Katelyn Joy Derstine, 20, died June 15, 2006. She was
an Environmental Horticulture major student at the University of Florida. Katelyn loved butterflies.
Butterfly gardens have been established as a living tribute to her. A special website and
Scholarship have been established in her honor.
"Once while I was struggling to climb, I asked
God to give me a sign. A sign that would tell me You were thinking about me and still loving me...
to give me the strength to keep climbing. He did... He gave me a BUTTERFLY"-- Katelyn J. Derstine
2004