When she was a little girl, like grade school years, we began to watch our neighbor’s daughter grow up. Demi Fitzgerald was always an energetic, kinetic, and perpetual motion kid, one with a warm and engaging smile.
She was a normal kid with nice manners and a pleasant countenance which meant that she made friends easily. Having abundant friends became her hallmark.
Time just seemed to sprint by the time she entered high school. We watched her being ferried to babysitting duty. There was enterprise which was impressive, something that benefitted her emergence from adolescence into a young woman.