“Hi Mr. Mitchell,
Angel Thomas, in upper left corner, daughter Tishauna, in lower right corner. Tribute in left lower corner says: There will alway be a part of you in her
Courtesy of Tishauna Thomas
“My name is Tishauna Thomas.
“I am 13 years old going on 14 years old next month!
Tishauna’s recent e-mail was stunning.
She matter-of-factly described the most agonizing event of her young life and yet the understated message was packed with emotion.
When Tishauna carries her backpack with textbooks each day to Silver Hills Middle School in Westminster the heaviest load the A-student carries is grief. She must somehow manage to study knowing that the person who killed her mother and “best friend” hasn’t been brought to justice.
Someone killed the Angel in her life.
“It’s not like my mother died of a natural cause. She was murdered,” Tishauna said.
Angel Thomas’ murder struck a chord with me in more than the way Tishauna had personalized it for me.
Three years ago I went to the scene of her mother’s murder.