Krista D. Bradford

Left to right: Hillary Davis, Dallas Bailey and Krista Bradford embrace upon meeting for the first time.
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Bradford, WSU junior, was found dead in her dorm room Wednesday Nov. 24, 2004.SOURCE: DALLAS BAILEY

By SIGNPOST STAFFDecember 01, 2004

Weber State University student Krista D. Bradford loved to take pictures of virtually everything she saw.Now, pictures are what her friends and family have left to remember her by.

The WSU student was last seen at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22.One of her concerned roommates contacted University Village Wednesday, Nov. 24, when she could not contact Bradford.At approximately 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Bradford was found dead in her dorm room by a UV resident assistant.

A WSU junior, at 22 years of age, Bradford left an impression on many of the people she met.

,She was one of those people who put others before herself,, said WSU student Joey Grammer.

Grammer had known Bradford for approximately three years and worked with her Grammer remembers her willingness to help.
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An autopsy conducted over the Thanksgiving weekend by the Utah Medical Examiner,s office concerning Bradford failed to determine a cause of her death.
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Justin Walker, WSU coordinator of residents life who found Bradford, was one of her good friends.
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,I just can,t say, I can,t say enough how what a good friend Krista was to me,, Walker said. ,What a wonderful personality and attitude and just a wonderful person to be around.,

Walker also worked with Bradford during the summer when she served as a resident assistant.

,She was awesome, always willing to help out at any time, situation, whenever we needed some help on the spot,, Walker said. ,She would be there to help out.She was always willing to come in and work when it wasn,t even her turn to work.,

Walker said Bradford was an outgoing, friendly and personable person.
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WSU Student Association Executive Vice President Dallas Bailey was a former roommate of Bradford and said Bradford was one of her best friends.Bailey said Bradford loved WSU.

,She had gone to two of three schools before Weber and she never wanted to leave,, Bailey said. ,She loved it here, and she loved the school.She loved all of the roommates she had.,

Bailey said she remembers when she first met Bradford.She and her friend Hillary Davis were roommates with Bradford in the University Village starting in 2002.

,She was all excited,, Bailey said about meeting Bradford. ,She came up and gave us big hugs and we said, ,We don,t even know her.,,

Bailey said Bradford was a talented, creative person who was always helping anybody out who needed help.

,I could always count on her and she,d always do anything for me that I ever needed,, Bailey said. ,I confided in her.She knew me really well and I could trust her, so I always shared my, you know, deepest, darkest secrets, and she,d always give me advice and help me in anything that I needed.,

The WSU Counseling Center is on hand for students to utilize their services and discuss Bradford,s death.

,She was very happy, very outgoing,, Walker said. ,She wanted to help out.,