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Remembering Savanna Crane: a coworker, a friend, a light to all
By Rylee Carrillo-Wagner ’19
September 29, 2016
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Last Friday night, Savanna Crane passed away in her home. She was not only an appreciated worker at the Howard Diner but a beloved member of the Hamilton community.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Diner closed from 2:30p.m. to 6:00p.m. so that Savanna’s co-workers and friends could attend her calling hours. Since the weekend, there has been a banner above the jukebox in the diner, a warm reminder of Savanna’s missing presence. Senior Areej Haroon ’17, close friends with Savanna, shared a message she wrote to Savanna:
“Every time I’d look up College Hill Road, I’d remember that you lived on a farm somewhere up there — and now your face will forever be etched into the horizon of that path. … Much love baby gurl.
Seeing you at peace today really helped me understand that the reality of you leaving never hit me because you’re not gone, Savanna. Someone like you isn’t ever gone — you are alive everytime I walk into the diner. Your voice… still echoes through my ears, your warmth, your smile, you batting your eyelashes — I see that..I see you every single time someone leaves the register for even a second. You are there. And you are here with me, with all of us.
Here’s to the shots you’re taking in heaven tonight watching the stars below, while I look above at the empty sky unable to see beyond whatever the universe decides to show me, but with faith that there you are on the other side and well.”
The Hamilton community feels the loss of such a kind person and Savanna will remain close to our hearts.