They were the only two still living with us, as our older children, Isabelle, Alex and Olivia, had already moved out. After they had done all they could, one of the EMTs told us that our beautiful 17-year-old daughter was gone. The day of Grace’s funeral was the day she and I were scheduled to visit Michigan State University for a campus tour. They are not an attempt to rewrite or extend Grace’s life, but Gracie is a fictional character who carries pieces of Grace’s humor, curiosity, determination and spirit into new stories. Grace knew that she belonged in our family as a complete person, not simply as a child expected to follow along.