Amber Koa‘s longtime friend Beth Samul wrote that Amber died unexpectedly on September 29, 2020. After Beth introduced Amber to Wheatland in 2015, Beth said, “(Amber) always looked forward to Wheatland, saying it gave her the ability to just be calm, and soak in the emotions of the music and the peaceful energy of the crowd. She was not a religious person, but Sunday Morning Gospel Hour was her absolute favorite!”