Halle's Honor Speech for School

On average 13,000 people are killed per year due to alcohol related accidents.  In Minnesota one year there were 131 deaths and in Wisconsin 251 deaths.  These are not just numbers, these are not just statistics, these are 13,000 people who once had great lives surrounded by people who loved them and who now mourn for them.  My aunt Christine Flaherty is someone worth honoring and remembering in a big way.  Christine is not just some number, she was like a second mother to me and it kills me to know that she someday may only be a statistic in a book.  Chrissy’s laughter was infectious; her smile warm, inviting and her heart was the best beyond a question of a doubt.  It would be an honor to be half the person Chrissy was. more....