'He had a lot of game; he was very charismatic,' Sary Mansour says of his friend and former coworker Tyre Nichols
Rev. Al Sharpton introduces the family of Tyre Nichols during his funeral service at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis, Tenn., on Feb. 1, 2023.five police officers fatally beat himThey had worked together at a Verizon store in the city for a few years beginning in 2014. Initially, they were competitive over who got the most sales, but soon enough they started hanging out at their manager’s home or at team bowling events, where they got to know each other better.
Sary Mansour and Tyre Nichols are pictured with their coworkers while they worked at a Verizon story in Memphis.“Tyre was a beautiful person and for this to happen to him is just unimaginable,” said RowVaughn Wells, Nichols’ mother, through tears. “I promise you, the only thing that’s keeping me going is the fact that I really truly believe my son was sent here on an assignment from God and I guess now his assignment is done and he’s been taken home.
Nichols’ siblings reminisced about their childhood at the funeral. His brother told a story of how Tyre got his name—a name that was originally supposed to be his brother’s. Nichols’ sister shared a poem. The first line read: “Another sister recalled how Nichols was among the easiest of her siblings to look after because all he wanted was to watch cartoons and eat a bowl of cereal.
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