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Broussard’s funeral services took place on Saturday afternoon in her hometown of Lake Charles, Louisiana, according toCNN. The funeral comes after community members in Austin, Texas — where Broussard was living at the time of her death — gathered for acandlelight vigilin her honor on Monday.
Broussard was also the parent of a 6-year-old son named Silas.
Two of Broussard’s coworkers spoke at Monday’s vigil. One of them said she “lit up everyone’s face” when she entered a room.
Heidi Broussard.Austin Police Department
“The hardest thing for me was feeling all of the emotion of [Heidi’s] son. I was there when they told him,” said another coworker, according toKVUE. “Everybody’s been asking me how I am, and I just tell them not okay. I just get up and go every single day.”
Tammy Broussard, Broussard’s mother,recently told PEOPLEthat her daughter “was always full of life,” and a bit of a daredevil.
“She always liked to go skydiving,” the grieving mother said. “She tried everything new. We took her to water parks. Me and her went on the highest rides and her daddy was like, ‘I don’t know.’ She loved water. She loved to swim. She loved to go anywhere where they had these rafting places.”
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A 33-year-old woman, who was a close friend of the victim, wasarrestedlast week after the discovery of Broussard’s body, a source told PEOPLE.
Magen Fieramusca, who allegedly masterminded the abductions, waschargedwith two counts of kidnapping and one count of tampering with a corpse in connection with the Dec. 12 abduction of Broussard and Margo, according to a spokesperson from the Travis County District Attorney’s Office.
Another friend of Broussard’s, Vickie Shreves,told PEOPLEshe saw both Fieramusca and Broussard’s fiancé, Shane Carey, in the delivery room when Margo was born in November.
“She was supposedly Heidi’s friend for a long time,” says a member of Broussard’s family. “We’ve been knowing her for a long time.”
source: people.com
