A speech for Kelsey by Phoebe Burkes

Seeing everyone who gathered to show respect to Kelsey and her bridge was proof of how much Kelsey cared for her friends. Kelsey was always there to cheer someone up if they were upset. There were countless times that Kelsey helped me through a tough time. What I miss most though is how she could always make me laugh no matter how upset I was. It took me a long time to realize that she is still looking out for me today and can still making me smile.

My sophomore year, I went to homecoming with Cameron and we ended up spending the whole night with Kelsey and Ryan. In the middle of the dance, Kelsey and I decided we wanted to take pictures, so we drug the boys off the dance floor, redid our hair, put our heels on, and were posing for pictures when Ryan's favorite song came on, "Like a G6". We all booked it back to the dance floor and danced our hearts out to that song. From that night on, I considered "Like a G6" to be our song, the four of us. 

Fast forwarding to this summer, Mr. Kramer invited me over to read all the stories and letters he got from people in honor of Kelsey. I ended up spending four hours with him sharing stories. Which means that for four hours, I cried my eyes out. When I left, after hugs and goodbyes and thank yous, I got in my car. As I was pulling out of the driveway, "Like a G6" came on. It was like Kelsey slapped me on the back and was like,"Okay you're done being sad, enough of that, let's party." I laughed out loud and sang along to the whole song.

Even as far away as she is, she can still make me laugh when I have tears in my eyes. And I think that is what all of us have to remember, she is still looking out for us and she always will.
Thank you.