Spring Break
Friends and family recall Foster's faith, compassion
By: Kimberly Huebner
Issue date: 4/17/07 Section: News
Amy Lela Foster was a strong Christian who had just finished reading the Bible all the way through, said her friend Rebecca Orth, a freshman kinesiology major.
"Amy was such a sweet girl," Orth said. "She always had a smile on her face. Whenever you were around her, she was always happy, and you would be happy - it was like a contagious
feeling."
Foster died April 9 in a car accident in Buffalo, Texas. She was
on her way back to College Station after visiting her family in
Bossier City, La., for Easter.
Lois Humble, Foster's grandmother, said she will miss her granddaughter greatly. "She was the most wonderful, beautiful, special Christian I have ever known," Humble said. "Her heart was pure. She loved people. She loved life. When she laughed,
her eyes twinkled."
Foster graduated from Airline High School as valedictorian and maintained a 4.0 grade point average all through school. She also enjoyed painting and spending time with her friends, Humble said.
Humble said she was amazed at the response of Foster's friends after her death. "She had a lot of friends - she really did," Humble said.
"The funeral director told me that he had calls from all over the country from people wanting to know where to send flowers."
Humble said that although Foster had not decided what she wanted to do in the future, she had considered a career in business, and at one point had expressed desire to go to New York and work the stock exchange.
"It was all a beautiful life with such hope," Humble said. "She had everything in her corner, but God had other plans."
Allie Norman, a freshman general studies major, said she met Foster at Fish Camp, and has remained friends with her ever since. The two lived together at The Tradition and would often walk to class together or hang out.
"She had the most bubbly personality I've ever seen," Norman said. "She was really optimistic. She was always happy and full of spirit."
Madeline Tarrillion, a junior chemistry and philosophy major, said Foster was a committed and dedicated person. Tarrillion was Foster's team leader in CARPOOL, an organization that provides free rides home to students on the weekends. She said Foster was very involved in the organization and interacted positively with the other members.
"It seems like everything she went into she went into with full force," Tarrillion said. "She didn't hold back. She was very ambitious and tried to do everything she could to make the people around her happy."
Foster is survived by her mother Carolyn Hedges, her father Mark Foster and her sister Katie Foster, who will be 13 on April 19.
"Amy was such a sweet girl," Orth said. "She always had a smile on her face. Whenever you were around her, she was always happy, and you would be happy - it was like a contagious
feeling."
Foster died April 9 in a car accident in Buffalo, Texas. She was
on her way back to College Station after visiting her family in
Bossier City, La., for Easter.
Lois Humble, Foster's grandmother, said she will miss her granddaughter greatly. "She was the most wonderful, beautiful, special Christian I have ever known," Humble said. "Her heart was pure. She loved people. She loved life. When she laughed,
her eyes twinkled."
Foster graduated from Airline High School as valedictorian and maintained a 4.0 grade point average all through school. She also enjoyed painting and spending time with her friends, Humble said.
Humble said she was amazed at the response of Foster's friends after her death. "She had a lot of friends - she really did," Humble said.
"The funeral director told me that he had calls from all over the country from people wanting to know where to send flowers."
Humble said that although Foster had not decided what she wanted to do in the future, she had considered a career in business, and at one point had expressed desire to go to New York and work the stock exchange.
"It was all a beautiful life with such hope," Humble said. "She had everything in her corner, but God had other plans."
Allie Norman, a freshman general studies major, said she met Foster at Fish Camp, and has remained friends with her ever since. The two lived together at The Tradition and would often walk to class together or hang out.
"She had the most bubbly personality I've ever seen," Norman said. "She was really optimistic. She was always happy and full of spirit."
Madeline Tarrillion, a junior chemistry and philosophy major, said Foster was a committed and dedicated person. Tarrillion was Foster's team leader in CARPOOL, an organization that provides free rides home to students on the weekends. She said Foster was very involved in the organization and interacted positively with the other members.
"It seems like everything she went into she went into with full force," Tarrillion said. "She didn't hold back. She was very ambitious and tried to do everything she could to make the people around her happy."
Foster is survived by her mother Carolyn Hedges, her father Mark Foster and her sister Katie Foster, who will be 13 on April 19.
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