SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va . (WSAZ) - “How to do tell your two-year-old that their friend has gone home?” close friend Erica Holstein said.

Holstein was emotional sharing her memories of her best friend who passed away at a vigil in Summersville, West Virginia.

“I was so proud of her for the person she was becoming,” Holstein said.

Beckstrom died from her injuries on Thanksgiving from an attack near the white house in Washington D.C.

Holstein says Beckstorm had the heart of gold and her gentle light was the brightest in the room.

“Her favorite color was purple and mine was yellow,” Holstein said. “She loves cheesy kid movies like cloudy and the chance of meatballs and I loved musicals.”

During the vigil, a poem was read, candles were lit and members came together to sing amazing grace to m

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