On November 18, 2012 was the last day I got to see my grandma (Geri Hellerstedt).

We were having one last get together before my grandma and my grandpa (Dave Gadola) headed town to Texas to their winter home.

On November 20, 2012, we got a phone call from my aunt Mary and the next thing I heard was my mom screaming "NOO!" and then she fell to the ground and that was the day that my world came crashing down.

My grandma , my grandpa and my aunt (Nancy Moen) had flew down to Texas that morning and my grandparents friends were picking them up.My grandma sat behind my grandpa who was in the passenger seat.

After they left the airport, they got onto the highway and all of a sudden a Ford F 250 came up behind them and hit them.

The van that they were in rolled five times and my grandma was thrown out of the vehicle and killed instantly.My aunt tried to save her but it was too late and there was nothing she could do.

My grandma was the one of the most important people in my life but ever since that day it doesn't seem real.

She was an amazing person inside and out and no matter who you were she loved you and always had a smile on.

She was an inspiration to many and I know that besides my mom, I looked up to her and wish I could be like her.

She had something about her that always made you feel welcome and that you were loved.

She was and still is my "Northern Light" and she had a huge impact on my life and many others.