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Tech Blog: http://tech.shantanugoel.com/ Secure Programming Blog: http://www.safercode.com/blog/ Blog: http://blog.shantanugoel.com/ -->{"id":1177,"date":"2012-10-30T07:34:05","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T07:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2019-12-05T15:15:03","modified_gmt":"2019-12-05T23:15:03","slug":"anniversary-of-dems-passing-a-note-from-her-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/anniversary-of-dems-passing-a-note-from-her-mom\/","title":{"rendered":"Anniversary of Dem\u2019s passing &#038; a note from her Mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rememberlayne top post 2 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:15px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6173441909460537\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5290871788\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Demri Lara Parrott \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0February 22nd 1969 \u2013 October 29th 1996<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1753 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri by Jack Plasky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113043_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"789\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113043_rmedited.jpg 528w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113043_rmedited-234x350.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oct 29th is a day a lot of us who knew and loved Demri will never forget. I know I will personally miss Demri as long as I live&#8230; but today marks the day that Demri was taken from us ALL forever. Today the site\u00a0received a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/new-picture-of-demri\/#comment-3850\">comment from Demri&#8217;s Mom Kathleen<\/a><\/strong> which is so special because she thought of us and wanted to let us know how she felt today and I personally wanted everyone who watches this site.. friends, fans and people who loved her&#8230; a chance to hear from her Demri&#8217;s Mom today.<\/p>\n<p>Kathleen&#8217;s comment was left on one of my older posts.. so I just wanted to share it so that everyone would get a chance to read\u00a0it&#8230;because I know a lot of us love and respect Kathleen\u00a0a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Remember life is short and so special..love your loved ones<strong> today<\/strong> because we might not have a <strong>tomorrow<\/strong>. Tell them you love them every chance you get!<br \/>\nA loving comment from Kathleen (Demri&#8221;s Mother) after she ran into Darin Lamb and found out about my website for the first time&#8230; what a blessing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1773\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1773\" class=\"wp-image-1773\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FB_IMG_1575490348686.jpg\" alt=\"Demri's Mom - Kathleen Austin and Demri's 2 dearest friends Mara and Fab\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FB_IMG_1575490348686.jpg 720w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/FB_IMG_1575490348686-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demri&#8217;s Mom &#8211; Kathleen Austin and Demri&#8217;s 2 dearest friends Cody, Mara and Fabiola &#8211; 2010<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Comment From: Kathleen 10-11-12<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;Hi Barb,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I ran into Darin a few days back always nothing but love when we see each other. He directed me to your site which is beautiful. People don\u2019t seem to understand how much Demri suffered the last 2-1\/2 years of her life spent mostly in hospital several times on life support given hours to live or that she didn\u2019t complain and was always more concerned about others than herself. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>While it warms my heart that people want to know about her, care about her, love her and most of all have not forgotten her genuinely unique gifts. As her mother, when I am missing her most all I have to do is google\u2026\u2026\u2026..I am so happy you made it, I tried to direct Rosheen&#8217;s Mother Tina to your site but she didn\u2019t get it so I will continue to try. Thanks for setting the record when it needs to be\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026K&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/darin-lamb-guest-post\/#comment-3349\">DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST &#8211; ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Comment From:\u00a0Kathleen\u00a010-29-12<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;On this anniversary of Dem\u2019s passing I just want to thank all of you especially you Barbara, Darin and Fabiola for making these bittersweet days a little brighter\u2026.when I am aching and missing her I can come here\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>.Perhaps my niece will write about Dem\u2019s life it seems some folks are interested\u2026.but I\u2019ll need you guys for those times\u2026.we were so close as you know\u2026the misinformation and assumptions out there just doesn\u2019t get it\u2026thanks for truth\u2026love you kathleen&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>COMMENT LEFT ON ORIGINAL POST: <\/strong><\/em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/new-picture-of-demri\/#comment-3850\">DARIN&#8217;S GUEST POST &#8211; COMMENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1754 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri by Jack Plasky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_112045_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"521\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_112045_rmedited.jpg 521w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_112045_rmedited-450x347.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1755 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri by Jack Plasky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_111617_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_111617_rmedited.jpg 409w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_111617_rmedited-257x350.jpg 257w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-810\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Young Demri\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3042705042_0a4e3b8515_o.jpg\" alt=\"demri parrott\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3042705042_0a4e3b8515_o.jpg 2810w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3042705042_0a4e3b8515_o-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/3042705042_0a4e3b8515_o-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1756\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"wp-image-1756 size-full\" title=\"Demri and Layne Kissing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1d5ccc4d40dc4869c646357563bd309f-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1d5ccc4d40dc4869c646357563bd309f-1.jpg 498w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/1d5ccc4d40dc4869c646357563bd309f-1-407x350.jpg 407w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I took this picture with my web camera.. the picture was a photo copy taped to my wall..<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1758 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri Parrott\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113802_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113802_rmedited.jpg 529w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113802_rmedited-450x318.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1759 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri &amp; Fabiola\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113158_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113158_rmedited.jpg 424w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113158_rmedited-321x350.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1760\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-image-1760 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri &amp; Fabiola \" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_111936_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"Demri Layne and Darin Lamb\" width=\"517\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_111936_rmedited.jpg 517w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_111936_rmedited-450x312.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demri Layne and Darin Lamb<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1761\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\" wp-image-1761 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri Parrott\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110528_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"I love this picture of Dem.. her hair.. her style..her attitude and her smile.. everything that made her Demri is in this picture. She just GLOWS!!\" width=\"346\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110528_rmedited.jpg 346w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110528_rmedited-316x350.jpg 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I love this picture of Dem.. her hair.. her style..her attitude and her smile.. everything that made her Demri is in this picture. She just GLOWS!!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1762\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1762\" class=\"wp-image-1762 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_112440_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_112440_rmedited.jpg 530w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_112440_rmedited-401x350.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demri looking sweet and beautiful.. she was such a natural beauty. She did not need makeup to shine. She was perfect just the way she was&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1763\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1763\" class=\"wp-image-1763 size-full\" title=\"Demri posing\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110424_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110424_rmedited.jpg 513w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110424_rmedited-298x350.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demri could pull of any look and this picture is a great example of her versatility as a model. She loved to model and I love this picture of her&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignnone wp-image-1764 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri &amp; friends\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_lvjkksJIK21qmmfmzo1_500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_lvjkksJIK21qmmfmzo1_500-1.jpg 468w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_lvjkksJIK21qmmfmzo1_500-1-234x350.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1765\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_lva9huTaeR1qbs8vlo1_500.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_lva9huTaeR1qbs8vlo1_500.png 500w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_lva9huTaeR1qbs8vlo1_500-450x287.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>Demri just being Demri..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1775\" style=\"width: 521px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"wp-image-1775 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_123344_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"Demri Lara Parrott 1969-1996\" width=\"511\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_123344_rmedited.jpg 511w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_123344_rmedited-450x341.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rest in Peace Sweet Girl &#8211; Demri Lara Parrott 1969-1996<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>ROSHEEN RAUGI<\/h1>\n<p>Rosheen and Demri &#8211; RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997 &#8212; Rosheen was my best friend. We grew up together and we lost her 9 months after Demri. Demri and Rosheen loved each other very much and I loved them both.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Soopy<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1200\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1200\" class=\"wp-image-1200\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Rosheen Raugi and Demri Parrott - Photo by Soopy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123978499_10b2112e10_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"Rosheen and Demri - RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123978499_10b2112e10_o-1.jpg 2810w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123978499_10b2112e10_o-1-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123978499_10b2112e10_o-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosheen and Demri &#8211; RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1199\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1199\" class=\"wp-image-1199\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123979321_e8d58516a4_o.jpg\" alt=\"Rosheen Raugi and Demri Parrott - Photo by Jack Palasky\" width=\"580\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123979321_e8d58516a4_o.jpg 2810w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123979321_e8d58516a4_o-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3123979321_e8d58516a4_o-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosheen Raugi and Demri Parrott<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>MORE PICS OF DEMRI AND FRIENDS<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1766 size-full\" title=\"Demri a natural beauty\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113339_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"532\" height=\"485\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113339_rmedited.jpg 532w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113339_rmedited-384x350.jpg 384w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1767\" style=\"width: 366px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1767\" class=\"wp-image-1767 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri and Xana La Fuente by Jack Plasky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/888d77b56aa60d897219d425efca11df.jpg\" alt=\"Demri and Xana La Fuente by Jack Plasky\" width=\"356\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/888d77b56aa60d897219d425efca11df.jpg 356w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/888d77b56aa60d897219d425efca11df-350x350.jpg 350w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/888d77b56aa60d897219d425efca11df-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 356px) 100vw, 356px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1767\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demri and Xana La Fuente by Jack Plasky<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1768\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1768\" class=\"wp-image-1768 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri Parrott and Layne Staley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113726_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"DEMRI AND LAYNE YOUNGINS\" width=\"489\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113726_rmedited.jpg 489w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113726_rmedited-342x350.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DEMRI AND LAYNE AS TRUE YOUNGINS!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1217\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_mbhknnrRLO1qmmfmzo1_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1217\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1217 \" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri Parrott and Layne Staley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_mbhknnrRLO1qmmfmzo1_1280.jpg\" alt=\"Demri Parrott and Layne Staley\" width=\"610\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_mbhknnrRLO1qmmfmzo1_1280.jpg 610w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/tumblr_mbhknnrRLO1qmmfmzo1_1280-450x237.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1217\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Demri Parrott and Layne Staley &#8211; Love Hate Love<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1769 size-full\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri by Jack Plasky\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110203_rmedited.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110203_rmedited.jpg 519w, http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_110203_rmedited-450x313.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Demri \" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/demri_peace-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another favorite Demri being Demri&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More<strong> pictures of Demri can be found on my Flickr account at:\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rememberingdemri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RememberingDemri<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1778 size-thumbnail\" style=\"border: 3px solid black;\" title=\"Demri Parrott's Headstone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/20191204_113315_rmedited-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dearest Dem, I will forever miss you..you silly, sweet, wild and precious fairy child.<br \/>\nI will also never let you be forgotten as long as my heart beats&#8230;.this website was made in memory of you, Layne and Rosheen..and now sadly, Mike too.<\/p>\n<p>I started writing this journal online because writing about losing you all&#8230; has helped to heal my broken heart when nothing else did.\u00a0 I was encouraged even more to see that people actually came here to read it and asked for more&#8230;&#x2764;<\/p>\n<p>This website was also made with the AIC fans in mind and to introduce you to them&#8230;the real Demri not just the girlfriend of Layne Staley.<\/p>\n<p>Now to think&#8230; there&#8217;s Demri fan sites and Facebook groups!? So crazy cool and I know you&#8217;d agree&#8230;or I wouldnt of told my stories or shared your pictures.<\/p>\n<p>I want people to know that you also had an amazingly strong and smart Mom who not only cherished you but also tragically lost you to a demon that she was powerless to fight against and so were you.. that she lost you far too soon.. which broke her heart and not long after&#8230;she tragically lost your brothers too&#8230;.Your life may of taken a wrong turn and you got too lost too find your way back but that was not your whole story. I know that.<\/p>\n<p>You also made people smile and giggle and anyone who was ever part of your life&#8230; no matter how long or how short.. will NEVER forget you.<\/p>\n<p>Guys wanted to be noticed by you and most girls wanted to be like you or be your friend!<\/p>\n<p><strong>You were never just &#8220;Layne Staley&#8217;s girlfriend&#8221;&#8230; you were definitely an energy and a force all your own. You are so missed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>I also want to be straight up about why Demri, Layne, Rosheen and Mike are gone now&#8230; they&#8217;re stories should never be romanticized.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>These talented people were all under the thumb of an evil drug addiction that tortured them and eventually ended their lives and heroin is not a drug you try once so if you want to be another tragic statistic..go ahead and &#8220;try it only once&#8221; but I&#8217;ll tell you from my own personal experience being there when people have tried that it for the first time and very few successfully do that.<\/p>\n<p>The next time I&#8217;d run into those people who just meant to try it once would almost always be totally caught up and addicted. Most of us refused to turn someone on for the first time. Demri tried to warn me too and I also ignored her and lost years of my life.. that I can barely remember and doing almost everything I had always promised myself that I&#8217;D NEVER DO&#8230; I EVENTUALLY ENDED UP DOING THINGS I COULD NEVER OF IMAGINED&#8230; ALWAYS JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE THAT FUCKING EVIL ADDICTION!! ITS NOT A GLAMOROUS DRUG AND ITS NOT SOME MYSTERIOUS ROCK STAR SHIT.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ITS JUST FUCKED UP BULLSHIT! YOU NEED TO STAY FAR FAR AWAY FROM!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sad parts of all of our lives are the MOST important cautionary tales on this website.. written for someone who needs to hear it or some kid or young adult who thinks they just wanna try heroin someday&#8230; <strong>Do not do it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is an extremely powerful demon drug that can steal your life and your inner strength faster then you&#8217;ll have control of&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Heroin is a beast of a drug all it&#8217;s own&#8230; in short or in layman&#8217;s terms..it ruins your ability to be naturally happy. It floods your brain&#8217;s receptors with nothing but the good feeling chemicals and then when you try to say &#8220;OK, I&#8217;m done I&#8217;ve had enough&#8221;..Well, too bad&#8230;because your body and your brain will fight and lie to you..Just one more time it will say&#8230;you&#8217;ll promise yourself over and over.. until you eventually just give up and can&#8217;t fight it anymore because you get so violently sick.<\/p>\n<p>Then bring on the lying to hide it from everyone who loves you, bring on the HORRIBLE shame and actual disgust for yourself for turning into everything you had always looked down on or at least never thought you&#8217;d become..a junkie. Great work and it happens faster than you know and very few actually survive this mistake.<\/p>\n<p>Believe me because I know. I watched so many people either die or just become such a broken mess they probably wish they were dead. Shadows of their former selves and it happens faster then you know unless you&#8217;ve seen it happen before&#8230; then you know exactly what I mean.<\/p>\n<p>Pretty soon you&#8217;re just doing it to feel normal and function and you don&#8217;t even get high anymore or getting high gets harder to accomplish without having to do more then usual..and rarely can you even afford to get well&#8230;but that is also how some addicts accidentally overdose..just trying to feel it or after they&#8217;ve gotten clean for awhile..like after getting out of rehab, jail or detox and then they relapse and overdose because their tolerance has gone way down and they accidentally do too much.. That&#8217;s probably almost 80% of the reasons why an addict will overdose. Or they try to do 3x what they usually do or something stupid like that.<\/p>\n<p>There are also the addicts who just seem to overdose all the time and I don&#8217;t know if their bodies are not built to handle it or what but there&#8217;s always &#8220;that girl&#8221; or &#8220;that guy&#8221; that no one wants to get high around or with because they know they might end up giving them CPR by the end of the night&#8230; and let me tell you when you have someone&#8217;s life in YOUR hands&#8230; that&#8217;s traumatizing. For life.<\/p>\n<p>When someone you care about turns blue and stops breathing&#8230; that will mess with you forever. I have never had anyone die on me but I have given more people then I can actually count or remember CPR and I was never afraid to call the ambulance either.<\/p>\n<p>The EMTS never did anything but save your friends life. They didnt want people to be too scared to call them. I dont know how it is nowadays though. Hopefully it&#8217;s still like that because its important that addicts be able to call for help without worrying they&#8217;re gonna go to jail.<\/p>\n<p>There are very few happy endings for heroin addicts. The statistic for heroin addicts who get clean and stay clean are actually depressing and shocking. Most heroin addicts who manage to get clean.. will also eventually relapse. Heroin usually either ends in jail, life long opiate replacement programs like methadone or suboxone or death.<\/p>\n<p>It ruins your health and your self confidence, your self esteem and your creativity. It tries to steal your life and the sparkle or energy that flows within us all. Do not let it get YOU! That&#8217;s what all 4 of my friends whose lifes are over would tell you all who are hear reading this.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re saying to yourself &#8220;Ahh.. I KNOW&#8230;I just wanna try it once&#8230;BELIEVE ME I am not stupid&#8221; it doesnt usually end up working out like that. Heroin isn&#8217;t a &#8220;social drug&#8221; that you experiment with.<\/p>\n<p>If your brain and body like it&#8230; your brain and your body will talk you into trying it again.. and again and before you know it&#8230;and pretty soon you can&#8217;t stop it&#8230;and even if your brain and your body agree with your heart&#8230;drug addiction is cunning. There are very few who are strong enough to keep up the fight for as long it will take to stop completely and for a\u00a0 lifetime. It can sneak back in and take over even faster then it did the first time.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some statistics:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2017, 81,000 Americans tried heroin for the first time.<\/li>\n<li>Over 15,500 Americans died from a heroin overdose in 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know that this might sound discouraging for the addicts whose reading this&#8230; but if they&#8217;re heroin addicts&#8230; then they already know the harsh truth.<\/p>\n<p>YES, IT IS POSSIBLE to get and stay clean but you have to do it for yourself. You have to completely get away from your environment you used in&#8230; like the whole city&#8230; you gotta find all new friends and you need to want it more then anything else!!<\/p>\n<p>BECAUSE <strong>YOU<\/strong> ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SORRY, but no one I&#8217;ve known has ever STAYED clean for someone else&#8217;s sake<\/strong>, because they&#8217;ve been shamed or guilt tripped into getting clean&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sure, that might work for a short while but ultimately addicts need more incentives in their life then how someone else feels&#8230; and those two things <strong>shame and guilt<\/strong> can also completly back fire on family members who always seem to try this route too and it will just cause their addict to go deeper and farther into their addiction and they may begin to isolate themselves emotionally and physically away from the people who made them feel that way because they don&#8217;t wanna let them down anymore or let them see the disgusting mess they know they&#8217;ve become.. so they&#8217;ll just remove themselves from their lives instead.. breaking everyone&#8217;s hearts including their own.<\/p>\n<p>Addicts in your life should never be seen as selfish assholes.. most are actually just broken and sad and while they may come off as being selfish because they won&#8217;t get clean for you&#8230; most are\u00a0 just not equipped to know HOW to get clean or are too scared to try. It usually has nothing to do with how much they love YOU. Especially if you&#8217;re their parents, siblings or children. Believe me they love you!! It has nothing to do with you why they can&#8217;t get clean.<\/p>\n<p>I also do NOT recommend enabling or helping addicts stay in their addiction by loaning them money or letting them stay with you.. especially if their addiction is messing up your own daily life&#8230;but I also don&#8217;t recommend calling them names or hating on them either&#8230; they do that enough to themselves already. Believe me. Just let them know you&#8217;ll be there when they&#8217;re ready to get clean.<\/p>\n<p>Every story is different so I can&#8217;t claim to say this is the best advice for every person with an addict in their lives. Get help for yourself from someone whose been there or a professional and they can help you learn how to handle your specific situation better.<\/p>\n<p>It will take a different catalyst for every addict to finally take that leap off the cliff and get help&#8230;some will need to be love bombed, some will need tough love&#8230; jail is not the answer&#8230; but ALL will need the help of people who understand them and won&#8217;t judge them and a very strong and loving support system, also time away from their old friends, sometimes family and the places they&#8217;ve used in is crucial and they all need to want it at least enough to try it one day and then hopefully one more day&#8230; and they will need to learn new tools to cope with their new reality and how to live their new life clean without the old faithful emotional and physical buffer of opiates.<\/p>\n<p>As mean and selfish as it may sound for an addict to abandon their loved ones&#8230; THAT&#8217;S exactly what I am talking about! This drug is so powerful and addicting that people will keep using&#8230; even when they&#8217;re slowly killing themselves, ruining their lives and hurting the people they love the most! Their own Children, Parents, best friends, partners and lovers do not usually stand a chance against it.<\/p>\n<p>Addiction can change a person&#8217;s priorities and also put huge dent in their moral compass&#8230; even having children isn&#8217;t enough for some addicts..\u00a0 the one love that people cherish the most in their lives. Their children. So heartbreaking for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Opiate Addiction is selfish to the core. Addicts not necessarily. Depends on the person but most would do anything to be all that their families wanted for and from them but addicts can get so far gone and lost&#8230; that they can&#8217;t see the light at the end of the heroin tunnel anymore&#8230; and heroin has become their everything. Heroin becomes their lover, their mother, their friend&#8230;. and a life without it again&#8230; can seems totally unrealistic and near impossible to ALOT of addicts if not all and that may sound stupid, heartless of them but most addicts I&#8217;ve known are also the most sensitive, loving, non-judgmental and wisest people I&#8217;ve known.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also met some true asshole addicts&#8230; but they were usually born that way. Heroin doesnt turn you into an asshole. You do that on your own! That is a horrible excuse some addicts may use to treat people badly, steal from people they know or physically hurt people.. that&#8217;s all on them still.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, I&#8217;ve said enough here&#8230; I hope I help someone with my stories. That would mean everything to me.<\/p>\n<p>I am good today but I did have to leave Seattle and start a whole new life away from everyone I knew.<\/p>\n<p>I feel empathy for all addicts. Doesnt mean I want them in my life. I am here to support if I can but a simple chat is as far as I&#8217;ll go. I am not strong enough to deal with addicts bullshit anymore. Their pain or their struggle. For my own sobriety I need to stay away from addicts. Addicts are a triggers for me so 12 step meetings are not good for me but they work for a lot of people at least in the beginning stages they worked for me too. Try whatever it takes and if you&#8217;re NOT an addict&#8230; then all you have to do&#8230; is never try it in the first place!!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tutus and combat boots forever!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><em><strong>~ Barbara<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>This website is dedicated to Demri Parrott, Layne Staley, Mike Starr and Rosheen Raugi with love and for anyone who ever thinks they wanna try it just once for fun.. I will speak for us all in saying&#8230; we hope you read this and change your minds.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><small><em><\/p>\n<div class=\"hr\"><\/div>\n<p><\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<h1>Get Notified of Website Updates:<\/h1>\n<p>If you want to sign up to get notified of our website updates.. please enter your email address into the form at the bottom of the right hand sidebar.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you. ~ Barbara<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Sources: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sooopy\/\">Soopy on Flickr<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jack.plasky\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jack.plasky\">Jack Plasky<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rememberlayne top post 2 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:468px;height:15px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6173441909460537\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5290871788\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=Rememberlayne\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rememberlayne.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/subscribe-button.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- rememberlayne top post 3 --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:320px;height:100px\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6173441909460537\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9721071389\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demri Lara Parrott \u00a0&#8211;\u00a0February 22nd 1969 \u2013 October 29th 1996 Oct 29th is a day a lot of us who knew and loved Demri will never forget. 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