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Joan Yambing

Joan Yambing

Graduating from high school

Graduating from high school

Joan Yambing was a 19-year-old from Rosemount, Minnesota. [10]

Life and Activities

Joan was born in Pasig in the Philippines but moved to Rosemount, Minnesota at a young age. [10]She attended Rosemount High School and graduated in 2016. [10]Joan went on to become a student at Creighton University where she majored in computer science. [11]She played an active role in the Campus Ministry and was a Deanโ€™s Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences. [11]Joan had the goal to publish her poetry, and in mid-August 2017 accomplished it by coming out with her work Roots of a Wildflower: A Collection of Poems through the Teenage Years. [11] [17]Joan is remembered for her kindness, generosity, and knowing how to make other people smile. [12]

Death

During the morning of August 21st, Joan and friends were driving to see the solar eclipse on Interstate 80 when a semi-truck failed to notice that their Toyota Prius slowed down in front of it. The semi-truck collided with the Prius and after crashed into a Chrysler Sebring convertible, which in turn forced the convertible into another semi-truck. Joan was killed in the crash. Her friends were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. [13]

References

[1]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comGoing to prom
Aug 22, 2017, 5:56 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comGraduating from high school
Aug 22, 2017, 5:56 PM
[3]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comOutside of a theater
Aug 22, 2017, 5:57 PM
[4]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTaking a selfie with a Rampage shirt
Aug 22, 2017, 5:58 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comTaking a selfie
Aug 22, 2017, 5:58 PM
[6]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith a friend
Aug 22, 2017, 5:59 PM
[7]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith her family
Aug 22, 2017, 5:59 PM
[8]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comSitting next to a statue of her school's mascot
Aug 22, 2017, 6:00 PM
[9]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith friends
Aug 22, 2017, 6:00 PM
[10]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith friends a a picture of Jesus
Aug 22, 2017, 6:01 PM
[11]
Citation Linkfacebook.comJoan Yambing on Facebook
Aug 22, 2017, 6:06 PM
[12]
Citation Linkcreighton.eduCreighton Universitystatement on Joan's passing
Aug 22, 2017, 6:10 PM
[13]
Citation Linkwowt.comArticle about the incident
Aug 22, 2017, 6:21 PM
[14]
Citation Linkfox9.comArticle about what happened
Aug 22, 2017, 6:32 PM
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Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith a friend
Aug 22, 2017, 6:36 PM
[16]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith friends
Aug 22, 2017, 6:36 PM
[17]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comWith a friend
Aug 22, 2017, 6:39 PM
[18]
Citation Linkywqaugeunhowzrcj.public.blob.vercel-storage.comJoan's poetry "Roots of a Wildflower: A Collection of Poems through the Teenage Years"
Aug 22, 2017, 6:41 PM