“She made a big impact in her 40 years, she did everything that anybody could’ve ever hoped to have done,” said Justin Shanholtzer as he wiped away tears, saying Cassondra was “a rock star.”
He’s the owner of the Pilates studio. Shanholtzer channeled his grief into drawing angel wings on one wall.
Wherever she went in her 40 years of life, people gravitated toward Cassondra, and she made everyone around her feel special.
“Everybody that met her remembered her, she touched everybody that way, you know? Very special person,” Shanholtzer said.
“She really left her mark, she was so vibrant, full of light, just a breath of fresh air,” said Shternie Mangami, a client at the studio who worked out often with Cassondra.