BOWIE, Md. – Leslie Hall recalled first meeting his former Bowie State University friend when she visited the campus as a freshman and was her student orientation counselor.
Hope Burley read a poem and called her friend “my support system.”
These were just two of the several recollections friends told during a memorial service Wednesday night at Bowie State to honor Dominique “Domo” Frazier.
The 18-year-old sophomore from Washington, D.C., was stabbed by her roommate Alexis D. Simpson, 19, of District Heights, Md., in a dormitory on campus last week. Frazier, who would have turned 19 Sunday, died of her injuries at a local hospital.
“I didn’t have the pleasure of knowing Dominique. We should give thanks to those who knew her [and see] it was a blessing,” said Bowie President Dr. Mickey Burnim. “Even though it was a difficult time to lose a loved one, we can take some positives with it.”
After the one-hour memorial service, Burnim said planning was underway to hold forums in dormitories to have students discuss how they could demonstrate more civility among each other.
“We need to use this as a discussion for the sanctity of life. We must agree to disagree with others,” he said. “A lot of goodwill can come out of this.”
