By Julie Weckerlein
Jennifer Harber Memorial Scholarship Fund
FORT THOMAS, Ky. -- It's been nearly 15 years since 17-year-old Jennifer Harber was killed, but to her friends and family, her memory is still very much alive.
"My sister was so full of life," said Emily Harber Rucker of Fort Thomas, Jennifer's older sister. "She was the type of girl that if you met her, you didn't forget her. She was the type of kid who would do anything for a laugh, but never at the expense of another person. She accepted everyone and put everything out there for her friends and family."
It was that unforgettable and giving personality that drove Bev and Ed Harber to start the Jennifer Harber Memorial Scholarship Fun in honor of their daughter, who was a junior at Highlands High School at the time of her death. They wanted the scholarship to go to students similar to Jennifer, who played soccer and sang in her school's chorus.
"Jennifer had big dreams and she knew what she wanted to do," said Emily. "Even though she didn't have the best grades in her class, she was very bright. She wanted to become an emergency medical technician and volunteer. Ultimately, she wanted to go into medicine, and she had it all figured out, what classes she would need in college and what steps she had to take to get there."
