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"Family members of a slain Warrensburg bar owner said they want to keep his memory alive through the business he loved so much.Blaine Whitworth, 25, was killed at his home last September.His mother, speaking to KMBC 9 News for the first time since the shooting, said she is taking over his business.The newly renovated Blaine's Bar doesn't just bear the name of Diane Whitworth's son. She said his spirit is there, too.\"It's pushing us, his spirit, every day,\" she said.Blaine's Bar was formerly known as Bodies 2.0, but after renovations and reopening last week, Blaine Whitworth's family wants to carry on.\"We had made that decision that we didn't want to sit at home on the couch and grieve and be sad and angry,\" Diane Whitworth said.She said she thinks her son would approve of the things they've done, for the most part.\"(He) is probably looking down, nitpicking about a few things and not liking how we did everything,\" she said. \"Anyways, he would be pleased.\"Brian Allen worked for Whitworth.\"Blaine was a work-hard, play-hard type of guy,\" he said.He also had a reputation for generosity, one that will live on through a University of Central Missouri scholarship fund and an upcoming 5K run.His mother said she's learning to tend bar and continue a tradition.\"It's kind of the theme of 'good overcomes evil,'\" she said. \"It was a horrific thing that happened but we want to continue doing good things.\"Two people are awaiting trial in what prosecutors called a murder for hire. The trial of Ziyad Abid and Reginald Singletary is scheduled for September."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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