Amy at the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Her Story
All Kinds of
Smiles & Sunshine
Amy Katherine Lee grew up in Dacula, Georgia and graduated from Mountain View High School before heading to the University of Georgia, where she was studying to become a special education teacher — a calling that suited her perfectly.
She was vice chair of the College of Education's Student Ambassadors, giving tours to prospective students and making them feel at home. She led at the UGA Wesley Foundation. She was a beloved camp counselor at Extra Special People, an organization serving children and young adults with developmental disabilities. She had a gift for making everyone feel seen.
"Amy Lee embodied passion, caring, and selflessness. Her plan as a special education major was to enrich the lives of others through education and therapy. Those she met in her time in the College — whether as a Student Ambassador, as a counselor for Extra Special People, or through volunteer work with the UGA Wesley Foundation and Clarke County Mentor Program — saw firsthand that her passion extended far beyond a classroom." — UGA Mary Frances Early College of Education
On August 22, 2018, Amy was taken from us after a car accident. She was 21 years old, about to begin her senior year. In the grief that followed, the people who loved her found three words that captured everything she was: Love Like Amy.
In May 2019, the University of Georgia awarded Amy an honorary Bachelor's degree in Special Education at its graduation ceremony — the degree she had worked so hard for and never got to walk across the stage to receive. Her family accepted it in her honor.
