PEABODY – On what would have been Stephanie Moulton’s 26th birthday, a group of friends and family quietly gathered together in the bitter cold on Tuesday night to remember the social worker who was murdered last month.”Stephanie was born on one of the coldest days of the year, so this is fitting for her,” said Moulton’s mother, Kimberly Flynn. “I can feel that she’s here with us.”A group of nearly 30 people huddled together in a tent in the parking lot of the Peabody Council on Aging, clutching candles and remembering the bubbly young girl who was so full of life and had dedicated herself to helping others.”If this was any other occasion, I’m sure that Stephanie and I would be having a drink somewhere and celebrating her birthday,” said Beverly resident Danielle DiPalma. “She was one of my best friends. It’s been a tough month so far, so I wanted to come out to show support for her family and remember her.”On the morning of Jan. 20, the recently engaged Moulton, who worked as a counselor at North Suffolk Mental Health Association in Revere, disappeared from her job. Around noon that day, her bloodied body was found behind St. George Greek Orthodox Church on South Common Street in Lynn.Police arrested Deshawn James Chapell, 27, a resident of a halfway house through North Suffolk, who is accused of abducting and viciously attacking Moulton.Chelsea District Court Judge James H. Wexler has since ordered Chapell to spend 20 days at Bridgewater State Hospital for a mental health evaluation, while doctors try to determine if he is competent to be arraigned. His next court date is scheduled for Thursday.In the meantime, Moulton’s mother, who said she is taking each day minute by minute, urged people to celebrate her daughter’s life and focus on the good instead of the tragedy.Nodding in agreement, Moulton’s step-father’s girlfriend, Darlene Louf, gazed on at a portrait of Moulton, likening her spirit to that of an angel.”I’ve never seen a woman so young that has touched so many hearts,” she said. “It’s just a remarkable outpouring of people.”Louf said she can only hope that something good will come out of the family’s heartbreak.”In every negative thing, there is always a positive,” she said. “I’m hoping laws are changed so that cameras are put in these places, along with security. There should be a buddy system in place, so hopefully that will happen.”