was there an article on this girl? i couldn't find one.

Dominique Jolene Cushman, age 18


Dominique Jolene Cushman, resident of Concord, died in a car crash on I-5 near Coalinga on April 13. Dominique was born September 3, 1990. She is survived by her mother Gaylyn Tovar, Gaylyn’s husband Hector and his children Tara and Daniel, her father Duane W. Cushman, her sister Tina Cushman, mother of nephew Ayden, her sister Britney Cushman, her grandmothers Dorothy Cushman Beardsley (Frank) of Kenwood, and the late Marilyn Waage, her Nana Delores Menge, her uncles John Cushman of Livermore and Mike Cushman of Kenwood, her aunt Maryann Neumann of Sonoma, and many loving family members and friends.

Living with Dominique was exciting. She was the queen of drama, not a drama queen. She had a promising career with the modeling agent with whom she had just signed. She enjoyed the small parts in movies and television she was able to do. Her beautiful blue eyes would twinkle and light up when she talked – that look she had when she was trying to be convincing, but not too obvious. You always knew when a story was about to come out of her very fertile, imaginative mind. Dominique had many plans for the future. Suddenly she is gone, and we can all say, “We miss your face and stunning personality.”

A celebration of Dominique’s life was held on April 17 in Concord. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Dominique’s name to ASPCA or ARF foundation in Walnut Creek, CA.

http://www.kenwoodpress.com/pub/a/3498?full=1