Dearest family and friends,

We are deeply moved by the tremendous out pouring of love and compassion shown to our daughter, Dominique as well as to us. Reading each comment gave us strength and hope to carry on in the loss of  our daughter.

Dominique did her work for the Lord in a quiet, yet impactful way that influenced all she came in contact with--that's our Dominique. 

Prospere and I thank you all for giving us these heart-felt memories that will be  used as fuel when we find ourselves running on empty. 

Thank you for being  such a great support for our daughter in every way. We will never forget. You will always be in our hearts and there you will stay. 

A special thank you to the students in French class at Roger Park Middle School.

With love and appreciation,

Prospere & Beverley

PS: I would like to share with you a letter that I wrote to my daughter, Dominique, on the day she went home to be with the Lord:

Oh my daughter, why so soon, why have you left me so soon?  Were you tired here on this earth? Were you weary? I already miss you, my love, my heart, my soul.

I promised the Lord that my job on earth was not complete until I saw you through your journey, your goal, your accomplishments. Where do I stand now? What do I have to live for now? You were a big part of my life- a reason for my strength, my hope, my courage and my drive to live.

There is a great void in my heart that I don't know if it ever will be filled again. I miss you my momo.

 I keep seeing flashes of you as they try to revive you as your heart began to fail. I could only cry out the name of Jesus- to return you to me; but He has other plans for you, only 22 years young. This one I can't understand. 

You came into this world a miracle child- the way you were conceived.  In my eyes you had longevity on your side; but I soon realized that tomorrow is promised to noone. Farewell my love, until we meet again,

Mom

Dear Dominique 

You are forever in our hearts and mind

You will never be forgotten 👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏿

You are forever loved!❤️

Mauva

I am a current student of Mr.Walter.

He is the kindest and most modest person you’ll ever meet for him to go through this is painful,not only for him but for his whole family. I send my condolences to him and his family 

May she rest in peace

Mateo Medrano 76

Dear Walter family,

I am so sorry to hear about Dominique's passing. I was her floormate last year at Gordon, and every single time I ran into her in the bathroom or saw her around campus and talked to her, I walked away smiling. She had a true graciousness and beauty to her that is so rare, and it came through in every interaction I had with her. She was there to welcome me back the morning I returned to campus after having covid. It was her graduation day, and we got to chatting as she did her hair. I remember wishing her luck and hearing her beautiful laugh, and then when she graduated, I would pray for her and hope she was doing well. It broke my heart to hear that she had passed, and I will be praying for you all to find comfort in spite of this tragedy. She will always be so deeply loved and treasured.

God bless,

Grace Sullivan

I am so sorry for your loss and I hope you can bounce back, become even stronger from this and beat this disease up 

My condolences 💐 

Tyler Perry 76 French 

Dear Me walter,

I'm so sorry for your loss and send my condolences. I hope your family is okay.

-Avery from 76 French

Hi, Mr. Walter 

It's Allyana, from your French Class, I am so sorry about your daughter's death and hope that she finds happiness in her next life. I know this is a hard time for you in your life and no parent would want their child to die before them, I don't personally know your daughter but from the pictures, she looks like a sweet person with a kind soul, someone who would light up the room with just their smile, and someone who would bring warmth into the room even though it's freezing cold.  Although she isn't with you and your family anymore, I know for a fact that she is looking down from the heavens above hoping that you are alright.

My condolences go to you and your family.

From, Allyana Lindo 

Hi Mr. Walter,

I am so sorry for your loss and I hope you are okay.

Your 76 class misses you very much,

Sophie O'Connell  :)