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Braiheen Jamison, 22, home health aide who wanted to marry fiancee ‘and have 10 kids’
It was the spring of 2011, and Braiheen Jamison was preparing to start his new life. A recent graduate of Glenn Mills High School, Braiheen had a job interview lined up and was expecting a baby boy with his fiancee, Kenya. “They wanted to get married and have 10 kids,” says his mother, Wendy Jamison. […]
Justin Reyes, 17, Lover of iguanas, dogs, snakes, tarantulas, scorpions and even eels
Iguanas, dogs, snakes, tarantulas, scorpions and even eels filled the North Philadelphia home of 17-year-old Justin Reyes. As Justin’s mother says, he owned and cared for “everything except farm animals.” Their home became a petting zoo attraction for all of Justin’s friends. Justin’s dream was to become a veterinarian or a zoo keeper. He cared […]
Chris Francis, 21, Wonderful Father to a Son He Didn’t Bear
As a young man, Chris Francis fell in love with a girl. That girl was a mother to a baby. And although Brandon, the child of his girlfriend, Erin, was not biologically his, he considered the boy his own. He lived and breathed for that child. “I think the fact that he raised the son […]
Heartache lingers for Michael Corbin, 29, years after death
Protective. Adventurous. Kind. Funny. Artistic. When speaking about Michael Corbin, his mother and sister use these words to paint a picture of the 29-year-old, who also fiercely loved his family. “He used to tell me, ‘Forget all the other girls in the world. The only girls that matter are you, mom, my daughter and grandma,’” […]
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