Added: Nov 19, 2008
From: Thesterama
Duration: 3:17
Song I wrote in memory of Terra and Desirae Lopez. First verse- Terra Second verse- Desirae Originally performed at benefit concert March 31, 2008. Here simply recorded at home. Family story below.Please come home, Marissa Lopez.That's the grief-stricken plea of the Prairie Village teenager's family. They've broadcast their appeal since the 14-year-old (now 15) disappeared Sept. 2, 2007. But there's a new, compelling urgency. Marissa's two sisters, Terra Lopez, 18, and Desirae Lopez, 16, are dead. They were killed in an automobile accident on Halloween evening on their way home from Wichita, Kan. Marissa would come right home if she knew about her sisters' deaths, her family believes, and they've called upon everyone who might help get word to her, including relatives of Alberto Estrada, 21. Marissa is believed to have run away with Estrada, her boyfriend and a native of Veracruz, Mexico, who may have been in the United States illegally. State troopers processing the fatal crash scene on Interstate 35 near Williamsburg, Kan., last week noted an unusual detail in the wreckage. Taped to the cracked windows of Terra Lopez's Chevrolet Camaro were mostly intact fliers soliciting information about Marissa's whereabouts. Coupled with the ruins of Terra's mangled car, the signs bearing Marissa's picture starkly illustrate the heartbreaking and extraordinary misfortune that's befallen the Lopez family. The combined images will haunt them. "Terra and Desirae never got to see Marissa again," said John Lopez, Marissa's father. Since learning of his daughters' deaths from Kansas Highway Patrol troopers around 10 p.m. on Halloween, Lopez has dealt with one heartrending task after another. For now, the loving support of his son, his seven siblings and his friends sustains Lopez. Hope helps assuage the uncertainty and close the physical distance between him and his only surviving daughter. "I have to believe Marissa's OK," he said. And he wants her to know, "Marissa, you're not in trouble. I love you, and more than anything, I want to make sure you're safe. Please come home." Marissa Lopez is listed as an endangered runaway by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Know anything about Marissa's whereabouts? Visit http://findmarissalopez.facesofthemissing.org/
Channel: Music
Tags: alberto benefit concert desirae estrada home like lopez marissa no original place song terra thea
Rating: 5.00 (4 ratings) Views: 154' favoriteCount='2 Comments: 4
Thesterama Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Thanks so much for the comment! It was a wonderful thing to be able to share this with the family. Hard to believe it's been more than a year now. Thanks for your video post on Marissa, too.
JAHnoOtoko Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Awesome, I remember the story and how were you worried. I trust someday she'll understand that there's not better place than home.
jeremyrosefan Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - u r an amazing singer! im terribly sorry for your loss =[
Hravn Says:
Nov 19, 2008 - Lets hope Marissa comes home soon. She should be with her family......not Alberto. Great song!