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.”