Our darling Claire - think of her
and she will make you smile.
She was the light of our lives
and she lit up every life she touched. Her playful sense of humor,
infinite kindness, serenity, and inner beauty rubbed off on everyone
around her - her family, her friends, her teachers - everyone she met.
She loved and gave of herself
unconditionally and she was the best friend anyone could have. She always
thought of everyone else before herself. She loved to make us happy, she
loved to make us smile. 
Joanne and Claire - you loved
each other dearly, you were the best of friends. You shared your secrets,
you constantly supported each other and you enriched each other's lives.
This past December in South
Africa was the best of many wonderful vacations spent with family and
friends - memories of which will warm our hearts for a long time.
Everyday for the past 2 months
Claire called us. She'd say: "I'm just calling to let you know I am
so happy."
Thank you Michael, she met her soul mate, Clark, her protector and big brother,
all her many wonderful friends, Dotty, Brooke, Niki, Courtney and all her
other sorority sisters - you made her life full and made her happy.
Claire, our beautiful
daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and best friend is with God
and she is happy. Always young, always beautiful and always with us. We
are grateful for the wonderful nineteen years that she was in our lives. We
think not of what she would have been but the extraordinary person she was
- we are all richer for knowing her.
Think of her and let her make
us smile.
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