The girl who talked a thousand miles per hour and the young man that met all her father's standards were laid to rest in their hometown Monday.
Lynchburg's Heritage Baptist Church hosted funeral services for David Metzler and Heidi Childs, two Virginia Tech students found dead in a local forest, allowing friends and family to share reflections on their lost loved ones.
The services revealed how they lived their lives, as well as what they were doing when they were killed.
Don Childs, Heidi's father, said during her funeral that she and Metzler had gone on a special date as Heidi considered switching to a pre-med minor.
"They were going to have a camp fire - Heidi probably lighting it," Childs said. "It never happened. The angels came and escorted them to heaven."
He also spoke highly of Metzler, saying he met every standard a father could set.
Kent Gregory, student ministries pastor at Heritage, said in a phone interview that Metzler and Childs were very involved with the church.
"They really lived their lives based on having a relationship with Jesus," Gregory said.
The religious activities they participated in at home carried over to their time at Tech, Gregory said.
"They loved the CRU, the Campus Crusade for Christ, at Tech," Gregory said. "They were highly involved with that."
Jeff Highfield, director of CRU at Tech, said at her funeral that Childs was a valuable member of the community.
"She wanted to get the most out of her time with friends and her time with CRU," Highfield said.
He said Childs was expanding her role in CRU this year and had recently helped reach out to the student body by volunteering to pass out popsicles with other CRU members.
Gregory said Metzler and Childs lived their lives actively and together. They often played guitar together at the church.
"They were outdoor people and active people," Gregory said. "They not only enjoyed life, but they lived it in an incredible godly way."
Gregory said Metzler enjoyed playing golf and soccer.
Both Metzler and Childs lived off campus, and Gregory said they maintained strong relationships.
"They had such a close group of friends," Gregory said.
Many of those friends spoke at the memorial services.
Sophomore biochemistry major Valentine Erisman said Childs missed one day of class while at Tech.
She also said Childs held a deep respect and admiration for her parents.
Erisman had planned on attending physician's assistant school with Childs following their time at Tech.
Biochemistry major Kelcey Thurman, who also sang at the funerals, read a letter she wrote to Childs last year.
In the letter, she said Childs' positive attitude was "so radiant and glowing it is kind of like a disease."
Gregory also spoke at Childs' funeral, saying he thought he would one day preside over a different ceremony honoring Metzler and Childs.
"It rarely happens as you picture it," Gregory said.
He went on to recount Childs' excitable nature.
"She talked a thousand miles per hour," Gregory said. "Sometimes you had to remind her to breathe between sentences."
Musical selections from both funerals were favorites of Metzler and Childs. Guitar, a passion of both Metzler and Childs, was the instrument of choice.
Religious belief permeated the services as the mourners were challenged during Metzler's funeral to find the same "peace and joy that David had by truly knowing Jesus Christ."
The funerals celebrated the lives of Metzler and Childs, and Thurman said she looked forward to seeing them again, quoting a Biblical verse.
"Those who live in the Lord never see each other for the last time," she said.