I took this picture right before we went swimming. I can’t ever forget how hard we laughed when the biggest wave of the day rolled us feet over head and we almost lost our suits. After that you talked me into buying Mallory and knock off coach bag in the market. That was a fun cruise. I think of you every day and miss you so much.


Love,


Patrick      

One of the best times Dre and I had in our life together was the two weeks we spent on the island of Kauai.  We relaxed on the beach, swam in the beautiful ocean, watched many romantic sunsets, celebrated her birthday at a luau, rode on a catamaran around the Napali Coast, slept in late and ate great food.


I miss you Dre!

Scott        

I wqrked with dre in Portland, Took Dre and scott camping Had a blast . The first morning She said she chould hardly sleep thouht there was a bear out side thier tent .I just laughed and siad that was not a bear, it was my golden retriever (buddy)
 he snores.she just had the biggest smile I have always remembered that smile. 

It's hard to decide on a place to start.  Drea was such an integral part in most of my life.  We were there for each other for the highs, the lows and everything in between.  There just isn't one story that does our friendship justice.  There was just a special unbreakable bond between the two of us.  During HS we got into our share of trouble!  I'm still surprised Tom speaks to me!  We corrupted Patrick and had Nicole trying to uncorrupt the two of us.  After HS we continued on our merry ride of memories.  My house, her house, Lake Wylie, the lake house.  We had fun with life and everything it could offer us.  Lindsey was born and Drea took her for weekends feeding her only macaroni and cheese!  (she got much better with cooking!).  Marriage for me was next and she was there right with me.  She was actually with me on my first date with Eric!  Soon after that we lost touch.  A chance encounter with Tom let me know she was in Oregon.  Turns out that I needed to go to Oregon shortly after finding out. When we saw each other it was like we had never missed a beat. That's how it always was. Drea found her love before moving to Oregon, Scott. He was perfect for her. She had grown so much from the last time that I saw her until I saw her in Oregon. Scott was a huge part of that. They complimented each other perfectly. Their wedding was another fun day! Beautiful service followed by an amazing party! As we got older we didn't get to see each other as much - life just gets in the way sometimes. But we never lost touch again. Phone calls, texts and finally Facebook helped us stay up to date with each other. About four years ago we started making time to have girls weekends! Drea, Shannon, Kezia and myself got together at least once a year. Great times always. Luckily Drea's family was still in Columbia so I got to see her a lot because of that. 26 years is hard to sum up, but their will never be anyone else like Drea! Her smile and laugh were contagious. Her heart was huge and you felt better when she was around. I will always remember her with love, light and joy. She brought all that to my life and everything will always be a bit more dim without her here to light the way. She was a part of me and she took a piece of me with her. I will love and miss her always.

Dre and I became very close friends right after we graduated from high school in '91!  We had soooo many fun times together (probably too much fun at times)!  One thing that will always stick with me is that no matter how long it had been since we had seen each other, we picked right back up where we left off!  We laughed and laughed and were best friends all over again!  Dre's laugh echos in my head!  It was the best!  We truly lost an angel last week but I know she will be watching over us and will make sure we are all OK.  One of the pics I downloaded was from First Week in Myrtle Beach in 1993 (gotta' love the hair)!  One was from my baby shower when we were both pregnant together!  She was by far the cutest pregnant woman I had ever seen!  The other pic was from her wedding shower.  We lost touch with each other for a year or two when she moved to Oregan and after a chance encounter with her Daddy, we found each other again!  What a blessing!  I have loved her always and will cherish the days I have had with our sweet Dre!  Prayers and blessings to her family and friends who are grieving during this time!  I love you Dre!

What can I say...there are too many stories to share.  We went to high school together, but didn't become best friends until we moved to Pooler, GA.  We found each other on Facebook which lead to 2 years of great times.  Our families got together seems like every weekend.  Our children played together (husband's too - Tiger Woods til 4:00 am)....but it was times I will cherish forever.  Our GIRLS WEEKENDS will never be the same without you Dre.  I love and miss you terribly.  I miss your smile, your laugh, talking to you on the phone, you always made me laugh.  You made me feel better at times in my life when I needed a friend to talk too.  You will be missed by all that knew you...  We have another angel in heaven to watch over us now.

Scott, Rebeka, and Will, I am so sorry for your loss! 

I worked with Dree' at Pediatria, and she always brought smiles to all of us.  She loved those precious, little children and gave them the kind of care she would want for her own kids. But, even more, it was always clear how much she loved all of you, and her extended family.  You all were always on her heart and on her lips.  She will be missed dearly and remembered often with fondness.


Dree' never complained or got involved in drama at work.  She kept a positive, happy attitude, which rubbed-off on others.  If she had a "complaint," she never just imposed her opinion (or "tattled" as it were), but instead came to talk about it with some ideas for how to solve the problem.  She was so gracious that way.  She was a great example to others.


I will be praying for your family, and God's peace for you all.


Respectfully, Cherie     

Big sister,

                There are no words that can express how much I love and miss you. You were my rock in times like these, and now I want more than ever for you make me feel better like you always have. We had a special bond you and I that will never be forgotten. You taught me so much more than you know, and supported me in all of life’s decisions no matter how wrong some of them may have been. You were always such a free spirited and wonderful person.  I looked up to you, and I always felt like a better person after being around you. It makes me sad to think that my children will never get that chance to know you and to know the kind, caring, happy, wonderful person you were. I pray that everyone who knew you can have the strength to pass those amazing qualities of yours to Will and Rebeka. I know nobody can raise them as you would have, but I will always be there for your babies no matter what. They have an amazing father that is more than capable of providing them a bright future and tons of family support.  There’s a hole in my heart that can never be filled.  Not a day will go by that I won’t think of all the amazing times we shared and all the life lessons you taught me.  I will love and miss you forever. I know we will meet again someday….

I think that I can probably speak for everyone that grew up with Nicole and Patrick by saying that Dre was 'The Best Big Sister Ever'!  She was a big sister to all of us.  My last birthday message to her was " Happy Birthday to the Best Big Sister I've ever known, even though you're not my own! I hope you have a great one and thanks for teaching me some of life's great lessons way back when! Love you!"  Nicole has been my best friend since elementary school and the Harmaliks have always been my family. I called Dre my sister, Pat my little brother, Kathie Mom and Tom Dad. I had my own family however I spent so much time with them that they acknowledged me as one of their own. Dre taught us so many things growing up, from school to dating to having babies. She taught us everything. She treated me as a little sister with so much compassion and love and she showed no mercy when it came to being annoyed with us about something. That's how I knew she really considered me part of the family. Her heart was always full of love and passion for anyone she knew. And her laugh was always true...I can still hear it today. My heart is broken for the Harmalik and Coracy families. She's always been so beautiful inside and out. What an angel heaven has gained. I love you Dre and I will forever feel blessed to have such wonderful memories of times shared with you. I will cherish them forever until we meet again. Thank you for being the Best Big Sister Ever!!!