A moment of silence will fall over Sydney's Mardi Gras parade to honour the memories of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies after their alleged murders.
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The bodies of the two men, aged 26 and 29, were found inside surfboard bags at the fence line of a rural property in Bungonia near Goulburn, about 200km southwest of Sydney, on Tuesday.
NSW Police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon, 28, is in custody charged with murdering the pair at Mr Baird's inner-city home at Paddington on February 19.
Parade-leading motorcycle club Dykes on Bikes will pause in Taylor Square to signal a moment of silence for the pair during Saturday's march on Oxford St, Mardi Gras organisers said in a statement.
"This moment of commemoration serves as a powerful reminder of the bonds that unite us and the memories of those we hold dear," they said.
Qantas is expected to commemorate flight attendant Mr Davies on its parade float while the AFL is expected to announce a tribute for umpire Mr Baird in coming weeks.
A vigil at Green Park in Sydney's east honoured their lives on Friday night.
Both men will be remembered for their dazzling smiles and love of life.
A slideshow of images and videos played at the vigil and mourners formed a line to lay flowers, light candles and sign condolence books, many staying well after the sun went down.
Federal Sydney MP and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, Police Minister Yasmin Catley, Independent MP Alex Greenwich, Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore and Network 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs were among attendants.
Detectives allege Lamarre-Condon's killing of Mr Baird with his police-issued gun was a premeditated attack after a months-long campaign of "predatory behaviour" towards the man he briefly dated.
Mr Davies was allegedly murdered because he happened to be in the Paddington property at the time of his partner's killing.
Friends of Mr Davies said he would be remembered not for the tragedy, but his "beautiful soul".
"His energy was infectious, he would lift you up from your lowest points and even in his absence, his positivity continues to lift us up," they said in a statement.
"He had the world at his feet and wasn't wasting a minute."
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