"I can not begin to tell anyone how I feel Alexis. She was the light in all of our lives. The one thing I hear consistently is how big her smile was. IT IS!!! Alexis always had somthing wonderful to say to you. She always made you feel better if you were sad, and she always made you laugh. She did not take anyhting for grantant. Did she know that the poem she wrote for her friends would explain so greatly how we feel about her? I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason, even the most terrible things. Mabey that is why we were all blessed with the privilege to know Alexis. We had somthing to learn: Don't take life for grantant and hold dear to your heart your family. Don't let go and never forget. And the most important thing Alexis had taught us all: Be able to laugh at yourself and SMILE BIG!!!!!!!!!!!!We will forever miss you Alexis. I love you!!"