By: Sandy

Sandy
Fri, 23 Mar 2018 22:01:54 +0000

Your commentary was very insightful and appreciated. I knew Reagan and have met her parents and her sister. I can’t even begin to understand how difficult this year has been for Lisa, Toby and Makenzie Tokes. I am in awe of their strength and courage driven by their love of Reagan. Reagan was very lucky to have them and they were blessed to have her.
You are correct when you say how her death affected so many. My daughter lived with Reagan her freshman, junior and senior years. Reagan, my daughter, and her closest friends did what all college students do. They went on vacations together, visited each others families, laughed together, cried together, and partied together. They went to OSU football games together, jumped in Mirror Lake together, got jobs at the same places, and had classes together. In short, they created their own family at OSU. All of Reagan’s roommates and close friends have been impacted beyond belief by these horrible events. From reporting her missing, interviews with the police (who were phenomenal!), fending off reporters in those first few horrible hours, nightmares, and testifying at the trial. All while experiencing incredible grief and sadness. These young women and men have kept putting one foot in front of the other throughout the last year. And now the trial is over. And it didn’t help. Reagan is still not with them. And they are still sad.

One thing I know for sure is that Reagan will ALWAYS live forever in their hearts and memories. When they talk about Reagan - not those horrible events- they always end up laughing about some kind of crazy antic or memory of their life with Reagan. The Tokes had a warm, loving, and funny daughter. Madison, Kirsten, Jackie, Steph, and Ronnie had a warm, loving, and funny “sister”.