Family and Friend of the Other Wes Moore

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Wes Moore / The “other” Wes Moore. His childhood is chronicled along with the author Wes Moore. He is currently serving a life sentence without parole for the murder of a policeman.
Mary Moore / Wes’s mother. She tried to pursue an education in order to better her family, but was unable to continue school due to financial constraints.
Tony / Wes’s older brother. He was involved in the drug game and tried to keep Wes out of it. He was one of the four people also at the robbery that day, and was the alleged trigger man. He ultimately died in prison of kidney failure.
Kenneth / Mary’s father. After her mother Alma’s death, his alcoholism worsened, and Alma’s parents took over raising the children.
Alma / Mary’s mother. She died after a rejected kidney transplant. At the time, Mary was pregnant with Tony.
Bernard / Wes’s father. He was an alcoholic who was not involved in Wes’s childhood.
Woody / Wes’s closest neighborhood friend. They played football together, and often got into trouble together. Wes was envious of him because his father was involved in his life. He became one of Wes’s only friends to graduate high school.
White Boy / Wes’s good friend, his real name was Paul. His mother was white and his father was Lebanese-American, white people were a rarity in West Baltimore, which is how he got his nickname. He dropped out of high school.
Mamie / Wes’s paternal grandmother. She often watched him when Mary wanted to go out.
Red / Wes’s “godbrother”. They rode the bus together when attending school in Baltimore County
Alicia / The mother of Wes’s first two children. She met Wes on the school bus, and was pregnant within two months. She currently only has custody of one of her children with Wes.
Ray / The man Wes shot in retaliation for having been beaten up for sleeping with Ray’s girlfriend. Wes served six months in jail for shooting Ray.
Aunt Nicey / Wes’s aunt. She allowed Wes to live with her when he got out of jail for shooting Ray. In order to live there, Wes had to either be in school or get a job.
Cheryl / The mother of Wes’s third and fourth children. She battled drug addiction, and did not have custody of their children. She was paralyzed from a fall at age 24, and died soon after.
Levy / Wes’s friend. He introduced Wes to Job Corps, and was his roommate during their time in the program.
Sgt. Bruce Prothero / Veteran of the Baltimore Police Department and part-time security guard at the jewelry store robbed by Wes, Tony, and two others. He was shot and killed during the robbery, and left behind a wife and five children.