Danielle Nicole Lynn liked to surround herself with those who were close to her.
Hours spent on the roof of her freshman dorm. Days spent with her friends at the lake. Lynn was up for anything, close friend and junior Lorenz Cohen said.
“She could be wild if she wanted to,” Cohen said. “She was special like that.”
Sometimes, she was perfectly content with just being an observer — sitting and watching her friends goof off, close friend and sophomore Joseph Speybroeck said.
“Everyone who was around her felt something special,” Cohen said.
Lynn, who was beginning her sophomore year, died unexpectedly last Tuesday, Aug. 26.
A resident of Franklin, Ind., and one of four siblings, Lynn graduated with honors from Franklin Community High School in 2012, according to her obituary published in the Daily Journal.
Lynn was one of four children
Her funeral service was Tuesday at Jessen Funeral Home, Whiteland chapel.
“She had a sixth sense about her,” Cohen said.
Always in tune to those around her, Cohen said Lynn knew when you weren’t OK.
“She picked up on body language well,” he said. “She could tell when somebody was bummed out, she could tell when someone was irritated, didn’t want to be there — whatever. She picked up on that.”
Lynn was an adventurous, courageous person who was happiest around othersks, Cohenks said. Always well-dressed, her friends said she had a special connection to animals.
“She always had a lot of fun,” Cohen said. “Whatever she did, she had fun.”
Book smart, she was the kind of person who could ace a test no problem, Speybroeck said.
“She brightened my day every damn day,” Cohen said.
And that’s how he chooses to remember Lynn.
“When you think about her, you should be happy,” Cohen said. “You should be very, very happy when you think about her.”
She really made everybody better, he said.
“She taught me how to live life fast and quick,” Speybroeck said. “Because it really is fast and quick.”
