THE HUBER MEMORIAL : VOICES

‘She was full of compassion. She would even get teary-eyed watching a commercial, and she was always ready for an adventure. . . . I really, really miss you. Maybe one day I’ll see you in heaven. ‘

Debbie Scott, Close friend and college roommate at Covenant College in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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‘She liked everybody and everybody liked her. . . . I think she could stay on a water-ski longer than anyone I knew. In fact, sometimes I had to drive the boat crazy just so she would fall down and the rest of us could ski. ‘

Alan Thompson, Attended church youth group with Huber

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‘She could never see a puppy without going over to pet it. I’ll always remember her when I think of frogs and pizza because those were her favorite things. We spent a month in England and when we got home she wrote me a list of memories of our trip. I’ll always miss her. ‘

Andrea Ludden, Friend and roommate; traveled with Huber to England

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‘We would play as hard as we could over the weekend, and if we broke anything, we would try to fix it. We tried to limit ourselves to one broken item per weekend. ‘

Dave Nieuwsma, Cousin from Vancouver

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‘When the family first came to Valley Presbyterian, she was about 6, adorable with big blue eyes. I remember how she loved to be read to and how she would snuggle up to me when I read. She loved to play games and I always lost. She didn’t want to hurt my feelings so she would assure me that I would get better and she just had more practice. ‘

Claudia Moreland, Baby-sitter, Huber’s teacher, Valley Presbyterian School, North Hills

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‘I met Denise when she was 12, at the church where my wife and I led a youth group. Denise and I both loved the same thing--peas right out of the pod from the garden. We loved that together. ‘

Dick Streza, Huber’s church youth group leader at Calabasas Presbyterian Church

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‘We studied everything about Denise. We knew who she dated. We knew what she liked to eat. We knew her favorite shows and her favorite songs. We often feel that Denise is our daughter. . . . Her picture has become my constant companion. It’s on my desk at work. It’s on the visor of my car. It’s on our dresser at home. ‘

Dave Snowden, Costa Mesa police chief involved in case since ’91

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‘Our school was very involved in handing out flyers and bumper stickers and they all remained there until earlier this week. We never gave up hope. . . . Denise was the kind of student who you knew was going to go far. You’d love to have your whole school full of students like that. ‘

Loraine Brewer, Valley Presbyterian School principal

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‘Denise and I were very, very close because she loved England and I’m originally from England. Denise was a wonderful, super gal--kind and fun. This will always be hard. . . . If this had happened to anybody else, Denise would have been the first one there, seeing what she could do to help. ‘

Gillian Fay, Friend of the Hubers