Memories with Reese

9/12/2023

To #LiveLikeReese, one should:

- Show kindness, especially to someone who seems alone.
- Sit with someone at lunch who is sitting by themselves.
- Find joy in teaching and being a friend to someone with special needs.
- Share your faith when you feel someone is making unhealthy decisions.
- Take initiative, without being told, to pick up and clean up in a public place.
- Help your teacher set up for class or help straighten the room at the end.
- Take the lead in your family by helping with your siblings.
- Pack extra food in your lunch to share with your friends.
- Raise a little extra money to pay a fee for a student who can’t.
- Always prepare for rain, PACK A PONCHO.
- Bring a change of clothes, you never know.
- Put those extra clothes in a Ziploc bag. Keep them with you at all times.
- Make a list, read the list, do the list.
 If it has a dinosaur on it, buy it for your or your friends.
 Be a crafter. Crafting is essential to a happy life.

These are all things that have been observed from our precious girl, Reese Erin Barker. She continues to be a positive influence in the lives of those who knew her and loved her. Let her life and love influence you as well. You too, can make a difference in this world, you too can be the positive in someone’s life.
Live like a servant. Live like a leader. Live like Reese.

Comment your favorite memories with Reese, or share how you are Living Like Reese!

2 Comments

Logan West

9/12/2023 08:41:11 pm

During National Leadership Conference, we were attending some state officer sessions with the team. One was about parliamentary procedure in which we were tasked with building a pizza. After this activity, Reese took all of the toppings and built a little pizza man complete with olive eyes, mushroom ears, and a pepperoni belly button. She always knew how to make others laugh. She brightened every room she entered with her incredible sense of humor, kind heart, and contagious smile. Everyday I miss her.

Mia Cook

11/1/2023 10:44:25 am

I don't even know where to begin. Reese Barker, one of the best people to ever cross my path. From the very first day I met her at SLC, we just clicked. She instantly became my "FCCLA bestie". She even gave me the nickname "gremlin" like 15 minutes after meeting me. She could make me smile until my face was numb, and laugh until I cried. Here are some of my most favorite "Reese moments":
- At SOLT her and I literally danced and sang around the room all night long. At first, she was making fun of me, but then she finally joined in.
- At NLC, I discovered where she had cut the sleeves on her white shirt because according to her, she had "linebacker shoulders and arms"
- She texted my mom one of the first few days of us knowing each other and said "I love your girl."
Reese was one of a kind, and most definitely a light to this world. I miss her tremendously every single day, but I'm trying my best to #LiveLikeReese. I'm forever #doingthisforreese.

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