It will take a different catalyst for every addict to finally take that leap off the cliff and get helpsome will need to be love bombed, some will need tough love jail is not the answer but ALL will need the help of people who understand them and wont judge them and a very strong and loving support system, also time away from their old friends, sometimes family and the places theyve 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 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. Demri had family, many friends, and Layne, but she kept on running to the end. I remember sitting in my room in Iceland in the early 90s, listening to all the grunge bands thinking Man..Id like to be able to live in the smack dab middle of all this madness, be chilling in Seattle with likeminded folks. Demri Lara PARROTT Left this world October 29, 1996; born in Bremerton, Wa, on Feb 22, 1969 and attended school in Arlington. I was talking with her daily. I wish Demri had that same desire, to want to be an actress/model, who read books, studied acting. I had an office in town and they kept bugging me to come over. As a loved one, you have to be alert. Also there is a pretty controversial youtuber whos channel is Freelee the Banana Girl, and she does cuss a lot lol, but her videos can definitely help. It speaks volumes about this site that a guy sitting in his living room in Iceland in 2017, can read through it and feel as if he were a fly on the wall in all these parties and gatherings. Sure looks like Demri. Their friends warned against it, rehab for both many times. It doesnt seem right to me that they continue the band because there is no improvement. I got an errorto be continued, First I would like to thank you for this site. Regardless, they were engaged for a short time. Sparing the details, I ended up having a stupid fight with her about Layne. Layne dated pornstar Tera Patrick in the 90s (she said so in her biography, she was 17 and worked as a model at the time) and also Simone Starr Farrow, the australian model (and then drug dealer). She studied at the Arlington High School, Washington (1984 1986); the Lakewood High School, Arlington, WA (1986); and the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 1989). She also had a very unique style, and was very popular. The truth about the ways she lied, cheated, manipulated and stole from him have all been conveniently forgotten.". I just hope you are able to get well again and I hope whatever happens you are able to find peace with it. Ya I mess up and say it (we had nicknames) but also it was to motivate her to add a little fuel under her butt and remember she had a purpose for being here. In the position he was in, its probably the only way he couldve had a lasting relationship. Especially if youre their parents, siblings or children. Its a tribute vid, and at 5:45 (and I mean exactly easy to miss!) The drug is the great deception and it kills people around where I live every day. Demri Parrott was buried at the Miller-Woodlawn Memorial Park in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. Very seldom been wrong. thank you Barbara if you see this for sharing all this information. Me and some other fans have read nearly everything we could find on Layne and there has not been a mention of any girlfriend except Demri. Demri's obituary. Many of us found them through Laynes music, which has evoked so much feeling and emotion from my heart and I just want to learn anything that I can from someone who actually knew & loved them. Though he did pay for her drug treatment. There are records showing that she prostituted in her last years, however Im not sure that her family want this discussed. One night he and his father were shooting heroin together and his father ODed. I pray every day that he does not experiment with H, because I know that he will not come back from that. I think he lived with Ian at the warehouse on Merry Christmas to you. Barbera & Katherine~I am seeing this as I walk out the door, and will read more later, but I dont know who told you someone else made the blue hat, I made ALL Andys hats. I needed to get back to work and Id drive them crazy getting up every couple hours and putting my ears to their mouth to make sure they were breathing. Are there any photos of Demri during the last year of her life? I believe Layne when he said before his passing that Demri visited him. Laura. She was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bremerton. to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Layne and Demri's relationship made me come to terms with the fact that some people in your life will just drill a hole in your head and insert themselves there and there's nothing you can do to ever get them out. i recently posted this link on another demri question, but check out this site if you want to know about her. I first read that on the findadeath.com forum many years ago maybe 06 or 07? She stayed with whoever would let her in during her final year, and was taken in by the father of a friend. Just human. I personally havent lost any friend such at young age, and the pain all of you guys who new Demri and were their family and friends are having, I think I will never imagine it. Yes, she was sick from herion, but so was Marilyn. Build your family tree online . Sounds like you are happy and settled now with your beautiful familyhave a good weekend xx, Barbara, Do you know if you have the first version or the second? I first heard nutshell about a year ago and had to find the source of that sound.It was here that I found AIC + the voice of Layne. Anyway, once Demri died it was all over him because she knew him. Seeing posts pertaining to Andrew Wood, Xana and Mike was very pleasant too. I know this is an old ass post and comment but I agree, this post is weird as fuck. However, in the years that followed Dirt"s success, Layne and Demri drifted apart, and their engagement broke sometime in 1994, although she features in the cover of Mad Seasons Above. It sounds far fetched but then thinking that we just turn off like a light bulb is also way too hard for me to accept. I am an addict and have been for years. I went to the video and checked and I dont think its Demri because: 1. My hope is people considering trying heroin or opiates in general just one time will read your story and Demris story and think twice. Hi all. And Marilyn had no family to help her, she was alone in all this. Theres a youtuber named Kristina who has a channel called FullyRawKristina who makes videos about raw veganism, even though a lot of her videos are receipe videos which may be high in fat and should not be eaten too often of they have a lot of fat, but her videos are a place to start. Its a terrible disease and I have seen so many patients that I treated and transported from the streets of Detroit that had it from shooting up. I noticed the list of books on the home page and decided to go check out Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm at our public library. 1 person I know said he came by their house in Seattle and wanted them to come to his car to see if this girl O.D.d. It was drilled into him how his life and career would be over if she OD on his watch so he was afraid to have her around if she was using. I dont know. ITS NOT A GLAMOROUS DRUG AND ITS NOT SOME MYSTERIOUS ROCK STAR SHIT. The opposite occurred, she cut off contact with Layne save for minor interactions, she hustled to get money for smack. https://alice-in-chains.livejournal.com/103699.html?thread=559635#t559635, https://icepicksandnukes.com/2011/12/16/setting-the-alice-in-chains-record-straight/. Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. What a beautiful comment. Media can put entertainers on the highest pedestals and even encourage the descructive behavior, but drop them like hot potatoes or make matters even worse when the downward spiral goes into overdrive. She had this really cool, big Roman nose. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. For the first time in 10 yrs im doing good! Thank you so much for sharing your stories. Best Of Luck to you Ms. Jacqueline from Scotland. I dont think a lot of people understand how much damage it does. Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love. She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann ne Austin and Dennis Wayne Dougherty, but at the time of her birth, her 18-year-old mother had been married to Stephen John Parrott, aged 21, for 21 days. i was born after demris passing but reading about her and seeing her photos is truly enchanting. She was perfect just the way she was, Demri could pull of any look and this picture is a great example of her versatility as a model. Genealogy for Demri Lara Parrott (1969 - 1996) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Jerry did do some heroin but he was all about coke, girls, money and fame. Im pretty sure about it , Much love, peace and good karma to you! A little history for those who do not already know.. Demri Lara Parrott was engaged to Layne Staley of Alice in Chains which was a very well known rock band in the 1990's but there is so much more to Demri.. she was an artist herself, a model and . At the time of her death, she was clean, but for her last hours, she was at a friends house, who took her to Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington, and recognized too late that she wasnt doing well on the pills shed ingested. Risk factors include intravenous drug use). Layne Thomas Staley (born Layne Rutherford Staley; August 22, 1967 - April 5, 2002) was an American singer and songwriter who was the original lead vocalist of the rock band Alice in Chains, which rose to international fame in the early 1990s as part of Seattle's grunge movement. It usually has nothing to do with how much they love YOU. Such a sad story. She thought he should because his stuff was there. He lived through it, but they were kicked out of the apartment. Demri Lara Parrott, 27, of Bremerton died Oct. 29, 1996, at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland. The surgeon wants me to prove ive been clean for 9 months before she will do it. I didnt go to shows and I was ecpected to. Hey Amber, I know its been awhile since your comment was posted, but do you by any chance happen to know for sure that Layne moved out of the Ward Street house in 93? some photos just got released of Demri a month before she died. Ive read/heard about that name (Demri Parrot) since the late 90s but never really felt the urge to check out her bio until recently. As mean and selfish as it may sound for an addict to abandon their loved ones THATS exactly what I am talking about! Ok, Ive said enough here I hope I help someone with my stories. I have not read any of the books written about the era or the books written about my friends Mike and Layne. Without happiness in your life life is not worth much. So did Laynes fame, which Demri felt sucked into, although she always tried to maintain her own identity away from Layne. Oh my she was so beautiful, so beautiful!!! I just wanted to share my story because i dont think alot of heroin addicts think about the other consequences that iving heroin can cause such as endocarditis. Thats probably the biggest lesson her legacy has taught me. We were buddies and got closer when he was engaged to Miranda because he really wanted to do right by her. They have it, although I have not seen it in the display but I do have the paperwork from the curator. Its hard to have someone understand that you didnt get off the couch all day because you just couldnt get up or because you want to rip the painful gaping hole out of your chest. He thought because he wasnt living there he shouldnt have to. I was the only one with a real job and I should have been saving to travel but spent it on making Andy look amazing and it irks me to think someone is claiming to have made his hats! She wanted the 27 club, and she got it, much to everyone who loved her, bringing them such sorrow. I hope so. Again Thank you so much for sharing your story it is important that we all share our stories with each other openly and honestly so another person does not fall into the same trap. Thats all I wanted to say. Friends report that she was incredibly skinny and her face was sunken in during this time. Tommy who bragged about selling Andy his last dose and Michael who was in El Steiner would invite themselves over, before AIC got home and did the Moore show. Especially a timeless celebrity like Layne Staley who left behind such a powerful legacy of music that continues to be important to so many people. Anyway, Layne introduced my friends and I to Demri, and Ill never forget my first impression of her she was this angelic looking little thing, with the biggest, most genuine smile She took my hand in both of hers, and told me what a pleasure it was to meet me. I went to the ER and had ct and mri and found out i had endocarditis. They didnt have it so they ordered one for me and thats what Ive been reading these last couple of weeks. BECAUSE YOU ARE SICK AND TIRED OF BEING SICK AND TIRED!! About. I can understand that to a degree, but we were pals, and I wasnt gonna I really appreciate this site. Thank you Kat, I try to be friendly and just treat everyone like I would expect to be treated so its always nice to hear. Rare pictures show her to be tiny, dark-featured and pretty, with long black hair and dark eyes. That girl looks like shes afraid of Demri, or what Demri is saying to her, while Demri looks totally relaxed, lol. Oh manI wrote all that for nothing. It has nothing to do with you why they cant get clean. 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. Pictures of Demri Lara Parrot. Death is forever and you are needed in this world. Well I highly recommend it. Who would your Mom or Dad or best friend mention in your Obit? I dont update it much but sometimes I add to the pages more.. like I did this one recently. All text content on this website is copyrighted by , DARIN LAMBS GUEST POST ONE OF LAYNE AND DEMRIS BEST FRIENDS AND MY EX-BOYFRIEND, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot0g2SWqnK8, http://grungestorytellers.xanaland.com/2013/02/happy-birthday-demri-crew-guy-recalls.html, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGZfqQzpvU, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQA98ZTJDTc. but I wanted to make a note on the message posted by D but written by koa know that runs online for about 8 years I know for sure because we put the message in alternativegrunge forum in Italy .. Demri HATED being known as Laynes girlfriend.If I had a quarter for all the times she and I were approached with I know youyoure Laynes girlfriend and she would step back and reply No, I am Demri I would take all of us to Vegas. But then I was never much more than a witness. So . Why dont you read my other posts? Pretty soon youre just doing it to feel normal and function and you dont 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 wellbut that is also how some addicts accidentally overdose..just trying to feel it or after theyve 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.. Thats probably almost 80% of the reasons why an addict will overdose. (The ones that used and didnt contract it, were generally the ones that either snorted or shot with clean needles. I think of her all the time, and how our similarities made me feel so much better about myself as a teenager. He told me that the first time he did it, he was exhausted and feeling like shit. I dont know what happened after 99. A week went by and my symptons worsened. Otherwise its just another chain.. you cant go without. Around 94 Layne began to realize that to become clean and stay with her, she also needed to be clean. Thank you for this site, and these photos, and your memories. Im not sure if this message goes to Barbara, or not. He was getting more and more into one of his favorite hobbies too, which was anime (which he helped get me into. It is believed that her death has overwhelmed Layne so much that he returned to addiction. Blessings to each of you! 17 talking about this. Shes a vegan and follows raw till four which is like raw veganism but includes a cooked vegan meal at dinner time. I was and still am a huge fan of Laynes and AIC, and admired the beautiful Demri. I will speak for us all in saying we hope you read this and change your minds. I just look forward to hearing from someone. The rest Yes, Jerry had a coke problem. Although she went to rehab several times, it didnt work to her, and sometimes had to turn to theft and prostitution to get some money for the drugs. See more ideas about demri parrott, alice in chains, demri lara parrott. Prayers for those trying to beat opiate addiction out there. Dark features (eyes and hair), long dark hair, Arlington High School, Washington (1984 -1986), Lakewood High School, Arlington, WA (1986). She introduced him to heroin, though he probably was doing other drugs before her, such as coke. There is no magic cure.. but writing, journaling and even just talking about the ones you lots does help or at least it helped me. Movie posters. History has proven that young people experiment without clearly thinking of their mortality. She said take her to Capital Hill to Rehab so he thought he was (per what he told me). I found the video I think but did not see any girl Thank you. By the time he tried to wake her she was in a coma. ROCK IS DEAD? Lanegan was really sick for a while and Layne was like a Florence Nightingale. Sure, that might work for a short while but ultimately addicts need more incentives in their life then how someone else feels and those two things shame and guilt 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 dont wanna let them down anymore or let them see the disgusting mess they know theyve become.. so theyll just remove themselves from their lives instead.. breaking everyones hearts including their own. I read that she would give her last few dollars to someone if she knew they needed it more than her. My tricuspid valve was infected and a large vegetation had grown on it. He is still my favorite singer of all time to this day; that will never change I dont think. Demri was bisexual, and she was a nudist. Demri would be proud of you If a kittens in your bed clawing you, its a kitten, you know? On the other hand I also dont flatter myself that I could have done something for him; I just dont know if I was that important. Large gallery of Demri Parrott pics. Layne wants to quit, Demri doesnt, she has developed a fatalistic attitude towards her life. No one would have had any idea who she was if not for Layne. I could go on for days with stories, but I wont. We all were our suing a buzz in those days and the idea was to just be careful. I remember I was shooting video for Nancy at one of those tributes five years ago -shooting man on the street interviews outside, and Mike pulled up in a limo and talked to some of us , and we chatted but he was high as a kite. I think that Layne always sort of blamed himself for not looking after her, because she did need looking after. For all she claimed she wanted to be known as Demri, not Layne's girlfriend, she rode that and took whatever she could from it. Also I do know Rachel was trying to be there for Layne after Demri died and he did let her but he said not romantically. Dear Barbara, I will never be whole again and I keep stuffing the pain down and filling the hole in my soul with heroin but I never am rid of the pain nor am I ever joyful and worst I think of allI dont even feel alive. They can numb you from all the pain. Mothers Love. After I moved out from Laynes, I didnt have much contact with Demri. Best thing people can do is move away from everything you know and everyone you know that makes it easy. But I guess no matter how sick she was during her last year- she was still beautiful for sure, on the outside and on the inside. Please answer, so that I may know that youre ok. All my love, Laura. I started our just doing it because it made me feel energized to create my own music as well as to work. Demri was staying with a friends Dad trying to kick by the time I got out so she could come stay at my parents while I recovered from surgery and she had to be clean to do that. She also has Demris engagement ring that Layne gave her. Beca, I just wanted to Thank you for your story. She has been an extremely impressionable part of my lifeand it warms my heart to see her honored. For university, she studied at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 - 1989). Im sorry, Layne. I just dont know what happened after 98 99. But with Demri Im not alone, and there are so many people who, like me, only know her through pictures and stories and are similarly fascinated by her. Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 - October 29th 1996) was an American model, artist, and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancee of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley . I know that this might sound discouraging for the addicts whose reading this but if theyre heroin addicts then they already know the harsh truth. Living your life not feeling happy is not the way you were meant to live. She didnt ask me, she didnt care. Which is correct?? My husband purchased it as a christmas gift for me. Jessica I am so sorry for your loss. His father was an addict as well.