MEMORIAL COURTNEY BOOK Graduate student Courtney Book passed away Oct. 18 after being struck by a car while riding her bike on Booth Road in Searcy, Ark. Book, a 2012 alumna, was pursuing a Master of Arts in teaching. She was actively involved at Kensett Church of Christ and served as a student worker for Harding's annual Lectureship. A chapel service was held in Book's honor Oct. 22. Members of Regina, Book's social club, wore jerseys to honor their club sister, and Professor of History Kevin Klein read thoughts from Book's friends and professors. "She had a deep faith beyond her years, and a passion for the Lord that was beyond her years," Klein shared. Book's friends said she put her heart into all that she did, including school work, service and friendships. "Courtney's life was not her own, so how can we lay claim to it?" Klein said. "It was given up by her to her Creator long before she left our company. In this, she reflected fully the image and the reflection of Christ." LAUREN BUMP Physician assistant student Lauren Bump from San Antonio, Texas, was murdered on Dec. 31 during Christmas break. A memorial service was held in Bump's honor on Feb.12 at Fellowship Bible Church in Searcy, Ark. When President Bruce Mclarty spoke in chapel on Jan. 13 following the break, he reflected on the tragic loss of Bump and shared that the student body should consider the words from Romans 12:15 that said to "rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn." While Mclarty said that he did not know Bump personally, he said he could see bits of her spirit that came through the words she shared on line. A little over a month prior to her death, Bump had written on her blog about what she determined was true success: a life full of joy. "Keep doing those [good things]," Bump said, "until the day we leave this world and meet our Maker who then says, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant."' KAILEY MASSEY Junior Kailey Massey passed away on Jan. 11 from a car accident on her drive to Harding at the end of Christmas break. The sudden and tragic news of Massey's death deeply affected the entire student body. Friends, family and professors gathered to remember her life at a candelight vigil held on the Benson steps on Jan. 13. A memorial service was also held in Massey's honor during chapel on Jan. 15. Junior Parker Burgess, one of Massey's friends, led the worship songs for the service. "Kailey wasn't ours to keep; she was God's from the start," Burgess said. "He only called her home." Instead of flowers, Massey's family requested that donations be made in her name to the Havens, an orphanage in Zambia where Massey spent a semester studying at the Harding in Zambia international program in the fall of 2012. Prior to herdeath Massey tweeted, "The greatest words you will ever hear: you are forgiven."
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