A sea of more than 500 people gathered around the bandstand in the Palmerton Borough Park Monday evening for a candlelight vigil.

The vigil, arranged by Amy Dailey of Palmerton, was held in memory of the four teenagers who were killed Friday night in a fiery two-car crash on Dairy Road in Lower Towamensing Township.Killed in the crash were Michael Muniz, 17, of Palmerton; Austin T. Hunsicker, 16, of Bowmanstown; Nathaniel Murray, 16, of Palmerton, and his sister, Courtney Anne Murray, 13, of Palmerton.Monday's vigil was the second one held in the borough park in the span of three nights. On Saturday, an estimated 350 visitors attended a candlelight vigil in honor of Nathaniel and Courtney, arranged by their mother, Melissa Hollenbach, of Palmerton.The mood in the park was somber, as visitors wept and cried while family members and friends of the victims reflected on various memories they shared.TragedyFrank DeLorey, a grandfather of Muniz, was teary-eyed."Our hearts go out to all the kids and the families," DeLorey said.Before the start of the vigil, Palmerton Area High School student Jordan Dopsovic carried around balloons to be signed."My mom picked them out, and we decided we're going to get as many people as we can to sign them and release them," said Jordan, 16.The balloons were later released by Pam Gothard, a grandmother of Muniz.While extremely emotional, Dailey then read several poems.Cheyenne Andrews, a friend of Austin's family, also read a poem.Afterward, she presented candles, each with a picture of their child on it, to Shannon, Austin's mom, and Tammy, Michael's mom.Heavy heartsRob Longyore, an ordained minister from Bath, said, "I'm very sorry for this community's great tragedy we've all had to endure," Longyore said. "I know hearts are heavy."Longyore said he could not come up with a Scripture to fit this magnitude.He added, "I think the Lord needed four angels in a hurry, and he got his four angels from our community."A moment of silence was held, followed by the Lord's Prayer.Laura Konze, president of the Palmerton Booster Club, wept as she spoke of Muniz, who was a star football player while a member of the booster club.Konze said the booster club will be retiring his No. 83 jersey, and it will never be worn again by anyone else on the 130-pound team.Two jerseys will be given to Tammy with her son's last name on the back of them.Several holiday songs choked up the audience as they blared from the speakers. Hot tea and coffee was available to warm everyone's souls.Coming togetherDailey said she knew she could count on the community to band together during such an emotional time."I was just sitting and thinking on Saturday how I know the Palmerton community is, and I knew how they would all come together for these families," Dailey said. "It was for all four victims and their families."She said the vigil was about "bringing the community together to show their love and support.""Honestly, I am speechless; I am overwhelmed by the amount of support from everyone," she said."I would just like to thank everyone for all their love and support; it was an amazing outcome."Earlier in the day, Palmerton Area School District and Lehighton Area School District provided counseling for students.The crash also injured Stacy Peddigree, 18, of Lehighton, the driver, and passenger Tim Shiner, 22, of Palmerton.State police at Lehighton say speed was a factor in the crash, which occurred at 8:25 p.m. Friday when a 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by Muniz was traveling in the westbound lane.The car went into the eastbound lane, hitting a 1996 Buick Skylark driven by Peddigree, and then overturned into a tree and caught fire, police said.Muniz was thrown from the car and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.The Buick also overturned and caught fire, but both Peddigree and Shiner were able to get out of the car.The state police Crash Accident Reconstruction Specialist unit is assisting with the investigation.An account has been opened at the First Northern Bank & Trust in Palmerton. The account is named Accident Victims Memorial Fund.The fund is set up for all the families involved in the tragedy.Donations will be used for expenses for the families.