Amber Nicole Martin’s portrait

Amber Nicole Martin

  • 18 years old
  • Born Aug 14, 1989
  • Died Mar 28, 2008
  • Okeechobee, Florida, United States
It hurts us all that you have left us. Even though each day will be difficult, we will always remember the life you shared with all of us. Its going to be hard to handle the fact that now each day will start without you... WE LOVE YOU AMBER...
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Amber

Amber Nicole Martin was born on August 14th, 1989 along with her twin brother Micheal Martin.  She was a resident of Okeechobee, Florida and attended Okeechobee High School and the New Testament Baptist Church. 

 

On March 28th, 2008, the body of the 18 year-old-girl was found dead in a hotel room at the Budgett Inn. in Okeechobee.  It had appeared that she had suffered from an overdose of some sort.  A 38-year-old woman had been arrested after admitting to contributing to the distribution of illegal drugs to minors the night before. 

 

In April of 2008, family and friends came together at the New Testament Baptist Church to pay respects to the friend that we all lost, share memories we had with her, and to celebrate the life of a young girl that we all kept close to our heart.

 

To all the young people out there:

We see the news on TV and read the stories in the newspaper about something tragic that has happened to teenagers.  But none of us ever take the time to think that maybe something tragic could happen to us.  Just take this time to realize that life is short and even though we should live life to the fullest, we also need to think about the actions we take and how they could affect others around us.

 

Amber and I were best friends for 3 years. And in those 3 years, we had become so close to each other. we knew absolutely everything about each other! In the last year of her life, we became distant from one another, for no particular reason except for school. I never knew that anything like this could happen to me, losing a best friend. And now, everyday, I wonder, what would have happened if i had known and could have helped her. But I can't change the past. GOD knew that it was her time to go. I just hope that she knows how much i dearly miss her, and how much i love her, because she truely was my very best friend.

 

Rest In Peace Amber. Keep watching over us all, and know that we all miss you. Esspecially your Brothers and I. And keep coming to me in my dreams... It lets me know that you are listening to my prayers. 

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R.I.P.

BIRTHE. (Aug 20, 2008)

Please accept my deepest sympathies.
I send my prayers to her family.

amber...

rach (Apr 23, 2008)

I couldn't even attend your funeral amber. I'm absolutely heartbroken. I am looking through your page here and just bawling. I remember dying your hair that dark color with your basketball pictures and watching my mom "trim" it haha. Or you parading around the house in your uniform when you got it. I remember sitting outside your high school waiting for you to come back from games or pick you up from practice. I remember all those chats on the way home and the things you were going through.

I'm mad at myself. I'm mad for not showing you enough love. I'm sorry. That day you were walking down the street and I picked you up, I should have never taken you to get gas or back to that truck. I should have taken you to my house and sat you down for a serious wakeup call. I'm sorry I didn't.

I can't even deal with this or let it sink in too far. It hurts way too much.

You are going to missed more than you will ever know. You will always be one of my sisters. I don't want to leave this off on such a horribly sad note..so these are my happy memories of the time I lived with Amber...

-essence telling you that you have a butt chin the first time she met you.

-sitting on the couch together watching every episode of beauty and the geek and the bachelor season

-me having to babysit everyone in the house while anna was in her "diaper" stage and everyone was acting awful...you had such a heart to help and always came to my rescue

-when i moved to okeechobee, i had no friends or no one to really even talk to...you went to tribulation house with me and never left my side. you'd bring me home a huge mountain dew every night when i'd pick you up or you'd come home from gators...you sure made me feel welcomed and at home.

- you making hardly anything on allowences and chores...volunteering to wash my car for extra cash and then spending it on your family and the other girls...you were so self-less and so giving.

i can't continue this anymore...i don't blame you though amber for what happened. you know i love you with all my heart.

One in a million

Kylie (Apr 22, 2008)

me n amber were always close bc of my sister. She was a great friend and an awesome person! She was always friends with everyone n had no regrets. I remember the day she played her first varsity basketball game, she was so excited. And even tho she was so nervious, u couldn't tell bc she put her heart n soul into that game. She ignored amy bs that came her way bc she knew none of that was important. Just playing the game n being with her friends is wat made her happy. There's noone in this world that I will ever meet that will be like her. She Is truely someone I'll remember for the rest of my life. I love u girl n miss u terriblely. Always loved n remembered my friend I'll c u again some day.

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