I will never understand why you had to go too soon , but not one day goes by that i don't wonder who and where you would be today! My heart aches to think of what could of been, but one thing i can understand why God would want his beAutiful Angel home, because you were a true Angel here on earth. Sometimes i swear i can feel your presence, and its those times id give anything to tell you how much i love you and miss you! I will never get over the loss of you as a friend but just know i will smile and always think of you when i see something beautiful and peaceful. Love always and forver Suzanne

Happy birthday my Martian. I miss you so much. Can't wait to get to heaven and hear you yell "Momma" and came running to give me a hug. I love you!

Todayis 3 years since the darkest day of my life. This is the day I reveived a call that something happened to you and Lester had to go to that hotel. How? How could this happen? When will this pain lessen? When can I breath again? How many times will have to sit woth Seth while he cries himself to sleep and hear him ask why his "big sister" had to die? Will my guilt ever go away? I am so sorry that I failed you. For 2 days before you died I wanted to call you and tell you I love you, but I waited for you to call, thinking you didn't want me to call you. Now I know it didn't matter, I should have called. I think back over the years. Watching you grow up. I used to tell you that if I ever had a little girl I wanted her to be just like you. That wasn't really true...I wanted her to be you. When you got older and started calling us Mom and Dad I thought it was finally true. No, we weren't able to adopt you but then taht was only paper. My heart was alreay yours. I remember you talking about when you would get married. You wanted Lester to walk you down the isle and the whole church to say they were giving you away. You didn't know this, but I saved my wedding dress for you. I remember how special you and the boys made Seth feel when you told people that he's your little brother. He still tells everyone about the time you took hin in the locker room and showed him off to all your team mates. It makes him just beam! I can still hear you say "Hey Momma". I remember how Lester tried to hide his heart melting everytime you 'd say "Daddy will you...?" He never could say no. The way the two of you ganged up on everyone just wasn't right, but I miss it so much. I loved how you said you looked like us with you hair died dark. You were right. I also think of what your future could have been. What a great mom you'd have made. How much you would have loved our new son if you had met him. All the things you would have taught them both. In fact, a few months ago Seth started singing a song from the 80's. When I asked where he learned it he said you taught him. I think you had so much to offer to kids going through what you went through in your short life. I know you're in heaven now. I know you're happy and finally feel the peace that all children should, but I'd give anything to have you back. Since I can't, just know that I love you more than life it's self. I know I'll see you again one day. So while you're waiting say "Hi" to the people you're with and help decorate my mansion. Be sure there's a room for you all decorated in green and pink. I can't wait to sit with you for hours on end and talk, only this time you won't be crying. You'll always be my little girl. I'll see you soon. I love you, Momma

Please accept my deepest sympathies. I send my prayers to her family.

I couldn't even attend your funeral amber. I'm absolutely heartbroken. I am looking through your page here and just bawling. I remember dying your hair that dark color with your basketball pictures and watching my mom "trim" it haha. Or you parading around the house in your uniform when you got it. I remember sitting outside your high school waiting for you to come back from games or pick you up from practice. I remember all those chats on the way home and the things you were going through. I'm mad at myself. I'm mad for not showing you enough love. I'm sorry. That day you were walking down the street and I picked you up, I should have never taken you to get gas or back to that truck. I should have taken you to my house and sat you down for a serious wakeup call. I'm sorry I didn't. I can't even deal with this or let it sink in too far. It hurts way too much. You are going to missed more than you will ever know. You will always be one of my sisters. I don't want to leave this off on such a horribly sad note..so these are my happy memories of the time I lived with Amber... -essence telling you that you have a butt chin the first time she met you. -sitting on the couch together watching every episode of beauty and the geek and the bachelor season -me having to babysit everyone in the house while anna was in her "diaper" stage and everyone was acting awful...you had such a heart to help and always came to my rescue -when i moved to okeechobee, i had no friends or no one to really even talk to...you went to tribulation house with me and never left my side. you'd bring me home a huge mountain dew every night when i'd pick you up or you'd come home from gators...you sure made me feel welcomed and at home. - you making hardly anything on allowences and chores...volunteering to wash my car for extra cash and then spending it on your family and the other girls...you were so self-less and so giving. i can't continue this anymore...i don't blame you though amber for what happened. you know i love you with all my heart.

me n amber were always close bc of my sister. She was a great friend and an awesome person! She was always friends with everyone n had no regrets. I remember the day she played her first varsity basketball game, she was so excited. And even tho she was so nervious, u couldn't tell bc she put her heart n soul into that game. She ignored amy bs that came her way bc she knew none of that was important. Just playing the game n being with her friends is wat made her happy. There's noone in this world that I will ever meet that will be like her. She Is truely someone I'll remember for the rest of my life. I love u girl n miss u terriblely. Always loved n remembered my friend I'll c u again some day.

amber and i were best friends for 2 years.. we played basketball together our junior year.. she was such a funny person!! something that we both had in common was that we were both twins.. it was kinda cool to us.. we were such nerds around each other and we always made each other laugh!! she told me all of her secrets as did i.. she made me swear to never ever tell anyone.. and im still keeping my word.. it tore me up when i heard that she had passed away.. i couldnt stop crying or get a hold of myself.. we had grown apart our senior year, just because we didnt see each other that much and she didnt play basketball again.. but everytime we saw each other we would give the biggest hugs and i would tell her how much i missed hanging around her.. she will always be my best friend and noone will ever replace her.. we are all gonna miss you amber, esspecially at graduation.. its sucks that i cant see you walk up on that stage and see you get your diploma.. you meant alot to me and like i said before.. YOURE ALWAYS GOING TO BE MY BEST FRIEND.. just a reminder to all you kids out there.. most of us think that since we are young, nothing is going to happen to us.. i think that has been roven wrong, actually it has been,, 3 times!! we have lost 3 of our graduating class over our high school years.. kids, you need to wake up and realize that anything could happen at any moment in time!! remeber to always be safe and never ever do anything stupid or anything that you know youre going to regret in the future.. I LOVE YOU AMBER!! MAY GOD BE WITH YOU. LOVE ALWAYS, YOUR BEST FRIEND KAYLEE JOYCE ECKHARDT 2008