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Leave a tribute"God saw her getting tired, when healing was not to be.
So he wrapped his arms around her, and whispered, “come to me”.
She didn’t deserve what she went through, so he gave her rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful, he only takes the best.
And when she was finally sleeping, so peaceful and free from pain
I could not wish you back, to suffer that again."
I am sending my prayers to you on the hopes
that you can continue to heal. I cannot imagine
your pain. I know you probably feel cheated by the
fact that she's been taken at such a early age
when she had so much more to experience, but
perhaps (as hard as it is to be without her)
she's at peace...finally. We want to protect our
children no matter their age, and it makes
us feel so helpless when we can't...
I'm not really good at saying things,
& it's so hard to know what to say at
times like these, but please know I am
thinking of you & praying for you all
every single day.
I wish you strength in the days ahead,
and may God's peace be with you.
Margie Crowder Rapisarda
What an incredible loss. My heart goes out to you all in love and compassion. Life is forever changed. May you somehow find meaning in all of this pain, and may love surround you and healing be yours in the years to come.
I'm sure no pain has been greater than losing Erin. I send endless amounts of strength and love and hope that your suffering can lessen over time, if possible...
You will forever be missed.
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My daughter
Erin Marie was my youngest, a beautiful baby who grew into more beauty, with intellect. But, there was a dark side that I never knew until it was far too late. Erin was a naturaly curious and to some extent serious youngerster.
My Erin was date raped by an older man when she was 15 years old, and kept this from us. I do not know why she felt she couldn't come to us with this. Yes, I would have gone after this person. I imagine Erin was ashamed. From that point on the acting out began, and her creative writing took on a very dark and bleak view of life. Her writing culminated with a national silver level award her senior year in high school. After that, she abandoned her creative side and took on life, wanting to make it on her own.
Erin was an early acceptance student at Virginia Tech, where she became the poster child for the anit-Hokie. Erin's freshman essay about why being a 'Hokie' was not all it was purported to be was the subject of a Washington Post article. Erin was courageous in this way. Erin took to modeling which then took on a lifesyle of its own. Erin moved to California as soon as she graduated from Tech. We didn't hear from Erin too often, almost never asking for assistance of any kind. As parents, we wanted our girls to be independent so we assumed all was well in her world. Sadly, this was not the case.
I will always remember Erin as the beautiful energetic child she was. I will never get over her pain, self-doubt and sheer misery caused by undiagnosed mental health issues. When these issues came to a head in early 2016, I did all I knew to do to try and be a part of Erin's life and guide her back to the light. I failed. I love you Erin. I am so sorry I couldn't do more for you my beautiful child.
Erin was obsessed with Hanson when she was in fifth grade. She used an M&M bank to collect coins for her "Oklahoma fund." She wanted to go out there to try to meet them. Zac was her favorite.