That is what my friend Lana Miller wondered after seeing this plaque at the Ocean View High School gym:
Here is the tragic story, pieces together through a variety of sources:
And here is Mesetschow’s photo in the yearbook the year she died:
RIP, Christina. And we’ll need to make sure that plaque is preserved.
UPDATE: This image was supplied by a Christina (and mine, as well), Daniel Sharp.
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She was absent friend, and classmate since Kindergarten… I remember her still to this day. She and her family were the nicest people on Earth! My classmates went through a lot the rest of that year…
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What a heart breaking story of a young life taken way too soon. Makes we want to go and hug all my grandchildren.
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