This memorial website was created to remember our dearest Keara Lynne Hart who was born in Boulder, Colorado on September 4, 1975 and passed away on April 5, 2006 at the age of 30. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.

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You may view and print Keara's Memorial Book

It is impossible to express in words what Keara meant to us. She was and will always be our loving Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece, Cousin and above all else, our friend. We lost her way to soon. She leaves behind a piece of herself in all of us that love her and we will carry her with us always.

Keara was a special person with an enormous heart and kind spirit. She met many obstacles in her life, but she was strong and managed to always pull herself up. We are all so proud of what she was able to accomplish and the positive attitude she always seemed to have no matter what. She even began helping others to achieve what she had managed to achieve in her life.

She came into this world with her big beautiful blue eyes, adorable face and mischievous look. As a toddler she spent some time as a cat. She would crawl around on the floor meowing at everyone. Whenever we spoke to her during that time, we received a meow in return. It was so cute! She eventually returned to being a person and started growing so fast that her brother Wayne nicknamed her “Weed”. We all thought she would be the tallest one in the family.

Keara and her little sister Leigh were constant playmates growing up. No matter how many times they moved, they always had each other as friends. They loved to play outside together in their tree playhouse and hide out. They were inseparable. They had totally different personalities, but always got along together. As they got into their teen years, they started gaining their independence but Keara still let Leigh tag along with her even on dates.

Keara was also very close to her big sister Lauren and Lauren’s husband Karl who she has known since she was nine years old. She considered him a big brother. She came to live with them the summer she was 15 and got her first job. She was a bridesmaid in their wedding and even caught the bouquet. The old wive’s tale must be true because she was the next one to get married! Keara also spent time with them in California living with them as she began her recovery.
Keara also loved her big brother Wayne. He went off to college when Keara was only eight, but she always had fond memories of him. She loved to play with his big collection of Hot Wheels cars when he wasn’t looking. He always knew she had been into them because he always found her hair wrapped around the wheels. Even though she didn’t see him as much, she always talked about wanting to be closer to him. I know Keara would be so happy to see the way her big brother is taking care of her now.

We are so grateful for the fact that we got to see Keara come back from her rock bottom of 3 years ago to who she became. It is truly amazing that she was able to accomplish that and all with a loving heart and the smile she always wore. She had just begun her journey of giving back what she had been given in her second chance at life. In the process, she also gave those of us that love her a precious gift which was the gift of her love.

We never had to question Keara’s love for us. She told us in every conversation we had and there were many. Keara loved to talk! I’m sure for most of us, the last words we heard from her and the last words we said to her were “I love you”. We can take great comfort in the fact that those words were never left unsaid.

Keara also knew that she was loved. No matter where life took her, her family was there even when she probably wished we weren’t. We did not let her go through her struggles alone and never gave up on her. Keara made sure we knew how she felt about that. She told many of us several times over the past couple of years how much she appreciated us and, although unnessessary, she apologized for what she felt she had put us through.

We are not yet sure how to get through this life without Keara in it. Without chatting with her on the phone and hearing her voice and seeing her perpetual smile. But we know that even though we can no longer see her or hear her that she is always with us.
We take great comfort from her two precious children Justin and Tori. I know that they are part of Keara. You only have to look at their faces and know their personalities to see Keara in them. And she loved them with everything she had in her. She talked about them all the time and was so proud of them. We know she would want all of us to reach out to them and let them continue to feel her love through us. They are the gifts that Keara has left us. Love, Lauren & Leigh

Donations:

Justin and Victoria Hart

C/O BB&T Bank

2111 S. Main Street

Goldston, NC 27352

Happy Birthday Sweet Angel

Thinking of you Darien today and always,,,, sending much love and many hugs