Somehow, Saffore made things feel easier. Armstrong recalled how Saffore's smile and laughter helped her through their time incarcerated together.
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She would crack jokes with everyone even if the situation she was in was terrifying. Saffore was known for her sharp wit it wasn't uncommon to hear people laughing in her presence. The family was not available to comment for this story.Īrmstrong described Saffore as so "full of life" and a "beautiful person." She was always complimenting people and was ready to help anyone. Her older brother, Jermaine, told Windy City Times in 2016 that Saffore was the "baby of the family." Their father passed away sometime before the murder. Saffore grew up in West Garfield Park with her siblings and father. She was one of two Black trans women murdered in Chicago within six months and the 20th known transgender person to be murdered in the country that year. Her body was found along railroad tracks, with her throat cut. In 2016, Armstrong stood with 30 other West Garfield Park community members looking at the glowing candles on the asphalt arranged to spell out, "R.I.P. "She'd be going through hell, but she still had a smile." "No matter what she was going through, she had always been a person that smiled," Armstrong said. Saffore's loud, sweet, echoing laugh had the same effect. Saffore's "magic"that jokester smilewould bring Armstrong solace regardless of what was going on around them. Jaliyah Armstrong can still remember how brightly T.T. This article shared 1349 times since Wed Dec 8, 2021