"At 28, you just don't see people dropping dead of a heart attack," her mother, Lori Barranon, recently told Kennedy News & Media. "She was a workout queen..."
"He died last night in dramatic fashion during a game of poker in a community that I know has meant a lot to him over the last few years. He was laughing one minute, then gone the next (presumed heart attack) and attempts at resuscitation were unsuccessful."