I went to Edgewood with Emily for all four years, and we hung out a lot during freshman and sophomore year. One of favorite memories (besides her surprise birthday party at the cottage during sophomore year, that was an amazing time!) with Emily is one time when I was at her house with I think it was Colleen in either freshman or sophomore year, and we were in the basement watching movies and pigging out on snacks. We went upstairs for something and when we came back down, the bowl of Doritos that had been full when we left was now empty. We wondered who could’ve eaten them since we were the only ones there, and we realized that it was the dog! We had a long laugh about that one. Emily was an amazing person, the kind of person that anyone would strive to be. Simply being in her presence was enough to brighten up even the worst of days. She literally lit up any room she was in with her big smile and infectious laugh. We didn’t hang out as much in the last 2 years of high school, and I really regret that now, but with Emily, no matter how long it’d been since you’d hung out with her, she still greeted you as if you were the best of friends and made you feel genuinely cared about. I will really miss Emily, as I’m sure everyone who ever had the pleasure of knowing her will as well. I can only hope to be even half the person Emily was.