Community supporting family of mother and soldier killed by estranged husband

Heather Zujkowski was a mother, a veteran and the victim of a deadly domestic violence shooting.

Police say she was murdered by her estranged husband in Mount Airy on April 2.

DEADLY DOMESTIC VIOLENCESHOOTING.

HEATHER ZUJKOWSKIWAS MURDERED BY HER ESTRANGEDHUSBAND IN MOUNT AIRY THREEWEEKS AGO.

SHE AND HER TEENAGENEIGHBORLACROSSE IN HIS YARDSHOT OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOMES.WMAR2 NEWSTALKED WITH THREE OF HERFRIENDS ABOUT HOW SHE GAVE SOMUCH TO HER FAMILY IN LIFE ANDCONTINUES TO PROVIDE HOPEAFTER HER DEATH.1:1━1:22“Heather had a bigsmile that just made everyoneelse smile.

I feel likeeverytime I saw her I was justexcited to be with her” 3beautiful children, a careerin the United States Army, andthe love and admiration of smany friends.

Take sot ValerieBartel Friend 1:5━2:05“Shewas working and volunteeringat her school at Winfield.

Shewas also a part of its calledAvaworking closely with thisorganization trying to get aspecial needs playground puin place in Mount Airy”Jessica Estrella Friend6:1━6:24“Heather and I metthrough the military.

She hada humongous heart and I thinkthatinitially joining themilitary” Heathers two boyare now with grandma andgrandpa and will soon livewith them in Florida.

One ofthe boys has cerebral palsyand the family needs helpgetting a conversion van.Heather was able to get herson in the car seat, not aneasy task for thegrandparents.

19:5━20:05“Goto the playground and takethem to do similar things todo similar things that Heatherwould have loved to share wither children” 16:2━16:29“This van is going to allowthe family to have the freedomto do the things that normalfamilies do” Jodi Demay alsohas a child with special needsand she says Heathers daughterwas always there for her inschool.

Jodi Demay Friend13:5━14:14“Her daughter issuch a compassionate person.Sheila is a spitting image ofher mother in terms of herbehavior.

Whenever Aubreywould be having a hard timeSheila is right there” Sayinggoodbye to an American herwho shined light on so many inCarrol County.

17:5━18:09“She was my biggestencourager.

We were thegodparents of the kids.

Wejust brought them cookies oneday and we developed thisfriendship and lived lifetogether almost like she wasmy sister” Her memory liveson through all the lives shetouched.

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