Chrystal Crissy Willis

Rebecca Shifflett, Chrystal Willis, Matthew Hines
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Chrystal "Crissy" Newby Willis, 23, was a standout in her high school choir.Her tenor voice took her all the way to the regional competition.
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Willis, Shifflett and Hines each died from a gunshot wound in the early-morning hours of Labor Day while they were doing inventory at the Outback Steakhouse in Texarkana.
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Willis grew up in Jasper, Texas, and graduated from high school in 1998.
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Chrystal was a waitress and hostess at another eatery, the Cedar Tree Restaurant, for more than five years.

Singing in the school choir and performing in plays were two of Willis' early loves, a former teacher remembered Thursday.
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Jones remembered how Willis competed as a tenor-very few girls sang tenor-and made all-region choir one year.
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Vince Duplissey, who owns the Lone Star Buffet in Jasper, has closed the homestyle buffet for at least a week in memory of Willis.
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A lot of people knew Sherry (Willis' mother) and I just think it was the right thing to do," he said.
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A candlelight vigil for Hines, Shifflett and Willis will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Outback Steakhouse.