The Story Of April Bieber

April Bieber has become a trending topic on Twitter today and I was a little curious why.  I know that I have never been a Bieber fan, nor are some of my readers.  But the story I learned about today deserved to be shared and this little girl deserves to be remembered.

Dayton Daily News reports that Monday morning a 15 year old Ohio girl named Sodany April Phann was stuck and killed by a school bus. She was an honor student who planned on attending Bieber's concert tour when it came to Cincinnati in June.

By Monday night, word of Phann's death apparently reached Bieber, as he tweeted, "life is a blessing and appreciation for our time here with eachother is important." The message was marked: "#ripaprilbieber."

Sodany is currently the subject of an online petition that asks Bieber to "write/dedicate a song to her."  She also was set to turn 16 on Thursday and was on twitter as BieberDollBabe.  There is no word yet if Justin Bieber plans on writing a song for the girl.

This poor girl's twitter is filled with remarks to the teen superstar and it's pretty obvious that her life revolved around him.  It is so sad that she was taken suddenly and before she was able to see the young man in concert.  My thought go out to her family in this time of sorrow.

Family members erected a memorial with lit candles and incense at the end of their driveway. The memorial grew to include a teddy bear, her favorite foods and other items throughout the day.

Vuthy Phann, 15, the victim’s uncle who witnessed the accident, said the teen was struck by the front of the bus, and that the bus driver did not initially stop. He said that he ran up to the bus and pounded on the window, screaming at the driver, “Look at what you did!”

He said the driver appeared confused and continued on a short distance. “She put up her hands like she had no clue,” he said of the driver, whose name was not released on Monday.

The driver, who worked for Petermann Bus Co., has been driving the same route all year, said Keith Harms, safety director for Petermann. The employee has been with the company for 23 years and has a “spotless” record, he said.

The accident is currently under investigation.