Anyone who knew Alicia would say she was always smiling. She had an immensely caring heart, loved her family, enjoyed being outdoors, and caring for all the animals.

I got that beautiful soul when she was 12, and it took me all of one afternoon with her before I decided she was mine. And she's been my daughter ever since. She brought her dad and me joy and laughter and some gray hair in her teenage years, lol.

And she loved her two children, Athena and Jaxon, with her whole being. They are her greatest achievements, and she was beyond proud of the amazing little human beings they are.

We lost Alicia way too soon, in a senseless way that we're all struggling to work through. Her babies, age 8 & 9, are going through a loss that most of us can't imagine. This GoFundMe has the goal of raising funds for her kids, to be used as their needs arise.