" In times of grief and sorrow I will hold you and rock you, and take your grief and make it my own. When you cry, I cry, and when you hurt, I hurt. And together we will try to hold back the floods of tears and despair and make it through the potholed streets of life."

~from The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks

To Laura's Family and Friends:

I have to agree that you never realize how much you miss someone until they are gone. I remember when Laura and Heather use to come to church at Beulah with us when we were younger. We always has such a great time. We use to do all kinds of things like sleepovers and different little trips like that. I also remember when we went to SUPERWOW at Jekyll, Island and stayed for a week at the beach. We spent 5 days and 4 nights there sleeping on the floor of a hotel room with the 7 other people in the room with us. We all stayed up laughing all night because we just enjoyed being together so much. I wish that we hadn't have grown apart  over the last few years. All my friends have been special to me in my life and just like all my friends, Laura holds a special place in my heart. It gives me great comfort to know that she is in heaven with God where there is no pain and that I will get to see her again someday and we can spend etirnity together. 

                                                           Love,

                                                          Lauren

As I said before ,my deepest condolences. I can only imagine the pain of your loss. As a mother it is my greatest fear. I keep your family and the families of Lauras friends who passed on with her in my prayers that you will be comforted with peace of mind,heart and soul. My daughter,Krista DeGroat spoke very highly of Laura and is very hurt by this loss. As I wish you many blessings and strength  during your recovery,I leave you with this poem that has at times given me comfort with loss of loved one to death.

Death is nothing at all.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

I am I and you are you.

Whatever we were to each other,that we are still.

Call me by my old familiar name.

Speak to me in the easy way which you always used.

Put no differrence in your tone,wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow....laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we shared together.

Pray,smile,think of me.

Pray for me,let my name be ever the household word  that it always was,let it be spoken without effect,without a trace of shadow on it.

Life means all that it ever meant,it is the same as it ever was.

There is unbroken continuity.

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am waiting for you,for an interval,somewhere very near-just around the corner.

All is well.                           Author:unknown

I am so sorry for this terrible accident. Laura was a beautiful girl who had a sweet spirit. I remember her and my daughter in girl scouts together and she always had a smile on her face. Life will go on and the pain will ease over the years, but her memory will remain forever in everyones hearts. God only takes angels and he has her watching over us all.

Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone who loved her so much.....

                                          The Morgan Family

                               Rick,Gina,Victoria,Andrew & Lil' Ricky

To Laura's Family and Friends:

It is funny how you don't realize how much you really love somebody until they are gone. I know that all of you guys are going through a hard time. Especially Jessie and Heather. You guys can make it through this! Be there for each other and turn to God for help. A lot of people miss you guys!!! At least we know that you are in a better place now and you are looking down on us. All of your friends are taking this really hard, but they should know that it is okay to cry and be sad. Live off of the happy memories you had. Think of it this way, this is not goodbye to anybody.....

it is " I will miss you, but, I will see you later!"

Love, Britany Shuman

     As I said before. There are so many people who love you and miss you. God works in mysterious ways, and, well, he wanted you to be with him in heaven. When I heard of you and your friend's deaths, it felt like a blow to the stomach. all I really thought about that day is the pain death brings to EVERYONE who loved you. It brought tears to my eyes when I thought of your family losing you. I know what losing someone is like, friend or family, and it hurts worse when someone young passes on. But please know this Laura: you are loved. You will always be missed. You were a funny, sweet girl. I'm fortunate to have memories at Dairy Queen when we worked together. I wasn't close with you, but your death affected me deeply. All I could wonder was how this would affect your family. We will miss you in journalism class too. I can't count the people who miss you. But I know it's alot. It was nice knowing you Laura. Be the guardian angel of those who miss you. They'll always have memories of you in their heart. No one can the memories away.    

                                                              -Lauren      3-23-2007 4:11 PM

To the family i know theres nothing i can say to truely comfort you in your time of grief,so I will say this: Cherish the memories and keep her alive in your hearts and she will never really be gone.

For Laura:

Born underneath a blessed moon,

loved and cherished but gone far too soon.

A Special angel sent from god ,

to bless our lives and take us far.

Beloved on earth,but needed in heaven.

Rest in peace angel girl.