I never met Savannah, but I know members of her family here in Woodstock. My prayers are with them during this very difficult time. From everything I've heard, this young woman was truly "the epitome of style and grace."

I knew Savannah. Not as well as I would have liked, but I saw her around at our Youth Group meetings, with Liberty Hill Church, on Wednesday evenings, when she had the time to come; what with just getting into college and everything, I assume she was very busy.
Savannah Kinkaid was always very well kept, very graceful and lovely. She was quiet, true; but you could tell that she was wicked smart and, obviously, beautiful.

The one time I really got to really talk with her was memorable. It was over the Summer. Now, during the Summer months when school is out, allot of teens from Youth have plans and don't come to meetings. So, less kids, of course less planning for meetings. One day, only four of us showed up, myself included. Nothing was planned for the meeting, so we all thought, hey. Might as well go get some coffee at Starbucks. We joined one of our youth ministers, piled into a car, and went to the nearest coffee shop. We all placed our orders, and sipping at the foamy drinks, we talked.

Now, to tell the truth, I'm home schooled. A little bit sheltered, and a little bit afraid of going to public high school, even though I've been mulling over it for awhile. Going to these Youth Group meetings is one of the only social interactions I get. I asked Savannah about it, and she gave me some advice. And we talked about college, and people, and studies. It was just, nice. It was simple chatter. A normal coffee shop run.
But I'll always remember it.