After moving to Powder Springs, Amanda took up tennis, spent summer days swimming, and spending time with her close friends. She loved the Lord and spent a lot of her time involved in the youth ministry at First Baptist Church of Powder Springs. Throughout her high school years at McEachern, she remained dedicated to her passion for playing the piano. She taught piano to several of her own students and played in the annual Black & White Christmas piano concert at First Baptist Church of Power Springs.

Amanda consistently excelled at school and used that drive in academics to secure a spot at Georgia Tech, where she met her husband, Neil. She knew early on that he was “the one,” telling those close to her that she had met the most amazing guy and had a feeling that they’d get married one day. They went on to marry in 2006 and had two beautiful girls, Emma and Addison.

Upon graduating from Georgia Tech with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering (and eventually also an MBA), Amanda began a long and fulfilling career at Stockamp, which then became Huron Consulting Group. Her entire career was spent helping others and impacting how we deliver healthcare to our military families in the US. She was a force in DC and was passionate about her work in the public sector. Amanda was a trusted advisor to many clients and a strong mentor to many at Huron. She approached her work compassionately and thoughtfully, challenging her teams to drive impact in their communities and on their projects.

Although Amanda accomplished so many things professionally in her too-short life, we know that her proudest accomplishments were being a loving, supportive mother to her two girls as well as a dedicated wife to Neil. She was able to spend time in the last year traveling with them, listening to Taylor Swift together, and making memories for them to cherish and hold onto for the rest of their lives. Her two girls are little pieces of Amanda that will continue to walk around this Earth and remind us of her every day. She was extremely and tirelessly proud of them, loving them each in their own unique way.

While this untimely passing of such a wonderful person feels incredibly unfair and cruel, her legacy will continue to live on through the impact of the work she did and the family she poured her heart into. In addition to the impacts, she had on her family and those she worked with, Amanda continued to help others in death; she gave the gift of life to those awaiting organ transplants after her passing. She is survived by her husband Neil, daughters Emma and Addison, her mother and stepfather Fredrick and Elizabeth Turner, her father and stepmother Michael and Renee Beardsley, her grandfather Kenneth Turner, half siblings Schaefer, Chandler and Michaela Beardsley…and many other close relatives who loved her dearly. She is preceded in death by her grandmother Arlene Turner, grandmother and step grandfather Harris and Joan Jensen and grandfather Frederick Beardsley.