On December 16, 2011 my life turned upside down when my son André D. Bohanon was robbed and shot. On December 18, 2011, we took my André off life support because that wasn’t living. André was 21 years old and a licensed barber. He was just starting his life. He had a plan for his life and a vision to own his won businesses in three different cities. Yes, the sky was the limit for him.
André was so special to me and there is not a day that goes by that we don’t miss him greatly. We miss his laughter, we miss his smile, we miss his many special talents, we miss his love of people, and his concern for others. André was an organ donor. His choice because he signed his drivers license. God must have needed a really special angel and He choose André! I will forever love you, cherish the time we had and your memory will live forever.
In André memory, we started the André D. Bohanon Memorial Scholarship-Northern Illinois University and parents are members of Purpose Over Pain advocating for safer communities to end senseless violence.
-Deneen Bohanon-Silmon (mother)
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