Sarah Stone was an academic
standout in Palm City, Florida.
She completed middle school with
all A’s. She was the captain of
the school dance team and a
member of the student council.
She had been selected to become
the captain of a junior varsity
cheerleader for her first year
of high school.
Sarah had a special love for
animals and people and found joy
in volunteering at the Humane
Society. She loved to help place
pets in the homes of caring
families. She was also an active
member in a youth group at a
local church and devoted to
mission work.
A
youth education program at the
local Humane Society was created
and named after Sarah to honor
her volunteerism. Additionally,
a scholarship was established by
friends of the Stone family for
underprivileged children in
Salem, Oregon to attend the
local Humane Society’s summer
camp.
Sarah was openly against the use
of drugs and alcohol. Just
months before she died in an
automobile crash she wrote a
paper underscoring the reasons
why graduated license programs
are so important.
Sarah died
tragically when the car in which
she was riding was struck by
another car driven by a 16
year-old who was speeding and
under the influence of alcohol.
The speed of the car driven by
the 16 year-old was estimated to
have been more than three times
the posted speed limit.
Alexandra Wetherbee-Quaroni, 13, was
also killed in the crash.
The teen driver who caused the
crash was sentenced to 9
years in prison for vehicular
homicide. His sentence was
subsequently reduced to 7 years.