Remembering a friend
A major part of the “college experience” is meeting and establishing relationships with friends. These are the friends you will know and love for the rest of your life. College friends are life-long friends. These are the people who will be in your wedding party someday; they are the friends you will drive across the country with three screaming kids in the car to visit; they will be there for you for the rest of your life.
Our friend Kristi was one of the life-long sort, but we will never be able to receive pictures of her kids every Christmas, nor will we be able to toast her being a gorgeous bride, this is because Kristi is no longer with us.
On July 3, not yet a month after her graduation from the University, Kristi Lynn Ward died in a car accident. Even if you did not know her as we did, chances are if you met her at a party or even sat next to her in a crowded lecture hall, she made you smile.
Kristi was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority where she played a leading role in establishing the sorority’s philanthropy, “The Milk Off,” and was elected to the position of New Member Education. As a Spanish major, she was a participant in the overseas program in Queretaro, Mexico. As a friend and classmate, it was a privilege to experience her love and loyalty.
Some people say “everything happens for a reason.” We say it was nothing but a tragedy. As for where she is now — we believe Kristi is with all of us. She is in our hearts and minds as we return to school or work, or settle for a new job in a new city — as she would have been doing in just a few short months.
We miss you and will never forget you, Kristi.

Anne Argento, Lauren Engel, Amy Horton, Sandy Murphy and Betsy Scherzer