“He made it all the way to college, and he can’t even walk across the stage to accept his diploma,” his mother said.
Four months ago, Edward Wade and his mother stopped at a store on Good Hope Road in Southeast D.C. to buy food when someone suddenly opened fire, killing him and injuring four other people.
Family friend Nia Eatmon helped organize a private graduation watch party for Christine.
“It’s very gratifying to know that his memory will last and that the school honored him in such a way,” she said.
In the midst of excruciating pain, Christine has a little comfort knowing Virginia Union University will honor her son with a mass communications degree Saturday.