What a tragic waste. I feel so much for his Daughter.
Posted on 11/22/2005 7:20:33 AM PST by ncountylee
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An 18-year-old single father whose struggle raising his toddler daughter was featured in People magazine has been killed in Philadelphia.
Terrell Pough was shot in the head on his way home from work Thursday night and later died at Temple University Hospital, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Police said they have no suspects but do have a possible lead. No further details of the slaying were released.
The August issue of People profiled Pough, who worked as the night manger at a local restaurant while attending school full-time and raising his daughter, Diamond, who will be 2 on Nov. 27.
"She's what I work for, what I live for, why I wake up," he told People. "She's everything."
Diamond, who had full-custody of his daughter, had planned to work in construction after graduating next June.
"If something ever happens to me, no one can ever tell her that her dad didn't take care of her," he told People.
I'm just saying kids should be taught to NOT do something that they (or their children) will regret. Wouldn't it be better if the parents were ready (as in married) to have children?
Ya know, when people like us used to speak out against abortion, homosexuality, etc....we were called "holier-than-thou types, etc....just like some on this board are doing now. Even though now it is "okay" to be pro-life, etc...
Things are either right or wrong...we can't have it both ways like the liberals do and say everything is okay. Everything is NOT okay.
I pray this child finds a loving, two-parent home to be raised in.
Oh yes, let's not present the stories of someone who has overcome his mistakes and is showing complete love for his daughter.
Just think if more people had spoken out in the past about this sort of thing being wrong...
I imagine when the situation happened a lot of his family and her family called it wrong. But it seems he stepped up and took responsibility. God can and will use situations that we may not understand to bring about His will. And believe it or not, and this will come as a shock to your tender sensibilities, some of those situations may include families that aren't two parent homes.
I read it. I think it is great the guy was doing what he could to recover from making a mistake. I don't think he should be lauded as a hero.
Before anyone calls me holier than thou, I am just like him. I made choices that were immoral, and I am doing what I can to do right with the results. I don't think I should be lauded.
Although many of my heroes have made mistakes, they are my heroes for the things they did right, no the things they did wrong.
Diamond, who had full-custody of his daughter, had planned to work in construction after graduating next June.
That's a confusing pair of sentences. Is the daughter's name Diamond Diamond?
All I know for sure is that 40 years of people being afraid to "cast the first stone" has lead America down a path that has practically destroyed the family.
In a perfect world yes! However, as you well know, it's not a perfect world. There appears to have been some good in this young man as he took responsibility for his actions and was doing what appears to be everything in his power to take care of his daughter.
I don't condone of his premarital sex, but I do condone of his behavior and actions after his daughter was born. He stepped up to the plate bigtime.
SZ
Prayers from TX
He is the graveyard ( midnight to 8am) shift manager at a restaurant probably like Denny's or IHOP.
WRONG... a 'night manger' is where you go to lay your head at night when the NO VACANCY sign is lit...
You are obviously missing the point. No one is saying he didn't do the right thing - just if he hadn't (and the girl) made a big mistake to begin with, then this situation wouldn't exist. Sounds as if you are taking this a little to personally for some reason.
DO you know who Dustin Diamond is? I wonder if they are related.
:-)
His marital status probably wouldn't have kept him from being murdered. Give credit where credit is due. He was a young man and was taking responsibility. Until I become perfect, which I sadly don't see happening any time soon, what right have I to condemn others' mistakes if they take responsibility for them?
Maybe. Discount everything you read in the papers. Reporters tend to fictionaize.
Sad.
Exactly!
And like I said above....will be interesting to see what the police have to say about the killing...they say they have some leads.
I just rather see some positive attention to those kids who do the right thing, that's all I'm saying. And I would think the black community, with the out-of-wedlock birthrate skyrocketing, would be telling kids this is NOT how to do it.
You nailed it.
Now, if one was to get killed in a bad neighborhood by being in the wrong place in the wrong time I might expect that the person would be killed in a robbery or car jacking, or some other scuffle, not execution style...I'll give the man the benefit of the doubt but since the original write up was in People magazine, I'm skeptical...There's more to the story here...
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