Fund for victim killed in wrong-way Belt Parkway crash surpasses $20,000 goal
“He was just such an amazing individual,” said DanceWorks company owner Lisa Mara about dancer and friend Gerald Obah, whose remarkable life was cut short in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 12, by a fatal car accident on the Belt Parkway. “When something like this happens, people want to give back. That’s who he was, someone that inspires. That’s how the GoFundMe page came about.”
Last week, after the accident that took Obah’s life, colleagues, family and friends launched a GoFundMe page dedicated to the dancer’s memory and dance career called the Gerald Obah Legacy Fund. With donations pouring in over the next few days, the page hit and surpassed the goal of $20,000 aimed at covering funeral costs.
From Ellicott City, Maryland originally, the 27-year-old Obah, who had attended Syracuse University, was the type of person to run through the entirety of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” choreography to entertain his co-workers at a holiday party. He is constantly referred to as a pillar in the dance community, an enthusiastic and talented performer, and beloved by his company and friends for his positive and adventurous attitude.
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