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will never be alone...
On
March 21, 2003 a fatal car accident on Colorado Interstate 25 took
the lives of three teenage girls. The community of Longmont, Colorado
was devastated.
The
three girls were the best of friends. Aubrey Corona was a sophomore
at Silver Creek High School while Amy Heiney and Jessica Hunter
were sophomores at Longmont High School. You would never know that
they attended different schools as much time as they spent together.
At
times like these, we are never quite sure what to say or what to
do. Parents from the LHS volleyball program wanted to do something
for the families of the girls. Aubrey was active in her church and
participated in swimming, tennis and basketball. Amy and Jessica
participated in the Longmont Volleyball program. They too, were
active members within their respective churches and youth groups.
There
were memorial scholarships established in each girls name, yet we
still felt the need to find ways to visibly show our support and
love to the families and friends of the girls, and assure the families
that we would not forget their children. It has always astonished
me how we are able to find the answers through others humanity.
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Denise
Wiedeman, who owns Designs by Denise, had a volleyball angel pin on display
at a local retailer. I am not sure why I was even in that store that day
but it was meant to be. That one and only pin had the hope and healing
we were looking for.
I
called Denise and asked if she could help create custom pins in remembrance
of the girls. We met at her home for an hour and a half. As I spoke of
the girls, I told Denise of their characteristics, how the parents see
things in “3’s”, and how faith had guided the girls
and their families. We wanted to be able to show our support and love
to the families hoping this small gesture might help the healing process.
Denise created the following remembrance pins:
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of Angels pin: (for the three moms only)
Each has her daughter’s angel closest to the heart of the
Mother Angel and her daughter’s two best friends on the skirt
below
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Community
pin:
Eloquent silver pin with each girls birthstone on the skirt of the
angel and a gold cross with a heart in the middle. This pin is for
anyone who knew the girls or their family members.
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Cap
pins:
Especially for the men and young men to place on their baseball caps
in remembrance of the girls.
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Longmont
Volleyball pin:
A gold volleyball, silver angels on each side of the ball with a gold
bow and the numbers 3 and 6 representing Amy and Jessica.
Amy (#3) and Jessica (#6)
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Silver
Creek Swimming pin:
For members of the girls & boys swimming program with Aubrey’s
initials on the wings.
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All
the pins have three tiers of angel wings - again, another way to keep
the girls together in 3 ’s. Each pin was customized in remembrance
of Amy, Aubrey and Jessica. Denise captured the true essence and heart
of the girls. This was a beautiful way to honor their life. Every pin
shared is designed by hand, a true original, and a testament that each
girl was her own person, yet they were the best of friends too.
They will never be alone.
Diane Ruby
Longmont High School Educator
* A portion
of the proceeds from the pins that were sold went into the three memorial
scholarships that were set up.
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