Asia Dunmore had just begun to reestablish a relationship with her mom, Michelle, after more than a decade of estrangement. Michelle was connecting with her granddaughter and was excited to help Asia welcome her next child.
Then, on Oct. 14, 2023, Michelle was killed by a hit-and-run driver while trying to catch a bus to the grocery store. Dunmore had just spoken to her mom the day before.
“It felt wonderful to reconnect and start to get it (our relationship) back, just for this to happen,” Dunmore said. “Why did we begin to grow so strongly together within that year and a half leading up to it, just to have it ripped away from me?”…