Seneca Valley students, Germantown community pay tribute to Christina Morris-Ward, teen who was struck, killed while walking to school.
Death is one of those things Seneca Valley student Ramatu Kembe doesn’t quite understand, especially the reason it had to come for her friend and fellow classmate, Christina Morris-Ward. "I miss her a lot and I wish she could be with me,” Kembe said. “But there's a lot of things that we don't understand, and death is one of them. I wish I could have just hugged her before she left, but I couldn't." Kembe was one of several to share memories of the late Christina Morris-Ward, 15, during a vigil outside Seneca Valley High School Monday night. Morris-Ward, a sophomore, was struck and killed by a car as she walked to school on Halloween morning. Amid the air of mourning and tears during the vigil was hope that the community would learn from …
A candlelight vigil at 5:30 p.m. tonight will honor the life of Christina Morris-Ward, a Seneca Valley High School sophomore who died last week.
“Rocking for Tina” vigil is 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5, at Seneca Valley High School
(Updated Monday, Nov. 5) Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett plans to attend a vigil for a Germantown teen who was struck and killed by a car during her morning walk to school, county officials announced Monday. Montgomery County Councilman Craig Rice, who lives in Germantown, also plans to attend. (Original) A candlelight vigil Monday will honor the life of Christina Morris-Ward, a Seneca Valley High School sophomore who died Wednesday from being hit by a car during her walk to school. The “Rocking for Tina” vigil was set for 5:30 p.m. on school grounds. "It's so sad," said Yolanda Blaney, a Germantown mom who is coordinating the vigil on behalf of Christina's family. Blaney's daughter Kiyla Senior, a sophomore at Northwest High …
AlleyCat
1:50 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012
This is a very sad situation for all involved. Think of the guilt that the driver is going to have to live with although it sounds as if they didn't do anything wrong. Luther Reynolds of the Montgomery County Police Department was quoted in the article saying "We all need to model this behavior as adults". This is so true. I live in the Gaithersburg area and way too often I see families(where the… more ›