Marie Kilozo, who came to Lexington as a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2016, became a U.S. citizen on Sept 4 in a naturalization ceremony in Louisville, Ky. Pictured are (from left) Jerry Nay; Marie’s father, Fahizi; Marie; her mother, Jean; and Steve Riethmilller. Thirty-eight people from 22 countries took the oath of citizenship during the ceremony.
