okia toomer obituary

He’s always trying to help others. That’s what I tell people. I can help kids, you know. I was just happy with that. : People always talk about paying your debt to society, and after you do, people always want to throw it back in your face. But the Snoop on HBO has little in common with the real-life Felicia “Snoop” Pearson, who has taken her life in new and positive directions, and made peace with her past. The character Snoop that I play on the show is a cold-hearted person. : Nah, I’d never acted a day in my life before that. Ray, as he was affectionately known, was the youngest son of four born to Edythe Washington and Jerry Toomer. She pulled out a gun and shot him twice, according to court records. On April 27, 1995, when Pearson was 14 years old, there was a fight. : My life changed for the better, you know, for the positive, it changed for the better. She was tried as an adult, convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to eight years in Jessup state prison. Josh was a talented tattoo artist. You will see me soon–you might not recognize me, but it will be me. Ten years later, at a club in Baltimore, she was approached by Omar, the gay stick-up boy on HBO’s Above all, the show is real.

He was like, just go ahead and just act like your grandfather is with you. : I was just amazed that Stephen King even thought about saying my names! He was a devoted father and adored his babies. Josh was born on March 15, 1994 son of Joe Toomer and Natalie Wadley. By using this website, you consent to our use of cookies. By signing up to receive emails, you agree to receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support 10 in Harlem, New York.

I mean, I don’t know, it must have been a given that the Lord shined on me, because I didn’t know I had it in me. Sign up for our free daily newsletter, along with occasional offers for programs that support our journalism.

She is an actress and producer, known for That’s why I try to push forward about the kids.

He will be dearly missed. [August 2011] I love all y’all. On April 27, 1995 when she was 14, she got into a fight with a 15-year-old stranger named Okia "Kia" Toomer. That aint the way you need to be. He died two hours later on the operating table at Johns Hopkins Hospital. So I tell them, that’s just acting. Felicia Pearson was born on May 18, 1980 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Some of it easy, and you got some of it that’s hard. It ended with the death of 15-year-old Okia Toomer, who died of a gunshot wound … He also enjoyed fishing. Because if you really do look at : Yeah, it can.

For more information, visit our You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support You will receive occasional promotional offers for programs that support It’s no surprise, then, that survival became a way of life for this On April 27, 1995, when Pearson was 14 years old, there was a fight. I’m tryna change some things from the past, but you know, the past is the past.

It’s just acting. The past is the past.

Because like I said in my book, : I am constantly auditioning for different roles. Somebody came after me and I shot them in self defense. We didn’t have HBO. She was born prematurely on May 18, 1980 and she weighed only three pounds; she was so small that she had to be fed with an eyedropper. I’m working on my future. That’s why I named my memoir : Nah, I’m nothing like the character I play on the show. As she explains, Snoop on : I hadn’t. I’m not even gonna say it can–it : I was always who I am. : I just put my past behind me, you know, it’s the future. On April 27, 1995 when she was 14, she got into a fight with a 15-year-old stranger named Okia "Kia" Toomer.

Pearson was the one who pulled the trigger. : It’s just acting.