Gold medal winning Olympic wrestler Tamyra Mensah-Stock is planning to make her mom’s “dream come true” by using the cash she won from the games to buy her a food truck.
She won’t have to spend that money now.
“She’s always doing back-breaking work and … I’ve just seen her struggling ever since my dad died and I don’t like seeing it,” the 28-year-old athlete told People magazine.
Cameron Davies, owner of Cruising Kitchens, will have his team design, build and donate a $250,000 food truck for her mother, Shonda Wells.
“It’s time for you to take care of her, because she’s been taking care of you,” Davies said to Mensah-Stock.
“Oh my God, I can’t believe it,” the mom said through tears. “Thank you so much. This is a dream come true.”
“I’ve been wanting this for her for so long,” Mensah-Stock said while sobbing. “I pretty much forgot about my dreams – just wanted hers to come true.”
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Mensah-Stock became the first black woman and second woman ever to claim a wrestling gold for the US. She became an instant hit when she voiced her love for the country.
Her gold medal winnings amount to $37,500, paid out by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.
“I made a promise to her and she loves cooking,” she said about the food truck plans. “It’s just one of her passions. Growing up, we’d be like, ‘Ooh, mommy, you put your back into this food. Like you literally put your foot in it.’ “
She recounted telling her: “So how about I buy you a food truck and you can be anywhere you want to be?” And, she says, “[My mom] was ecstatic. She’s like, ‘Yes, I would love that.’ This is five years ago. And I just keep telling her, ‘Just hold off, mommy, please just hold off.’”
She and her mom already have a name in mind for the truck: “The Lady Bug.”
