Melinda Riley and Chambers met Beale while they were all students at Howard University.
Riley described Beale as a “beacon of light.” She is now the guardian of Beale’s son Dwayne, who has autism and is in 11
th grade in Prince George’s County. Riley has set up a donation page to raise money for his needs.
“It’s a village of us that are helping to make sure that he is continued to be raised in the way that Keya would want him to be, and to meet, if not exceed, the goals that she had for him in life,” Riley said.