the most horrific way possible.

A federal judge has agreed to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.

It can seem impossible for one person to make a difference in an entire community. That idea didn’t exist for one Springfield woman whose name, long after her passing, lives on through service and outreach.