Afisha Glasgow is struggling to come to terms with her husband’s murder on Sunday morning.
But what worries her even more is how it will affect their 16-year-old son, who is set to take the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams next month.
Retired prison officer Victor Williams, 63, was shot dead during what police believe was a robbery gone wrong.
Williams worked for businessman Christopher Ramsudar, owner of the popular roadside food truck South Pork.
Williams had gone to his employer’s home at around midnight to return the company vehicle and collect his own after dropping other employees home.
Two armed men tried to rob him as he got out of the car and subsequently shot him.
Ramsudar, who was nearby in another car, saw what was taking place and drove straight to the Mon Repos Police Station to report the incident.
Police arrived 15 minutes later and found Williams dead on the ground.
Glasgow described him as a polite and “distinguished gentleman” who always displayed humility.
She said while he was not an active member of the Seventh-Day Adventist church, he lived by the values instilled in him during his time in the church.
She said Williams was dedicated to helping others and did not deserve to die the way he did.
“He gave TT 25 years of service as a prison officer. He's the most humble person there is and didn't deserve this.
“Even if it was a case of mistaken identity, they should not have left him there because now his son is without a father, at 16 years.”
She said she was unable to make sense of his death as there was no reason for him to be killed.
“If he was an argumentative person, or he was a person that was dealing in illegal stuff, I would have taken it.
“But to know a mistaken identity or robbery gone wrong – that can't settle with me, that can't settle with his family, can't settle with his friends.”
Glasgow said her son is now experiencing the same sense of loss she felt as a teenager when her mother died.
“I lost my mother at 13 years old. How is a mother supposed to tell her son that his father is not going to be there for his graduation or that he's not going to see him grow into a big man? How is a mother supposed to tell a 16-year-old that, and how is he supposed to carry that through his adulthood?”
Williams recently started teaching his son to drive. Every Sunday, they went to church and the supermarket and then Williams gave him driving lessons.
Glasgow said her son, who turns 17 in two months, was devastated to wake up to this news on Sunday morning.
Although her son has a good support network, Glasgow said the impact of his father’s death will be long-lasting and she must now find another way to channel his emotions.
“He has the support of his church. He has a praying... family behind him. His school, his principal, his guidance counsellor, his teachers and his friends are playing a big part, too. So, in that regard, I'm not worried.
“I said to him, ‘You need to take that energy and pursue it into a positive aspect in making your Daddy
