Huge struggle. She is the definition of grit. She didnt give up. Hes hurting me. The details that she gave. It was unbelievable. She said, you did it. I said, no, you did. Route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. Cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. Today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the Cottonwood Mall became the new downtown. The mall was the big hangout. I met my husband at the mall. So did i. It has played a pivotal part in our lives. For the marcell sisters, all six of them, along with their brother, jonathan, the Cottonwood Mall in albuquerque was the center of their social lives. 17yearold brittani worked at a sunglasses kiosk. She is this blueeyed girl with a big eyes and a striking smile. Life was simple good, until september 11th, 2008, brittani just starting her senior year of high school had plan
the marcell s were raised to be close and self sufficient, their dad a truck driver was often away, when he and dianne divorce she had to go to work. the children looked out for each other. how do you think it shaped brittani being number five in this big family? she looked up to kathleen, kristin and alicia. remind me who is the oldest? i am. i think i was kind of like her mom. the littlest one has the most moms. like her oldest sisters, brittani was disciplined and hard working. she was an excellent student. she had a good circle of friends. i think she kind of set herself apart from the popular crowd rather than was inside it and that s because she s very genuine in everything she does. brittani was headed to college and hoping to be a local tv reporter. very driven, she was expected to graduate high