The sleeping subway passenger who was burned to death on a Brooklyn F train had aspirations to be a flight attendant and was known for her “million dollar smile,” according to her high school yearbook biography.
Debrina Kawam, known to her classmates as “Debbie” or “Deb,” graduated from Passaic Valley Regional HS in Little Falls, New Jersey, in 1985, The New York Times reported.
Kawam, 57, later fell on hard times: Sources said she was living in New York City homeless shelters from September until Dec. 2.
Her horrific death shocked the city — and the nation.