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I just can't believe he was the one everyone was talking about. I'm glad I got this picture from Brittany. Michelle and Keoni called me trying to help me remember who he was. I thought they were talking about Mr. Harris. It was such a shock when I found out. I remember the last day of school he was walking around with Josh and more seniors because they were leaving the school for college. I was thinking if I should take his picture, but I denied it because I knew i'd see him next year. I always knew that since Gary, Brendon and Javarus was gone, he would be now running the school with Josh. He'd always be walking the hallways like he was this huge movie star, heh. But it was funny. And very relaxed. It just gave more characeter to our community. Our famlily. That's how everyone at school was. Even though I didn't know him too well, he moved me, everybody, with his attitude. Therrell wouldn't be Therrell without Damien. It really wouldn't. I always thought to myself, "Well, it's so sad seeing all these seniors leaving." But I always looked forward to the current juniors becoming our seniors for next year. I was relieved we still had them. But now.. it just won't be the same. Not without him.

I remember one day first semester he was going all over my hall acting crazy and I was walking back to the classroom, I was trying to get past him but he turned around in my face and knocked me over, lol. I was yelling and crap but he apologized and ran off before he got caught, lol. I just smiled and walked back in the class.

I'll pray for him, and cry for him, and never forget him. I'll pray for the girl, and his girlfriend. I bless his child and his family. Please be strong and remember he died doing the right thing. Being a hero. God bless him.

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I just got this sms from my friend Zhakari:
Portia did u kno dat boi Damien Harris? Well didnt he go 2 ur skool cuz da girl who died Kendra Mayson went 2 my skool, i cant believe dat!
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Later she let me know the story over the phone and I recieved more info from the news:

The story is, the guy was the girl, Kendra Mayson's, boyfriend. Well ex-boyfriend, and he was all obsessed with her, but she didn't love him and she wanted to move on with her life. Kendra worked at Greenbriar mall, and Damien did too; they were co-workers. They were packing up ready to go home for the night when the guy came to her store and started harassing her. He kept bothering her so I guess Damien told him to leave her be. He got physical with her grabbing her and pulling her, but she got loud and told him to get away from her and that she didn't care for him. He started beating on her then, so Damien stepped in pulling him off her and pushing him around. The guy pulled out a gun and shot her, then Damien in the head. Then about some hours later, the guy drove all the way out to Douglasville and committed suicide. For Damien, this was right before his first Father's Day, because he had a 3 month year old daughter. Kendra and Damien were both 17 going on 18. On the news, his girlfriend had their baby with her and her family, and she was crying about how they planned to live together when he graduated from High School and planned on getting married. That's a summary of everything.
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