I only ever interacted with Morgan once in person, not long ago, and a handful of cumulative minutes since then, but even then, she made a big impression on me. She was kind, fun, disarming and funny when we first met at Michele and Randy's. My first impression was I loved her confidence and she seemed like a very happy, positive person, at her core. She also laughed at my dumb humor, so extra points there too. 

I'll really miss Michele's phone going off at work, almost daily, and hearing Michele say, "Hi, sweetie." That was their daily ritual. I found it to be so beautiful that a mother and daughter could be that close. Sometimes she would pass along a hello to me through Michele on their phone calls. So sweet, so kind!

Getting to know her in person and over time from what her parents shared, then learning more about her in these last tragic two weeks since her passing, it's safe to say that Morgan was, yes,  beautiful-smart-charming -- but more importantly she genuinely cared about others. From what I gather, Morgan was the best spouse to Karla, the best daughter to Michele and Randy, and a true light everywhere she went. That right there is the gold standard of a quality person and quality life. There aren't too many out there who can be described that way, but Morgan cracked the code on living the abundant life, even while going through her own pains and sufferings which would break many of us.

She had all the best attributes of her amazing parents. Just a true sweetheart of a person. The best ones truly are taken too soon. I miss her.