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Tynesha Devonna Stewart 1987 - 2007
Tynesha Devonna Stewart of Spring, Harris County, Texas was born on July 10, 1987 in Galveston, Galveston County, and died at age 19 years old on March 15, 2007 in Harris County.
Tynesha Devonna Stewart
Spring, Harris County, Texas 77373
July 10, 1987
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States
March 15, 2007
Harris County, Texas, United States
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Tynesha Devonna Stewart's History: 1987 - 2007
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Tynesha Devonna Stewart's death was featured on the podcast "They Will Kill" Episode 10. But this bright light was so much more than the circumstances surrounding the end of her life. Tynesha was born on July 10, 1987 in Galveston TX to Gale Laverne Glenn. She was one of six children and her father died when she was just 6 yrs old. But she had brains and ambition and while in high school, she managed the girls’ basketball team and participated in other extra-curricular activities, all while juggling a part time job. She graduated from Nimitz High School and was in the top ten percent of her class. In 2005, she won a scholarship in which she was one of 15 ,ersity studying Civil and Chemical Engineering. While Tynesha was 16 and still in high school, she met Timothy Shepherd, age 24, and he became her boyfriend. But her family says that she became afraid of him and when she went to college, they broke up. (It seems that Timothy didn't accept the break up and the fact that she subsequently began to date someone else and he would often call her, sometimes several times a day.) When Tynesha was on Spring Break, she returned home and saw Timothy at his apartment. That was the last time anyone heard from her. In the end, Shepherd admitted to killing her, dismembering her body, and barbecuing the parts on 2 barbeques on his apartment balcony. He is now in prison (there is an article about the sad end to her life below). But Tynesha should be remembered not for the end of her short life but for how she affected others. The article (below) about her celebration of life captures the true nature of her existence. She was remembered for her "electrifying smile," salty spirit and dogged determination to succeed.
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07/101987July 10, 1987BirthdateGalveston, Galveston County, Texas United StatesBirthplaceADVERTISEMENT BY
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Graduate of Nimitz High School and a student at Texas A & M University at the time of her murder.
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03/152007March 15, 2007Death dateHarris County, Texas United StatesChoking and dismembermentCause of deathDeath locationADVERTISEMENT BY
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7 Memories, Stories & Photos about Tynesha
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01/23/2022
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Jodie Mosley
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01/23/2022
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10/22/2020
Tynesha Devonna Stewart
A photo of Tynesha Devonna Stewart shared on Find A Grave
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Kathy Pinna
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High school graduation photo of Tynesha Stewart.
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Kathy Pinna
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Houston Chronicle, original article April 2007 - updated August 9, 2011
About 1,000 people on Saturday celebrated the life of Tynesha DeVonna Stewart, a 19-year-old Texas A&M student who was remembered for her "electrifying smile," salty spirit and dogged determination to succeed.
Ken Knippel, the principal of Nimitz High School, where Stewart graduated from last year and the site of the memorial service, said the honors student was serious about her future.
"I have had millions of interactions with thousands of kids, and I can honestly tell you I have never met a more determined graduate," he said. "She had a plan. She did something each and every day to reach her goals."
And, Knippel said, laughing, she was good at reminding school officials of what they needed to do at their end to help her get to college.
Stewart, a freshman engineering student, was killed on March 15 while home for spring break. Her ex-boyfriend, Timothy Wayne Shepherd, confessed to choking her, investigators say. He is charged with murder. Investigators believe he dismembered her body and burned the parts on two barbecue grills.
The service was punctuated with gospel music, laughter and tears as family, friends and educators recalled a dynamic young woman who got herself noticed.
Tonya Driver, of A&M's department of multicultural affairs, remembered the first time she met Stewart, last year while at Nimitz to talk with students. Driver waited in the library as an announcement summoned interested students to the gathering.
"Tynesha was the first one there," Driver said, laughing. "She got there before the announcement was finished."
The coach of the Nimitz girls basketball team, Debbie Jackson, who has coached some of Stewart's "very athletic" siblings, said that she once was confused as to why Stewart wanted to manage the team instead of play on it.
"I asked her why she wasn't going out for the team," Jackson said. "Tynesha said, 'Oh, no, Coach. I don't like to sweat.' "
Crying, Jackson said she missed Tynesha's giggling in the halls and her "go-getter" spirit.
"She wasn't going to wait for something to happen," said Jackson, who after Stewart's killing urged basketball team members to examine their relationships and make sure they were spending time with people who supported their dreams.
Jackson read comments from other educators, one of whom said: "She did wear the drama queen crown ... she thought it was the end of the world if she didn't understand something."
Ken Knippel, the principal of Nimitz High School, where Stewart graduated from last year and the site of the memorial service, said the honors student was serious about her future.
"I have had millions of interactions with thousands of kids, and I can honestly tell you I have never met a more determined graduate," he said. "She had a plan. She did something each and every day to reach her goals."
And, Knippel said, laughing, she was good at reminding school officials of what they needed to do at their end to help her get to college.
Stewart, a freshman engineering student, was killed on March 15 while home for spring break. Her ex-boyfriend, Timothy Wayne Shepherd, confessed to choking her, investigators say. He is charged with murder. Investigators believe he dismembered her body and burned the parts on two barbecue grills.
The service was punctuated with gospel music, laughter and tears as family, friends and educators recalled a dynamic young woman who got herself noticed.
Tonya Driver, of A&M's department of multicultural affairs, remembered the first time she met Stewart, last year while at Nimitz to talk with students. Driver waited in the library as an announcement summoned interested students to the gathering.
"Tynesha was the first one there," Driver said, laughing. "She got there before the announcement was finished."
The coach of the Nimitz girls basketball team, Debbie Jackson, who has coached some of Stewart's "very athletic" siblings, said that she once was confused as to why Stewart wanted to manage the team instead of play on it.
"I asked her why she wasn't going out for the team," Jackson said. "Tynesha said, 'Oh, no, Coach. I don't like to sweat.' "
Crying, Jackson said she missed Tynesha's giggling in the halls and her "go-getter" spirit.
"She wasn't going to wait for something to happen," said Jackson, who after Stewart's killing urged basketball team members to examine their relationships and make sure they were spending time with people who supported their dreams.
Jackson read comments from other educators, one of whom said: "She did wear the drama queen crown ... she thought it was the end of the world if she didn't understand something."
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