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Ephemeral.

Inspiring.  Larger than life.  Passionate.  Kind.  Fun.  Intelligent.  Exceptional.  Compassionate.  Spontaneous.  Unique.  Caring.  Persistent.  Positive. After a cursory glance at Stephanie's Facebook page, at the incredible outpouring of love and support that she has received, these are some of the adjectives that have popped out. Stephanie was in an accident on Saturday and suffered severe head trauma.  Currently, she is still on life support, but after donating her organs, it will be removed in the next couple of days.  Her family and Bryan, her fiance, are with her in Portland. It is always tempting, when someone dies, to blow them out of proportion.  Stephanie was human - I know that - I worked side by side with her for the past four years.  However, she was the best person that I have ever known. It can be hard to work with the best person you've ever known.  No matter what you do, you come up short, and I struggled with this in the past couple of years.  My