Sad if true, and I hope it's not

[cleolinda]

Erin of Project Download passed away yesterday? All I knew was that she deleted the LJ comm several months ago with no explanation and disappeared--does anyone know what happened?

ETA: We've confirmed it.

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[soleta-nf.livejournal.com]

I hope not. :(

[shadowcat]

I had been sending her e-mails a few times a month after I met her on IJ and we discovered we had Chiari in common. However, I haven't gotten any responses in months.

I hope it's just a sad rumour...

[viorica8957.livejournal.com]

She disappeared from LJ awhile ago, but people on Facebook were claiming that some of her other online accounts had recent activity. This was a few months ago though, and all the information I've got is second-hand from people who may or may not know her.

[thisiamdenied.livejournal.com]

Oh no. :( I thought someone had donated the money for her operation?

[inkytwist.livejournal.com]

Just because she could afford it doesn't necessarily mean that the operation worked. I know we're told from birth essentially that doctors can fix you with an operation, but a lot of times (and especially with brain surgery) they open it up and see A LOT MORE or realize that they can't take out this without permanently damaging that...

(Only really chiming in because my Aunt died last week. Of brain cancer. Yeeaaaah.)

[editornia.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I don't have any information for you. I'm just hoping she's still alive! And okay...

Maybe the surgery did *not* go well, tho'?

*worries*




EDIT: I think I remember that her account and/or community was hacked and taken over. I can't remember the details, tho'. :(

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

No activity since February 2008 on Erin's Reality Charity page (http://www.realitycharity.com/view_item.php?listing_id=2155). I know no more than that.

Please let this be untrue.

[krazycat.livejournal.com]

I call shenanigans. The dude who posted the comment is listed as a member of the Paducah Tilghman High School network. A quick Google tells me that this is in Kentucky. Erin was in Oregon.

I may be wrong, but this looks like a very ill advised prank from a bored High School student.

[wenelda.livejournal.com]

I used to go up to Paducah on weekend trips all the time.

/random small world comment

[calliopes_pen]

*Nearly has a heart attack, as she is also from Paducah*

Definitely a small world. From Lone Oak rather than Tilghman, though.

[krazycat.livejournal.com]

..can I uncall it? I sure feel crap about saying this now.

[laerwen.livejournal.com]

I hope this is patently untrue. :\

If someone knows her real name, perhaps searching for an obit online might help? It's not a definitive way, but. I can't imagine there not being an obit for someone young, especially. Though I am no expert.

[channonyarrow.livejournal.com]

Erin Smith Chiari Portland OR turns up articles that I assume are on her; one of them (the only one I read) is from November 2007, I think, and talks about her with details that fit what very little I know. Adding "obituary" to that hasn't yielded anything yet, but on the other hand, if it was yesterday, Google may not have crawled the Portland papers yet, even assuming that an obit has been received and posted, either online or in print.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

This is one of those frustrating moments on the internet where you wish you could nail down a fact.

[evilsimon.livejournal.com]

Aw, man. I hope not.

[akhira.livejournal.com]

It's you!

[falenimortal117.livejournal.com]

Oh Great and Mighty Gods of The Internetz:

Please let this be just another tasteless and horrible rumour with absolutely no merit.

I offer my old laptop as a sacrafice to appease you, as well as a 1 GB stick of RAM.

Amen.


I really do hope she's alright :(

[kirsdarke.livejournal.com]

I hope not.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_good_kitty/]

All her community and personal pages that I could find, even over at insanejournal, have been deleted and purged, and the pd website no longer exists. Her friends over at greedy or needy are totally posting RIPs in her shout-outs, but I can't find actual details anywhere.
http://www.greedyorneedy.com/shout-out/view/user/23184

[mollywobbles867.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of my fear of not being able to notify everyone I know online of my demise should it happen suddenly. I can only hope my bff figures out my LJ password and lets the world know. /morbid.

[stringedgyre.livejournal.com]

I've totally thought about that before.

[smadronia.livejournal.com]

I clicked on the profile link of the person who claimed she passed away, and the profile no longer exists. So I call b.s.

I actually wondered if I knew her, she has the name of someone I know, and she's the right age, and we were both growing up in a suburb of portland.

[sea-of-tethys.livejournal.com]

It seems to exist now (although set to friends-only).

[morpheus0013.livejournal.com]

I'd hold off certain judgment until Tuesday, since obits can take a few days to process into newspapers here, but I think if an obit hasn't shown up in the Portland papers by then, it's bogus.

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

Does everyone get an obit? I thought it was only if your family paid for one.

[triskelmoon.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with Erin. In my gmail archives I have her cell number (as of a year ago) and I'll try calling tomorrow at a reasonable hour. In the meantime I'll shoot her an email.

[krazycat.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping you find out something for us.

[arellanooregon.livejournal.com]

It is true. I am a friend of Erin's. Her finacee found her passed away on Friday evening when he came home from work. The funeral arrangements have not been made yet. Please folks, this is a sad time for Erin's family and friends.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. An entry or so forward I do say that it had been confirmed--I'll add that to this entry to make sure people aren't confused.

Erin Bennett...

[princessjasso.livejournal.com]

Was her name... She was a dear friend of mine. Along with her boyfriend. Unfortunately Erin did indeed pass away March 27th.... Her services will be held on Wednesday, April 1st and how my heart wishes this was a prank. FOr any of you who are doubting this, you must not know her, or know her well enough to access to her real life, and for this I am sad... you have missed out on knowing an exceptional woman and wonderful friend.... I love you Erin.....

Re: Erin Bennett...

[princessjasso.livejournal.com]

location for services is....


ATKINSON MEMORIAL CHURCH
710 6TH ST
OREGON CITY, OR 97045...

[whomajigi.livejournal.com]

Wow. That's a really upsetting end. I had hoped she had disappeared simply because she was using the money raised to get better and had all the medical stuff to deal with. :(

I hope something official goes up and not just a discussion on facebook. What a piece of bad news.

something official

[smileyriley3.livejournal.com]

Sonce an obit has not been published and you still choose not to believe my son on facebook, you could attend the memorial service on Wed april 1st at Atkinson Memorial Church 710 6th st Oregon City, OR 97045.
Beleive me my son is hurting more than most of you. Erin was like an aunt to him. Not only has he lost her, but has had to endure such insensitivity and accusations.

[mercurywater.livejournal.com]

Have they performed the autopsy yet? Do they know what happened?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard anything new about that yet.