Madison has always been my best friend as well as my sister. I have always looked up to her. When I was younger I wanted to be just like her. As we got older and we went to different schools I would wait and see what she was going to wear in the morning and then try to copy her same outfit after she left. Only one time my parents picked us up from school early and took us to my dad’s work at the Army to meet John Stockton and another Jazz player. Madison was not happy when I showed up wearing black pants a white t-shirt and a white long sleeve shirt tied around my waist. The exact same thing she was wearing. She was so embarrassed, as she was to old to wear matching clothes with her younger sister.    Every Sunday Madison would set up obstacle courses in our backyard and have all the neighborhood kids over to participate in it. She also directed all of us in setting up different stations with a craft or project for everyone to participate in. She was always good at taking charge and making sure everyone felt included. She was always organizing parades around our neighborhood rather we were dressed up in Utah Jazz clothes parading around during half time of a Basketball Game, or her favorite was always the 4th of July parade. She made sure everyones bikes were decorated and had matching clothes to go along.    As we got older I was asked to write a paper on my Hero for one of my English classes. Of course I chose Madison. My paper read: "My Hero Madison. She is an older sister of mine, and I look up to her so much! Over the summer I hung out with my sister a lot, and almost everyday I was with her she would mention how she needed to do something good for someone! It just became a habit for her. She never thought it was good enough but I know it meant so much to people. Even if it was just stopping and buying lemonade from kids along the side of the street.  She got my friend and I in the habit of doing good things for others and every time I do it makes me feel better. She really does so much for not only me, but everyone around her, and it means so much to know how much she really cares about everyone else. She’s such a great example and I hope I can learn from her example and influence people in the way she has influenced me.”   Madison has been and always will be my hero. As I looked through my box of memories I found numerous papers I wrote about Madison being my hero, but I found even more letters and notes that she had written and left me. She was always leaving me good luck cards, Letters in my suitcase to read and find comfort in when I arrived at girls camp, and simply reminders of how much she loved me. Madison was so good at telling people how much they meant to her and always encouraging others. Something I hope to be better at.    When I got to High School Madison was a Senior. She was taking college classes in the morning but always came and picked me up for lunch or made sure I had somebody to go with. I will cherish those lunch dates forever.    When she first moved to Salt Lake after High School I went to visit her. She took me to the swimming pool where she was working. As we arrived there were quite a few homeless people around asking for money. Madison opened her glove box and handed them Wendys gift cards. She had a whole stack of them and I asked her where she got all of them. She told me that she kept them on hand for when homeless people would approach her. She wanted to help them, but make sure her money was being spent on the right things, like food.   Madison and I have always been close, but when I became a mother not a day passed that I didn’t call her for advice. Anyone who knows Madison knows that she is the most amazing mother and wife, and that her family means the world to her. She made sure everyday was special for her kids.  Krue and Axzelle your mommy loves you very much, and Matt you gave Madison the world, and for that I can never thank you enough. She loved you so much!