STUDENT From Page IA Wednesday at Mt. Bethel Baptist Church in Warrenton to grieve with Hedgepeth's family. The church was jammed to capacity with a line stretching through the church hallway and out onto the front steps. As one of Hedgepeth's closest friends, Alexis Evans said she and her friend grew up "as sisters." "Growing up, we would slept in the same dance around, watch mov- and stayed up ies, sing and put on puppet 7:30 (a.m.) about shows," Evans said. "We never and everything." fought.' As a Gates Evans recounted how just a Scholar, Hedgepeth couple weeks ago Hedgepeth a full ride to called her at 2 a.m. from Cha- after which she pel Hill to ask her what she become either was doing. or elementary "I told (Faith) I was working and return to on homework, and she said she munity. Hedgepeth wanted to come home and see turned 20 on Sept. me," Evans said. "She drove Hedgepeth's that night more than an hour- Rolanda, considered and-a-half to come see me. We second mom for bed together grew up. talking until "(Faith) boys, school kid, and Hedgepeth Millennium beautiful received deserve UNC-Chapel Hill, her." planned to Hedgepeth a pediatrician er, a tutor school teacher a talented serve her com- Saponi would have in youth 26. ganizations, older sister, "(Faith) herself a loved by the girl as she Hedgepeth person who didn't like her." was just a good Having worked within the very smart," Rolanda court system, Rolanda said said. "She was a she is willing to be patient for person who didn't investigators to thoroughly what happened to evaluate the events leading to her younger sister's death. was a cheerlead- "I feel like if it takes them for young children, two weeks or one month dancer at Haliwa- - that's fine," she said. "We powwows and a leader want them to get all of their American Indian or- evidence together and get all she said. of their ducks in a row. We was very much want them to have a solid case everybody," Rolanda so nobody gets off on a technisaid. "I never met a cality."
