Wednesday, November 21, 2012
The memorial service will take place Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home in Riverview.
Tonight, friends and family will gathere to remember a 13-year-old girl who loved art, animals and wanted to travel the world helping others. A celebration of Andrea Bower's life will take place today at 7 p.m. at Serenity Meadows Funeral Home, 6919 Providence Rd. in Riverview. Bower, a student at Guinta Middle School in Riverview, was killed Nov. 16 while attempting to cross Bloomingdale Avenue to board the school bus at Las Brisas Drive at about 8:30 a.m. Family members describe Bower, nicknamed "Peachie," as a kind, compassionate, free-spirited youngster who wanted to someday travel the world, working for charities and exploring new cultures. Those attending tonight's memorial are urged to wear her favorite color, purple. And, in lieu …
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The mother of the Giunta Middle School student works at the local restaurant.
A fund has been established in memory of Andrea Bower, 13, the Giunta Middle School student who died Nov. 16 from injuries sustained in a pedestrian traffic crash on Bloomingdale Avenue. Donations are being accepted online and in person at the Copper Bell Cafe - Riverview, where the girl's mother, Katharine Bower, has been employed for about six weeks. The single mother also is raising a 9-year-old son, Andrea Bower's brother. Let Patch save you time. Get great local stories like this delivered right to your inbox or smartphone everyday with our free newsletter. Simple, fast sign-up here. "Andrea's mother is a part of our family at Copper Bell Cafe and we have banded together to help during this catastrophic time," reads a notice about the…
At Las Brisas Drive and Bloomingdale Avenue in Riverview, a roadside memorial has been growing in tribute to the life of Andrea Bower, 13, who died from injuries sustained in a traffic crash there Nov. 16.
Two teenagers and three women arrived at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Las Brisas Drive on Nov. 17 carrying balloons, a sign, a stuffed animal and a head covering that Andrea Bower had always thought was cool. All in all, small signs of a great love and a tragic loss that family and friends are struggling to endure and a community at large is attempting to understand. “It’s a horrible tragedy,” said Lisa Kearney, whose family knew Bower and her family. “No one should have to go through this. And no child should have to feel this pain.” Bower, 13, a student at Giunta Middle School in Riverview, was struck Nov. 16 by a Ford sports utility vehicle driven by a Riverview woman with two young children in tow. The accident happened at …
Sunday, November 18, 2012
At Las Brisas Drive, between South Kings Avenue and Watson Road on Bloomingdale Avenue, a roadside memorial in the Greater Brandon community stands in memory of Andrea Bower, 13.
Stuffed animals, photographs and mementoes lay at the base of a roadside memorial that bears a sign that says: "RIP Andrea Bower." On the sign, family, friends and community members are stopping to put words to paper in memory of the 13-year-old, an eighth-grader at Giunta Middle School, who died from injuries suffered in a traffic crash on Bloomingdale Avenue, near Las Brisas Drive. Andrea Bower was struck Nov. 16 by a Ford sports-utility vehicle as she attempted to cross the lanes of Bloomingdale Avenue to catch the bus to school there. Minutes earlier, she had missed the bus at her regular bus stop, across the street at Buckhorn Springs Drive. Five women were at the roadside memorial Nov. 17 to post the sign and add mementos. They …
yuanfang
8:16 am on Saturday, December 1, 2012
http://www.coachoutletonlinegg.com Coach Outlet Online http://www.coachoutletonlineaol.net Coach Outlet Online http://www.coachfactoryoutletwy.com Coach Factory Outlet http://www.coachoutletstorefc.com Coach Outlet Store http://www.coachoutletaol.org Coach Outlet http://www.coachfactoryonlineest.net Coach Factory Online http://www.coachfactoryoutletpst.com Coach Factory Outlet http://www.… more ›