Remembering "Hometown Girl" Danielle Thomas | Forensic Files

My name is Tim Blevens. I am the director of bands here at Boil County High School. Danielle played the
saxophone. She played it in concert band, in the marching band, and also in in pep band. She was always faithful to
be there and never had to worry if she said she was coming, she was coming. She was going to do it and be a part of it.
We give it on a yearly basis to a student that will be a music major and go on to uh want to hopefully teach uh
in the in the school systems. I will uh on a yearly basis remind the students of the tree and what it
represents and and Danielle and she just made everything work better and come together. She was in that regard a
one-of-a-kind uh type student that um that I won't forget. Danielle was one of those people who was
always kind of there to root for the underdog. I had a really hard time in high school and Danielle was the type of
friend who could kind of get you through any kind of scrape that you had. We always knew that she uh was going to
move out of Boil County and um do something cool with her life. And she really did. Um she jumped out of planes,
she swam with sharks. um anything that she could get a rush from doing, she would try. What I've tried to take away
from Danielle's story and Danielle's life um is just to try new things and uh live life on the edge a little bit more
because you're really living when you're doing that. And I think in the short time that we had her, she lived life to
the fullest.

"48 Hours" talks with Danielle Thomas' hometown friend Amanda Hale and high school band director Tim Blevins, who fondly remember her. Find out what's being done to keep Danielle's passion for music alive.

Brief Summary

Tim Blevens honors Danielle's legacy of music, kindness, and adventure at Boil County High School.

Key points

Remembering Danielle. Tim Blevens honors Danielle's commitment and adventurous spirit.
Danielle's Impact. Tim reflects on how Danielle supported others and lived boldly.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

She was always faithful to be there.

Tim Blevens reflects on Danielle's reliability.

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