Sad news for someone in the prime of their life, but at this time of year it must be even worse for the family.

From what I read about is that she was a senior physics major at App, and died in a car crash.

http://www.andrewsmortuary.com/sitemake ... id=1483002

This has not been a good semester for App. Thoughts and Prayers for her family and hope that the new year brings a better time for the Mountaineer Family.

Indeed it has not been a good semester. 3 suicides and this that I am aware of. I hope this is it for a good long time. It may not mean that much but I do hope her degree is awarded to her family.

Prayers going out for the family of this wonderful young lady.

Prayers to the family in this time of great sorrow.

My daughter is a senior at App and Mandie was one of the first friends that she met there. She was a bright, beautiful, funny girl. Such a tragedy.

I only met Mandie once through her job at Motts Seafood in Wilmington Beach this past summer. Her Grandfather told me she worked there and the next time I went in, I asked the prettiest, friendliest girl I saw if she was Mandie. A beautiful smile lit up her pretty face and it was obvious I had the right young lady. We talked about her summer, about Appalachian, her dad, and her granddad. Her love of her family and her school was obvious.

I will always remember her this way and be glad she was a part of our App family and that I got to know her even just a little bit.

Capt. Ed wrote:I only met Mandie once through her job at Motts Seafood in Wilmington Beach this past summer. Her Grandfather told me she worked there and the next time I went in, I asked the prettiest, friendliest girl I saw if she was Mandie. A beautiful smile lit up her pretty face and it was obvious I had the right young lady. We talked about her summer, about Appalachian, her dad, and her granddad. Her love of her family and her school was obvious.

I will always remember her this way and be glad she was a part of our App family and that I got to know her even just a little bit.

Praying that God's Peace and Love will give strength to the entire Phillips family as they try to cope with Mandie's death. Parents having to bury their child--every responsible adult's wort nightmare.