I went to the services (memorial and funeral) today. It was beautiful. Her father is on the mend in the hospital and her mother was so unbelievably stoic. Beautiful services, beautiful family, beautiful friends, beautiful everything -- the weather even let up for the recessional.
Reach out to some people who you haven't spoken to in a while. You just never know.
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Originally posted by Eclipse
Attached is an email that was forwarded to me by a former coworker who is a member of the Stone Mountain/Lithonia DST Graduate Chapter. This email is about a member of that chapter. She sent it to me because she knows I am a Spelman Alumna. My condolences.
The last few months there seems to be more domestic violence than normal. Maybe it's just that it's hitting closer than normal because I knew 2 of the people involved in the recent situations in Atlanta. I'm just at a lost for words right now.... 
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Greeting Sorors,
>It is with sadness in my heart that I share with you the sudden death of
>one our sorors, Soror Tracci Trummell Turner. Soror Turner was gunned
>down by her estranged husband early Saturday morning at the home of her
>parents. After seriously wounding her father ,he later killed himself.
>
>Soror Tracci was an 8th grade math teacher at Miller Grove Middle School.
>I had the pleasure to work with her last year and sorors believe me when I
>tell you that she was a beautiful person with a heart of gold and a smile
>that brightened everyone around her day. Soror Tracci was initiated at
>Spelmen College in 1988. Her love for our sorority was evident. Sorors
>at Miller Grove last remember her on Friday with her favorite red suit on
>wearing a Delta Pin.
>
>I just left Miller Grove Middle School in which hundreds of student were
>grieving the lost of our soror. As I set and listened to some of the
>remarks from the students in regards to what they will miss most about
>Soror Turner, some of the comments were as follows:
>
>
>She always was smiling in the hallways
>She would offer early morning tutoring in math for students that were
>having problems.
>She would reward me with treats when I did something good
>She wasn't my teacher, but when she would see me doing something wrong in
>the hallways she would pull me aside to talk to me about being a young
>lady at all times.
>She was my mentor
>Friday at school, I broke out in hives, she called me Friday night at home
>to make sure I was OK.
>She was the best math teacher I ever had
>She recommended me to be apart of "Delta Academy" and I'm so happy she did.
>
>Yes Sorors, she was very special to all those that knew her. The Omega
>Omega Service for Tracci will be held this Friday at 10:00 AM at
>Greenforest Baptist Church. Her funeral will follow.
>
>Let us pray for her family. Her father who is in critical condition and
>her mother who is having a very difficult time dealing with the lost of
>her only child, and the critical condition of her husband. Her mother
>mentioned on Saturday that her father tried desperately to protect his
>daughter from this danger. It was no surprise to her though, because her
>and her father were very close.
>
>Delta love to you all,
>
>Soror Simone Hand
>
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