The Death of Tenacious Tonika

*DISCLAIMER: This was an exercise. The death of Tonika Reed has not yet taken place.*

-The peaceful death of Tonika Reed. 

Tonika Reed, a student, writer, daughter, and friend to many died of natural causes in her sleep on March 24th 2011 at the age of 18. Miss Reed was a college freshman at Biola University. She was a writer for her college's newspaper and had dreams of becoming a news reporter someday. While in school she had a heart for the oppressed and was an up and coming leader for her school's Multiethnic Programs Department. She had received the SURGE scholarship and attended all of the events of the Multiethnic Department.  Overall she seemed to be having a great college experience.

-Artistically inclined.

As a child Miss Reed was part of pageants, she also was a budding writer, and played the piano for 4 years in elementary school. Miss Reed was a lover of the arts. As a young child she would create different crafts, and she painted with her fingers, and or paintbrush very often. She also loved attending ballets, reading books, and going to different cultural events such as a Farmer's Market, visiting museums and art exhibits. Although Miss Reed was artistically inclined, she also was a scholar. She attended the Collegebound program beginning in 9th grade where she was prepared for college and her mind was cultivated by a group of people who beleived in her and encouraged her to attend college at Biola University. Miss Reed also attended Boeing Summer Science camp where in 8th grade she won an award for an essay written on quantum physics.

-Faith

Miss Reed was a very diversely educated person. She was very friendly and sweet to everyone she met. She was compassionate, yet self sufficient, and had many friends. Her faith in God was very evident through her love for his creations.

Tonika Tracy Reed was a FASHIONABLE young woman who truly lived her life TENACIOUSLY.

 -Tonika Reed will be donating all of her money to Haiti Relief efforts, Japan Relief efforts and the Multiethnic Department at Biola University.