Obituary (Contest)

"She was a surprise coming into the world, and she left the same way. That's the way she would have wanted it - she always did love how she could fool us at the drop of a hat. Well, it's your best trick ever, the biggest scare of all, the final act. If only we could say, 'aaaaand, scene!' and you'd come back, that ever-ready smile on your face.1

She was a lot of things. Perfect was never one of them - she wanted to achieve, of course, but she never hoped to be anything more than herself. She loved so much, so fiercely. We all felt it directed towards us, and we all knew to watch out when she got that spark of passion in her eyes. When she wanted something, she went for it. It could even be overwhelming at times. But there's no doubt, she would have used it to do great things.2

She died too young - there was so much future ahead of her, and she knew it, grasped it, more than most of us ever will. She would have been a wonderful dramatherapist, a wonderful wife and aunt and mother. She would have brought a lot of light into the world. But I know that she wouldn't want us to let her flame die just because she's gone on. Like a supernova, we can help her light shine down through the ages through the memories we've shared."