Both Rebecca and Matthew Seifried, Lucia’s parents, spoke in court. Rebecca addressed Terry directly, telling him that despite what their previous written impact statement said, their dog, Penny, had passed away this past weekend due to injuries from the crash.
“She fought for us to have an additional 10 months with her, for which we will always be grateful," she said.
Lucia’s name means light, her mom said, and her middle name means rainbow.
“She brought so much brightness and color into our family that joy and happiness was overflowing with love and pray, never forget the sound of her laughs and giggles, or the way she would light up at the sight of her great brother, Kenneth,” she said.
When she looked for words for the sentencing, she says the only thing that came to mind was the Lord’s Prayer. She says the words reflect how there needs to be forgiveness.
“Forgive those who betray us, just as we seek forgiveness for our own sins, and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, he gives us the answers so clearly, evil is whatever temptation leads us away from good, but we can be delivered from evil if we choose it, if we choose forgiveness in ourselves and in others, if we work daily towards the choice of right, the choice of good, to lead ourselves away from temptation, then we can be set free,” she said.
She said in court that she wants those words to reflect in Boss, and for him to live the rest of his life in sobriety.
“For Lucia soul and for yours, I forgive you for taking the life of my daughter, Lucia Iris, whose name means light and rainbow, both signs of God's eternal love and promise to us today,” she said.
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