Every year, the community shows up to support the 9 School Tools drive. But for one woman, the supplies she collects hold a deeper meaning.
Channel 9′s Gina Esposito delves into her mission to keep a young boy’s memory alive.
Dominique Morrison’s living room is filled with backpacks, pencils, and notebooks.
She says collecting school supplies is her passion project, one that honors nine-year-old Michael Johnson.
“Genuine smile, pure, such a genuine soul that we lost too soon,” Morrison remembered.
Michael and his cousin both died in an apartment fire in southwest Charlotte in 2018. Morrison was his guardian.
“Grieving is a process. So still going through that. And you know, every year when it comes up on his birthday, which is why we do this book bag drive in honor of his birthday, his death date as well,” Morrison said. “The fire department is our second family now; ever …