A Fort Myers Beach bartender known for her kindness and dedication to her children died in a car crash Tuesday night, leaving the island community in mourning and rallying to support her family.
Watch as Fort Myers Beach Community Correspondent speaks with her friends about her memory:
Fort Myers Beach community rallies around family after mother of three dies in crash
Christina Brown, a mother of three who worked at Mr. Waves Island Bar in Times Square, was killed in an accident on U.S. 41. Her 12-year-old daughter, who was also in the car, survived but suffered fractures to her neck and back.
“She leaves back behind a memory that, you know, you’re a better person for knowing her,” said Lynn Bommarito, general manager of Mr. Waves Island Bar.
Brown began working at the bar in 2023 and immediately impressed her colleagues. Despite having a sprained wrist, she was faster than most bartenders even with one hand.
“She would do whatever she had to for anybody. She just—she was just a wonderful person,” Bommarito said…