Every year in October, Sylvia Guerrero stays up, remembering nights when she would wait up for her 17-year-old to come home.

But tonight marks 10 years since Guerrero last saw her second oldest child alive. Gwen Araujo – born Edward "Eddie" Araujo – was a pre-operative transgender teenager who was born as a boy and lived life as a girl since the age of 14. Her name was legally changed to Gwen Amber Rose Araujo two years after her death.

In the early hours of Oct. 4, 2002, Gwen was brutally killed by a group of men in Newark then buried in a makeshift grave in the Sierra after they learned she was biologically male. Gwen's death garnered national attention, sparking discourse about transgender issues. Her life served as the subject of multiple documentaries and 2006 Lifetime television movie "A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story."

On Saturday, a remembrance for Gwen will be held in San Francisco. Two men were convicted of second-degree murder in connection to the killing of the teenager, who was beaten, tied up and strangled, according to previous media reports. A mistrial was declared for another man who faced charges in the killing.

While Guerrero said she forgives the men responsible for Gwen's murder, she said the pain remains.

"There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of her and honor her," said Guerrero, now a San Joaquin County resident. "I wish I could tell you that 10 years has healed me, but I can't."

Known for her bold smiles and notable laugh, Gwen is remembered by Guerrero as a "beautiful soul." To Newark native Stephanie Baumann, Gwen was the most loving person anyone would ever meet.