The years Sequoya Carpenter had with her mother were too few — far too few.
But at 19 years old, Sequoya has built enough memories of her mother, Latoya Renee Carpenter, to last a life time.
The mother who would often go outside to play hop scotch with her three daughters.
The mother who would buy a 1,000-piece puzzle and solve it in the course of a night.
The mother who always wanted to be included in the "boy talk."
“My mom was a happy, spirited person,” Sequoya said. “She was a mother, but she was more of a best friend — she was both.”