Family of slain Fort Worth student finds strength in memories
WFAA.com Dallas Ft Worth | Monika Diaz
FORT WORTH â€" Broderick Patterson's angry outburst in a courtroom a year ago was caught on camera moments after a jury found the 18-year-old guilty of murder.
But his victim's family said he is the last person they think about.
Instead, they prefer to remember Eric Forrester without ever thinking of his killer.
The 17-year-old Southwest High School student was shot and killed three years ago when he discovered a burglar in his family's Fort Worth home.
Eric's family doesn't let a day go by without remembering him at their home on Poco Court in Fort Worth.
"He told me he loved me every single night before we went to bed," said his mom, Debbie Forrester. Every morning, the Forrester family lives with the heartbreaking silence of a stolen son.
"I think it's the toughest when I wake up in the morning, because you wake up and you think, 'Oh no. It's real. He's really not here," Mrs. Forrester said.
The piano.
The guitars.
The cello.
All sit silently, without the talented hands that brought them to life.
"He played music all the time. And you know, it's quiet," said Eric's father, Richard Forrester.
But his victim's family said he is the last person they think about.
Instead, they prefer to remember Eric Forrester without ever thinking of his killer.
The 17-year-old Southwest High School student was shot and killed three years ago when he discovered a burglar in his family's Fort Worth home.
Eric's family doesn't let a day go by without remembering him at their home on Poco Court in Fort Worth.
"He told me he loved me every single night before we went to bed," said his mom, Debbie Forrester. Every morning, the Forrester family lives with the heartbreaking silence of a stolen son.
"I think it's the toughest when I wake up in the morning, because you wake up and you think, 'Oh no. It's real. He's really not here," Mrs. Forrester said.
The piano.
The guitars.
The cello.
All sit silently, without the talented hands that brought them to life.
"He played music all the time. And you know, it's quiet," said Eric's father, Richard Forrester.
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