Kate, I love you. She was truly such an amazing person. I've known Kate all of my life because our dads are fraternity brothers, but we really became best friends at the hunter YMCA. Ever since day one, she showed me true kindness and passion. That beautiful smile never left her face. I remember one of her birthdays she wore a pink, orange, and yellow summer dress and I was so shocked walking up to her because I swear I had never seen her in a dress before that day. She looked so incredibly beautiful that day, not that she didn't every other day. We went inside and decorated pumpkins for her October birthday, but most of the decorations ended up on us. I think by the time we were done I had about 5 pipe cleaners in my hair. Then we found a spider in the corner and I remember screaming my head off. Kate wasn't too scared, she was so fearless anyway, but neither of us were about to kill that spider. We made her dad do it for us. And when my birthday came around, she gave me framed pictures from that day. I've still had them up in my room through all the years. The other day Kate told me about how she read her diary and saw this one time on the bus after school. she said I was whispering to someone and she got mad at me that I wouldn't tell her what I was saying. So, she started writing in her diary and I got mad at her because she wouldn't tell me what she was writing about. One of the last conversations I had with her was about her marrying Mac and what her kids names would be. We talked about how she was going to be a teacher or a physical therapist. She would have been an amazing mother. She was so kind, genuine, caring, athletic, beautiful inside and out, and Kate was hilarious. The final conversation I had with her, we both laughed pretty hard. I told her she should read as Juliet and she turned to me and said, "Kate will not be reading today. Kate is a little sick." I still don't want to believe it. She touched so many people. I had a friend the other day say to me, "I didn't know her well, but the impact I see she has made on the people around me impacts me." Martie, Trent, Liz, I love you all. I just think all Marshalls are amazing people. Thank you guys for the wonderful memories with your daughter. She will forever be remembered. Everyone impacted by this loss is in my prayers. I know that God has a plan and so many people were impacted by that in this situation but I will never understand why it was her. I am so thankful for the time I did get to share with her. She was such a special girl. I miss you and love you so much Kate.