----- Original Message ----- From: Janice Date: Thursday, April 24, 2008 8:16 AM Subject: Amber Duncan Bobby- My name is Janice and I happened to google my friends name Amber Duncan and your "Shooting Star" writing came up. I then noticed that a friend of Ambers emailed you about her. I saw you asked her friend to tell you some things about her. I can do that if you are still interested. Amber and Katie Duncan were born on May 2, 1982. They have an older sister named Jessica. Their mothers name is Anne and they have 2 fathers, (not sure her biological fathers name) , and Tony (their step dad) but he raised them as well. Amber and Katie were special twins, they were alot closer than anyone I have ever known. They were best friends, Inseperable, and where ever you saw one twin you saw the other. They had a special bond between the two of them. The closeness that they shared was something that would be ever lasting. Katie was born first. She was more of the tough twin. She is an outspoken individual and would do anything for Amber. Amber was the baby. She was soft spoken and a friend to EVERYONE and ANYONE. She had a smile that could brighten the coldest hearts. She did anything to please everyone around her. She had a heart of gold. I had the opportunity to meet Katie and Amber in High School which was at Western School of Technology and Environmental Science. I guess you could say I was one of the lucky ones to have known Amber. On July 2, 1999 I was with 3 friends and we were out and about driving around. We decided to take a ride down seven hills (College Avenue) in Howard County before we had to be home for curfew. We were being stupid just like most people who go down seven hills. We were speeding, and jumping the hills, being kids I guess. As we were going over the last hill my stomach was in knots, I basically had a bad feeling something was going to happen. As we came over the hill there were 2 guys flaging us down in the middle of the road. We noticed a car was flipped upside down on the other side of the road. We got out and ran over and as we approached the car a guy crawled out of the window, I had never seen him before and he seemed fine so we thought everything was ok. He then said "there's a girl in the car." I leaned down and looked through the window and saw a figure but since it was eleven something at night and no street lights I couldn' really see her. We went around to the other side of the car and all the guys pulled the door open and they pulled this girl out of the car. I still carry that image around in my head everyday but there's no need for me to describe it. All anyone needs to know is I didn't recongnize her. Maybe because of the adrenaline flowing or maybe I just didn't look close enough. She was lifeless. But I sat next to her and held her hand, while others dialed 911. As we sat there another car pulled over. A girl came running out screaming "thats my sister," (it was Jessica and I had only met her once so didn't recognize her). I asked the guy Jessica was with what this girls name was and he said "Amber" I said "Amber who?" and he said "Duncan." It then hit me that this was a friend of mine, a friend of many. Amber broke her neck in the car accident and died instantley. And yes the person who emailed you back was correct. At the same time Amber was in the accident Katie and her boyfriend at the time were at Double T Diner waiting for them to arrive. Katie all of the sudden got sick to her stomach and told her boyfriend to take her home. When they pulled up to her house Katie noticed a family member running into their house. Katie fell to the ground and started crying. She knew immediatley something terrible had happened to Amber before anyone had the chance to even tell her that Amber was in an accident. Amber died at 11:45p.m. on July 2, 1999 exactley 2 months after her 17th birthday. We all lost a very special person that night. A daughter, a sister, a lover and one hell of a friend. Amber passing away was a wake up call to everyone who knew her. I just wish I would have hung out with her more often, but I know she's still around, watching us. Her funeral had 160 cars in it. She was buried in her prom dress. She looked as beautiful as ever. Im sorry I went on for so long but I hope this gives you a little more insight on Amber and the special person she was, and still is today. I am glad she is still touching peoples lives that she doesnt know. I have enclosed a picture so you can see what her and Katie look like. Thank you for writing about her. Janice