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Article posted: 4/17/2010 12:01 AM

A year later, friends mark death of Engelhardt family members

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Friends of Laura Engelhardt Nick Osten, 19, of Schaumburg, Katie McCoy, 19, of Schaumburg and Stephanie Gray, 19, of Elk Grove Village come together to talk about Laura.

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Katie McCoy, 19, of Schaumburg, a friend of Laura Engelhardt's, wears a green rubber bracelet on her wrist reading "stop dating violence." Conant High School students sold them to raise money after Laura's death.

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Friends of Laura Engelhardt Nick Osten, 19, of Schaumburg, Katie McCoy, 19, of Schaumburg and Stephanie Gray, 19, of Elk Grove Village hold up a picture of her with rock star Chris Daughtry.

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Katie McCoy, 19, of Schaumburg, holds up a picture of Laura Engelhardt with rock star Chris Daughtry.

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Jeff Engelhardt, Amanda Engelhardt, her daughter Stelliah, and Shelly Engelhardt at their Hoffman Estates home.

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Clutching a photograph of her friend posing with rocker Chris Daughtry, Katie McCoy wished she could look forward to new memories with Laura Engelhardt.