Rarely do you find someone who not only has the ability to make friends as Chelsea did, but also to inspire people like she did. She was a friend in the truest meaning of the word.
Even though I had spent a lot of time “hanging out” with Chelsea with our group of friends in junior high and high school, I got to know her on a whole new level while we were class officers together our senior year. The announcement that we would be officers came as we stood with our heads sticking out the 2nd story windows over a school stomp in the courtyard at Highland High. I quickly learned that night that Chelsea hated being in the center of attention.
She didn’t get used to it either. That year as an officer, she dreaded going on the school’s morning news, HTVS, to make announcements and it became a game for us to try to get her on camera doing the announcements alone. She hated to be in the spotlight, yet sought to spotlight everyone else.
While working with her on different projects, I was amazed at what she could accomplish . In anticipation of our class gift at the end of the year, as probably every class at Highland has done, we dreamed of trying to acquire the land where the “H” rock sits. We were just a little naive :). But then one day Chelsea told us that she had arranged a meeting with Salt Lake City Mayor, Deedee Corradini. We had the meeting, the land wasn’t acquired (surprise, surprise), but it was one example of the determination Chelsea had to get things done.
Chelsea demanded everyone around her to be their best by treating them as if they were the best. A few months before Chelsea’s passing I had one of those “talks you’ll never forget” late one night with a friend. The conversation was centered on the impact Chelsea had had on our lives. This memory wasn’t with Chelsea but is one of my greatest “Chelsea memories” because it represents what she has done for all of us.
I love you Chels, you continue to inspire us,
Peter Theurer
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