What began as a hopeful first day of the year ended in irreversible loss when Jasmine and Thomas Agan were killed in a head-on collision, leaving their three children suddenly orphaned. In the days that followed, shock gave way to a fierce determination among loved ones and strangers alike to protect what remained of the couple’s legacy: their kids. Co-workers, friends, and community members poured their grief into action, raising tens of thousands of dollars, promising cars, clothes, and stability for the children now being raised by their grandparents.

Online, relatives shared raw, public heartbreak, mourning not just two lives, but the love story and young family that should have had decades left. Their faith became a fragile anchor, imagining Jasmine and Thomas reunited in peace while pleading for prayers for the little ones. In a year that opened with multiple devastating crashes, this family’s loss became a symbol of how fast joy can vanish—and how fiercely a community can rise to hold the broken pieces together.