SAN DIEGO — A memorial tree honoring 16-year-old Curtis Williamson, who died nearly 29 years ago, has vanished from Crown Point Shores for the second time, leaving his mother searching for answers about both her son’s death and the fate of the tribute planted in his memory.
According to previous reporting, on March 26, 1997, San Diego police responded to a reported fight involving up to 50 people at Crown Point Shores. Reportedly, Curtis and another boy were chased into the water. The other boy was rescued by a lifeguard, but Curtis drowned. His body was recovered the following morning. In 2017, his death was officially ruled a homicide.
Curtis’s mother, Patricia Ward, who lives in Florida, had someone give her updates on the tree until recently got word that it was gone…