In Loving Memory of Michelle "Mikey" Eddington

Welcome. This website is dedicated to the memory of Michelle "Mikey" Eddington who passed away Friday, January 30, 2009 in a car accident. All content written below was contributed by friends and/or family.

Mikey was a long time friend for many of us, and I know that we will all miss her dearly. When something like this happens, it is a shock to us all. In fact, I'm still having a hard time swallowing everything.

I created this website to have a dedicated place for friends and family to remember Mikey. The Nightmare Before Christmas theme simply fits with her adoration of the film.

Even now I don't have too much to say. I am still a little speechless, so I hope creating a permanent place on the web will make up for some of that. Rest in peace Mikey. I love you.

I would like to say....Michelle Nicole Eddington was like family to me. I had my ups and downs with her. But who doesn't with their friends? And we have been friends for 18 years.

I'm in shock. I was in shock when I heard and then broke down after I had to start passing the news. I'm a mess, a shamble but in shock. I'd like to tell everyone she wasn't weak anymore. She wasn't the liar most of us knew anymore. She was getting her life in order and was making something of it.

She was going through hardtimes but most of us that were there knew she never let her head fall. She was a strong girl and she was trying to make all of us, even those who stopped speaking to her, proud of her. And I have to tell you, I've never been more proud of the girl. She went through so many hardships. Losing her father, then her grandfather...and then she had some physical issues that are too personal for me to say. I don't have the right. But she kept going through it all. Kept her strong.

She was there for all of us when we needed a friend. She was the friend who would do stupid dances if just meant making someone smile. She was the friend people could only hope for. Through all the shit and drama she was loyal. She was there for you in a moment's notice.

I love her and I will always love her. After 18 years that's a friendship no one can replace. She had been there for me when I lost the other half of myself and she will remain to be there for me even when not here on the physical plain. I love her and I hope you all remember the good, the bad and all the times inbetween because they all define who she was.

Michelle was one of the few real friends that had seen me at my best and at my worst. She was always there for me when I needed her and she always knew that I would be there for her. She was loved by many people and my heart goes out to each and every one of them. I would have given anything, as I'm sure many of us would, to see her one last time. To tell her what a good person she was, dispite her flaws, she loved her friends more than anything else. She would get out of bed to cart my ass to work at 12:00 midnight if something happened. Mikey was one of the few friends who had a habit of calling randomly after 2 months of no communication and asking if she can spend some time with you. Some of us took this for granted on more than one occasion and I'm sure we all feel remorse for those moments now, just as I do.

I have countless memories with Mikey and random adventures. I look back at the way she interacted with everyone. Her life experience around others. Her family and friends. Everyone whos life she touched even briefly. Her pain and struggle through life. Everything that makes her the person she was, and the person that I am so sorrowful that I will never get to see smile again. Having talked to the many people that have come together in this tragedy, I have learned something. Michelle Eddington touched every one of our lives in some way. I have little doubt that more than one of us can recall a time when it wasn't a positive touch. But as anyone of you have done the same to her or someone else.

I will close by simply stating that I will mourn the loss of a true friend and the ability to see just how great she was going to be. I trust she has finally found a peaceful spot from her travels here with us. I can only hope I have half the impact she has on us all.

Michelle and I have been friends since Freshman year of High School. Both of us were into music and met as both of us were apart of the Choir. She had the most beautiful singing voice. Because she and I shared so much in common we became fast friends, to the point where she was one of the only people I remained in touch with when I left to go to Rock Hill High School and subsequently when I joined the Marine Corps. Michelle had a lot of hard times after high school following the deaths of her father and her grandfather, both of whom loved her dearly. They affected her to the point that when I returned from my second deployment she did not seem like the same person that I knew back in high school. Despite this, I always saw the girl that I knew and would always be there for her when she needed me. If it were not for her I would not have met the vast majority of the good friends that I have today. Michelle to me was very special and it hard to know that she is gone. It is even harder for me because I am currently on deployment in Iraq and can not be there to support her family and the rest of her friends. What's even worse is the last thing that I said to her was "I love you and I'll see you when I come back." She wasn't among the people who came to see me off, but I know that she would have been if she could. Michelle was like my little sister; she was family to me. She did her best to take care of my brothers James and Darian when I was not there. She was always there for me when I needed someone to talk to, just as I was always there for her. She truly was one of a kind. I know that she is watching over us now as she is truly in the hands of God. And despite this loss, I know she would want me to carry out my mission and return home safely to my loved ones. But returning home will be so much more difficult now as one of the people that I love the most will not be there. I love you Michelle Nichole Eddington and I will continue to love you. And I will see you on the day that we are reunited.

Me and Mikey had a past. We where friends then we hated each other. and now... I wish i could just take everything Back. I wish i could have put the past behind me like she was willing to do. but I couldn't. I will NEVER get a Chance to make peace with her, and that will haunt me for a very long time.

So even though we were not Close by any means. I Still Grive with her Famliy and Friends. I want her to be in a better place right now singing with that amazing voice that she had. She was a friend to most and I know that she will be missed.