"Amanda Davis" was an American writer. She released one collection, Circling the Drain, and one novel, Wonder When You'll Miss Me (2004). Davis died at the age of 32 in a plane crash; the plane was piloted by her father and crashed on Old Fort Mountain in McDowell County, North Carolina. She had just begun a book tour. She was memorialized on several websites.

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There's so much work to be done down here, I don't think there'll ever be too many people.

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In our last conversation, Angel told me that she was exhausted but was going to celebrate her co-worker's birthday. She loved her friends and family and was always looking to celebrate their accomplishments even if it meant sacrificing a few extra hours of sleep.

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I have no idea what to think right now. I don't want to believe that she is gone. It seems so unreal. I don't know why anyone would do this.

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Angel was the epitome of style and grace. She had a wonderful sense of humor, a giving spirit and placed a strong value on loving her family and friends. The most important thing I want people to know is that Angel came from a very loving family that extended beyond the reaches of her immediate family.

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This week, we were supposed to be ordering her graduation announcements and sending her resume to companies in Houston and L.A.. I told her Friday night that she didn't know what path God wanted her to walk and that perhaps she should expand her job search past New York.

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