released a statement a few hours ago. her father called her a bright shining light. >> andy parker said, "although her life was brief she was so happy with it." he appeared on fox news earlier along with alison's boyfriend. >> she lived a great life. i mean she did a lot of stuff. she excelled at everything she did. she loved what she did. she loved the people that she worked. she was happy with her place in life. so, you know, we can only take some solace in the fact that she had a wonderful life. she was extremely happy and she loved this guy with all her heart. that's the toughest thing for me -- everybody that she touched loved her and she loved everybody back. and, you know, i'm not going to let this issue drop. this is -- you know, we've got