Heather Kilgore is the mother of Mike Evans. Mike is an American professional football wide receiver.
He currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.
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Age
Heather Kilgore was born in 1979. She is 45 years old as of 2024.
She suffered from domestic violence
Heather Kilgore was romantically involved with Mike Evans Jr. She got pregnant with her first child at the age of 14 while Mike Jr. was 19.
She gave birth to her first child, a boy, on August 21, 1993, and named him Michael Lynn Evans III.
She then welcomed her second child, a daughter, on June 15, 1994, and named her Mikia Evans.
They seemed like a perfect couple from outside but Heather was a victim of domestic violence.
Nobody had noticed the abuse Heather was going through until the night Mike Jr. punched a beer can into her mouth resulting in a split in her lips.
Police were involved and Mike Jr. was sentenced to 30 days in prison.
It is also said that Mike Jr. assaulted another woman and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Her brother unalive her children's father
Her brother, Sam Kilgore, was a convict himself. He was serving a 10-year sentence for burglary when Heather was pregnant with Mike.
After his release, he went to live with his sister, Mike Jr., and his niece and nephew.
He witnessed what Mike Jr. had been doing to his sister and took his life.
In 2002, Sam along with his sister went out socially one night and something triggered in him.
Mike Jr. was home babysitting his children when Sam barged in out of nowhere.
Sam then tried to entice Mike Jr. into a fight but Mike Jr. brushed it off and didn’t engage with him.
This behavior further made Sam furious and he went to the bedroom to get a g*n and fired at Mike Jr.
Mike Jr. jumped out of a window in an attempt to flee Sam but Sam took out a pocket k*ife and followed him.
Sam then shot him once more in his forehead which led Mike Jr. to die in the street.
Mike and his sister were sound asleep in their room upstairs, unaware of what was happening.
Mike doesn’t have much memory of that day since he was just nine years old.
He said he remembers police waking him and his sister up and saying you need to come with me.
Sam was taken to custody, found guilty, and sentenced to the murder of Mike Jr. Heather would often visit her brother in prison on the weekends.
Since she didn’t have anyone to babysit her children, she would take them along while visiting her brother.
Mike was shocked upon learning what his uncle had done but after talking to his uncle a lot, he came to know why his uncle unalive his father and forgave him.
Mike said it was difficult as he was so young and naïve at the time. It was tough for him but one had to look at it from his point of view.
He said it was a horrific story.
He added he saw the small clip they showed on Outside the Lines and there were some things he had not seen, so it was a little upsetting for him.
He said even though it's old, it happened and there is nothing one can do but keep moving forward and do what he is doing.
He said he doesn’t want anyone to feel sorry for him as this is a part of him and it made him who he is today.
He hopes his story will give a good message to people.
Shares a special bond with her son
After the death of her partner, Heather raised her children as a single mother.
Even though there were times they struggled financially, she did everything for her children and Mike credits his mother for his success.
Mike posts pictures of adorable mother-son moments on his Instagram. On September 12, 2014, he posted a picture with his mother with a caption,
Moms lookin 25 lol
Every year on Mother's Day, Mike posts pictures with his mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day.
On May 9, 2016, he posted a picture with his mother with a caption,
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Love u mama @hekilgor…
Heather is even seen on the ground supporting her son with her family. She is also seen spending time and making memories with her grandchildren.
