With his “dearest mommy in heaven,” Tristan Thompso…

With his “dearest mommy in heaven,” Tristan Thompson plans to release doves in honor of his first Mother’s Day without her this weekend. Andrea Thompson died on Jan. 5 of a heart attack at the age of 55 at her home in Toronto, Tristan Thompson told Andscape. The Los Angeles Lakers center told Andscape he planned to release doves on Sunday with his four children in remembrance of his mother.
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