Jennifer Ramirez Mata was 30 when she was shot and killed in Tyler, Texas, on February 25, 2014. Born March 28, 1983, in Tyler, she grew up in Chandler and graduated from Brownsboro High School in 2000. She worked as a pharmacy technician, first at the Walmart pharmacy while attending Tyler Junior College and later at UT Health Northeast.

Jennifer was known for her generosity and creativity; she donated hair to Locks of Love and made art. She was a mother to three children, Benjamin, Naveah, and Arialle Mata, and is remembered by her parents, Tony and Virginia Ramirez, and her siblings, Christopher Ramirez and April Grant. Funeral services were held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler with entombment at Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery, and memorial contributions were directed to Locks of Love.

Does anyone have memories of Jennifer or information about her life in Tyler that could help preserve her story?