Dear friends and compassionate souls, My name is Marlen Videz and I am here today to extend my heartfel support to Ellen Griffith, who recently experienced an unimaginable tragedy - the loss of her beloved son, Fontaine Segree. It is with profound sadness that we come together to honor Fontaine's memory and offer our assistance during this incredibly difficult time. Below is something Ellen wrote to aliviate some of the pain; and now I share it with you on this platform on an effort to help. ****** My son was murdered last week. I wanted to keep my grief private, but having to make notifications and telling the story over and over is killing me. So much to my dismay, I must write this. My son, his name was Fontaine Segree, he was born on December 26, 1975. He missed Christmas by 3 hours and 45 minutes. I think that was the last time he was late for anything. I know most mothers say this, but Fontaine was really a good man. He had the biggest smile. He would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. When he was little, I had to stop him from bringing every homeless person home to me. It was a problem. He was a very kind person. I was a very young mother and made a lot of mistakes. He made sure I knew that he forgave me for everything and that he knew, sincerely, that I did the best I could. That should give me comfort, but now I just can’t forgive myself. He was certainly kinder than I am. I will try to learn from him for the future and for my granddaughter. He was a great father to Makayla. Because he was a truck driver and spent a lot of time on the road, he couldn’t spend as much time with her as he really wanted to, but he always spent quality time with her every time he was home. He did get to spend Father’s Day with her this year and told her he would be back for her Birthday in August. She will be 12. Thinking of the future without him just kills me. He won’t be there for her graduations, or first car, or to walk her down the aisle. All over a parking space! He was a hard-working person with a strong work ethic. I like to think he got that from me. He used to say, “In my mother’s house if you are beathing you are working.” Because of his job, he has friends all over the country. His boss told me that the trucking community is shocked and grieved by the loss. He also told me that Fontaine made every customer happy. That was most important to him, customer satisfaction. He was murdered on June 28, 2024, over a parking space dispute! After the dispute the killer left and came back 20 minutes later and shot my son while he was eating dinner and was watching something on his table in his truck. The detective said that he doesn’t think that Fontaine even knew it happened. The detective also said that the guy walked back to his truck, put on a pair of gloves, and proceeded into the truck with my son. He lit a cigarette and went through my son’s personal things and took what he wanted. All while my Fontaine laid there. The whole murder was captured on video. That allowed the police to capture him within a few hours. So much thanks to the MI police department. The killer was arraigned July 3, 2024. He was charged with 1st degree murder and felony discharge of a weapon. The judge granted bail! I can’t believe it! Not only did he grant bail for a premeditated murder but set bail at $200,000. I understand that the murderer is from Costa Rica. The judge didn’t even ask him to surrender his passport. I will be writing to the judge and asking him to revoke the bail opportunity. I was told that there will be a hearing on July 12th at 8:30am that I could attend via Zoom. I don’t know what the hearing is for, but I will be there. I can’t make final arrangements yet, but as soon as I do, I will post the details for those of you who want to attend his celebration of life. I hate having to make this all public. Now I want to grieve quietly and privately.
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