While the pain is still fresh in the hearts of Thomas’ family and friends, they are remembering a woman whose life was cut tragically short. “Great is not even a word,” Qwanda Curry, one of Thomas’ best friends, said. “Fantastic, that still doesn’t even do it. She was an awesome mother, and her smile was just always shining, and glowing.” Curry describes Thomas as a dedicated mother who worked hard to make life better for her children, working to put her daughter through college and to ensure that her sons had everything they needed. “It was all for her kids,” she said. “T...