Friends and family honor entrepreneur, mother Whitney Nicole [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Friends and family of a beloved Tampa businesswoman gathered for a candlelight vigil to remember the life of Whitney Nicole on Monday.

Close friends said Nicole’s legacy in the area was partially built on her willingness to help others.

Dozens of family members and friends lit candles during the vigil to be closer to Nicole, who was a light in their lives.

“That was my heart, my everything. Every time y’all seen her, y’all seen me, y’all seen us,” one of Nicole’s three sons said.

Her 14, 16, and 21-year-old sons were surrounded by love.

“She was absolutely an amazing mother, she lived for those boys,” Tareva Woodard, a friend and business partner of Nicole’s, said.

They remember her as a driven and passionate businesswoman who put others before herself.

“She helped women make over seven figures and never charged any of them for that because …