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New York Times
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
They Fell in Love to the Soundtrack of R&B
Debra Lynette Robinson was celebrating Sismas, an annual holiday event honoring sisterhood among women, with 60 of her friends on Dec. 9, 2023. One of the women, Crystal Etienne, hosted the event at her Upper Brookville, N.Y., home, with Ms. Robinson's best friend, Simone I. Smith, the founder of the event. The group excitedly caught up while they sipped cocktails, Ms. Robinson said. 'The room was full of joy, and we were dancing and laughing when Simone suddenly pulled me aside and told me she needed to talk to me,' she said. Ms. Smith, a jewelry designer who is married to the rapper LL Cool J, led her to the front lawn. When she heard the R&B song 'Good Luck Charm' by Jagged Edge playing over a speaker, Ms. Robinson knew this was no ordinary conversation. 'My heart stopped,' she said. 'It's mine and Andre's favorite song,' referring to her boyfriend, Andre Galloway. Then, she noticed large glowing white letters on the lawn spelling out, 'Marry Me,' and said she started shaking and broke out in tears. 'Andre pulled up in a golf cart, walked over, and told me, 'Everyone has a season, and this is our season,'' she said. As Ms. Robinson's fellow 'sisters' watched the scene unfold, she said, 'yes,' and they broke out in cheers and applause. Mr. Galloway, 57, had orchestrated the proposal for several months with the help of Ms. Robinson's friends. 'Sismas is so meaningful to Debra, and I didn't think there was a better time to do it than when she's surrounded by the women who are everything to her,' he said. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
BBC News
06-03-2025
- BBC News
Woman found dead at Huntingdon flat was a 'kind-hearted soul'
The family of a woman who was found dead at her home say they are "completely devastated that her life was taken".A murder investigation was launched after the body of Simone Smith, 35, was found at her flat on Saunders Close in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, at about 17:00 GMT on 26 findings of a post mortem examination carried out at Addenbrooke's Hospital on Tuesday said Miss Smith died as a result of compression of the tribute, Miss Smith's family said: "Our beautiful girl was a kind-hearted soul, who had time for everyone and showed nothing but kindness and compassion to others." 'So loved' During the investigation into her death, police were called to Hinchingbrooke Hospital on the morning of 27 staff had found the body of Cody Parker, 27, in public said the discovery was linked with the murder inquiry and officers were not looking for anyone else in connection with it. The deaths have been treated as isolated incidents and tests concluded that Mr Parker, also of Saunders Close, died as a result of hanging.A statement on behalf of Miss Smith's family said: "This isn't how her story should've ended; we have lost a daughter, a sister and an aunt. "To us she was so loved and completely irreplaceable."We as a family have received an outpouring of love from friends, family and the local community. "Simone's close friends have expressed the deep loss and sadness they feel at this difficult time, describing her as a one and only." Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
