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Samantha Mattersdorfer - We have lost a beautiful soul
by Donna White, posted on 7:28 PM, November 10, 2010
We have lost a beautiful soul and an incredible young woman. Samantha Mattersdorfer personified beauty, grace, giving, love and courage.

She was a cheerleader of life and celebrated in the joys and successes of those around her. She lived her life to the very fullest with one focus in mind…to make a difference like her hero, Terry Fox. She wanted nothing more, just like Terry, than to raise money for cancer research and to see his dream continue. His dream was Sam’s dream and in just over two years she raised over $80,000…to see the hurting stop.

Her friends and her family sustained her through the tough roads she had to face and she was loved by everyone who knew her and even those that did not. She had a way of wiggling in to your heart and once she did you just knew she would never leave.

Despite the difficult journey that she was on over the past two and a half years, she kept a smile on her face and a song in her heart. “Today I’m Going To Try and Change The World” by Johnny Reid was Sam’s anthem and she once shared with me how this song was all about her…she wanted nothing more than to change the world and change it she did. She made it a better and a brighter place to be. Our world may feel a little darker and a little sadder today but Heaven has gained an angel in Samantha…an angel that will never be forgotten.

Thank you Sam for sharing your grace and beauty with all of us. You have touched our hearts and we shall continue to celebrate the legacy that you have left with us all.
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