19-year-old Baillie Wolens remembered for kind heart, beautiful soul

The family of a vibrant Brisbane Valley teenager, who tragically died in a car crash, has found solace in how her kind heart changed the lives of others. See their touching tributes here.

19-year-old Baillie Wolens had recently celebrated a birthday when her life was tragically cut short in a car crash on November 16. Photo: Supplied/Shannon Beckwith

The family of a beloved Brisbane Valley teenager are grappling with the unimaginable loss of a child, as they prepare to say their final goodbyes.

Baillie Wolens had recently found her creative calling in carpentry when the 19-year-old’s life was tragically cut short in a car crash at Thagoona on November 16.

She was flown to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in a critical condition and later passed away on November 19.

The teenager’s sudden loss has felt like nothing short of a walking nightmare for her family, as her grandmother Sandy describes their heartbreaking reality.

“We’re just devastated and heartbroken, we just feel like we’re living the worst dream ever,” she said.

“I wake up every morning thinking it’s all a bad dream and that’s she’s going to be there, but then reality hits and you’re drawn back into the most heart-wrenching feeling of her loss.”

Shannon Beckwith (L) has been left devastated by the sudden loss of her 19-year-old daughter Baillie Wolens (R). Photo: Supplied/ Shannon Beckwith

Her mother Shannon Beckwith has never forgotten the first time she laid eyes on her little girl.

“At first I thought she was a little boy and when they told me it was a girl I just cried, I was so happy that I finally got my little girl,” she said.

“It was just her and I there in the hospital at the time and it was so beautiful, she just looked at me without making a noise, it was so pretty.”

Ms Beckwith said Baillie was almost inseparable from her three siblings, older brother Curtis, younger brother Jackson and younger sister Tori-Rae.

“She just had an infectious smile and personality, she was someone you wanted to be around all the time, everyone wanted to be around her all the time,” she said.

“She was a real country girl at heart too, she lived in her steel caps”

Baillie Wolens and her siblings have been described as inseparable. Photo: Supplied/Shannon Beckwith

The teenager, who recently celebrated her 19th birthday, had purchased an old caravan with the intention to renovate it and one day travel across the country.

“Everything was going really well for her, she was always just really happy and excited about life,” Ms Beckwith said.

A pastime tradition between grandmother and granddaughter will forever be embedded in Sandy’s heart.

“When she was little we had a love of the song ‘Applejack’ by Dolly Parton and we would do barn dances in the dining room again and again until I was exhausted,” she said.

“She said to me just a few weeks ago when I saw her, she said ‘you know Nan, I still love that song Applejack’ and she gave me a big hug.”

Baillie’s kind-hearted and compassionate nature saw her always willing to stand up for others.

“She used to stick up for kids that were getting bullied at school and even through high school, it didn’t matter what grade she was in she just had such a good heart,” Ms Beckwith said.

19-year-old Baillie Wolens had recently celebrated a birthday when her life was tragically cut short in a car crash on November 16. Photo: Supplied/Shannon Beckwith

Ms Beckwith said their family was overwhelmed by the support they’d received from those close with or who knew Baillie.

“It’s been really hard but it’s been heartwarming to see how many people she’s touched,” she said.

“It makes me cry every time I think of it, but it also makes me so happy inside to think she was connected with so many people.”

A fundraiser to help ease the financial pressure on her family has already raised more than $4000.

Baillie’s family wishes to thank everyone who has contributed to her fundraiser, anyone who would like to contribute can do so via the GoFundMe website.

A funeral service will be held at 2pm on Friday, December 6 at the Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery Chapel.