Anna Knutson

Yeah, Southern California is such, it's obviously very different than North Central, North Dakota, for sure. For Anita, I think it was really hard. I mean, friendship was so important to her and leaving all of her friends behind. And I mean, it was a tough age too.

Yeah, Southern California is such, it's obviously very different than North Central, North Dakota, for sure. For Anita, I think it was really hard. I mean, friendship was so important to her and leaving all of her friends behind. And I mean, it was a tough age too.

I mean, we went from being, you know, like being in a school where lots of kids look like us to being in a school where we're the only three black and brown kids there is pretty, jarring, to say the least. How did she overcome that? You know, I think for Anita, she was always good with challenges. Like, there was really nothing that she couldn't make it through.

I mean, we went from being, you know, like being in a school where lots of kids look like us to being in a school where we're the only three black and brown kids there is pretty, jarring, to say the least. How did she overcome that? You know, I think for Anita, she was always good with challenges. Like, there was really nothing that she couldn't make it through.

She wanted to be a teacher and she loved kids. Kids loved her.

She wanted to be a teacher and she loved kids. Kids loved her.

I felt like for a long time, and I still am, I'm like very hyper aware of like where I'm at, who's around.

I felt like for a long time, and I still am, I'm like very hyper aware of like where I'm at, who's around.

I mean, it's such a close-knit community. It's really amazing. All over town, there's all these little pink ribbons tied up. You could drive by and it wouldn't be weird to see a pink bow tied to a light post type of thing.

I mean, it's such a close-knit community. It's really amazing. All over town, there's all these little pink ribbons tied up. You could drive by and it wouldn't be weird to see a pink bow tied to a light post type of thing.

I think just how many people were there to celebrate my sister. I mean, she truly was so well-loved. I mean, the whole church was full. They ended up having to open up the gym at the school for all of the overflow people. And they watched it like on a stream. Did you speak that day? I did, yeah.

I think just how many people were there to celebrate my sister. I mean, she truly was so well-loved. I mean, the whole church was full. They ended up having to open up the gym at the school for all of the overflow people. And they watched it like on a stream. Did you speak that day? I did, yeah.

I got up there and just said a few words about my sister and just talked about how just effervescent she was and beautiful and perfect, really. I think I wore one of Anita's dresses to her funeral.

I got up there and just said a few words about my sister and just talked about how just effervescent she was and beautiful and perfect, really. I think I wore one of Anita's dresses to her funeral.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, tons of whispers all the time. That's, you know, people never stop whispering. But yeah, constant, you know, Nicole's name, of course, has always been, never not been in the mix.

Yeah, I mean, tons of whispers all the time. That's, you know, people never stop whispering. But yeah, constant, you know, Nicole's name, of course, has always been, never not been in the mix.

I, like, turned around, and, like, it was just wild. It was just wild behavior for an adult.

I, like, turned around, and, like, it was just wild. It was just wild behavior for an adult.