Memorial
This is a memorial dedicated to site members who have passed away. This is
an open memorial for our members and does not consist of wls patients only.
We would like to note that averaging high and low risk patients together, the death rate from bariatric surgery is about 0.2%. For morbidily obese patients who do not have surgery, life expectancy can be 15 or more years below average.
To learn more about the risks of surgery click
here.
To learn about some of the benefits of surgery click
here.
If you know of any members on this site who have passed away, please email Member Services and ask that the member's name be added to the list below. This may take some time; please be patient.
To the friends and families of these people, we send our deepest regards and sympathies.
— The ObesityHelp.com Staff
| Name | Location | Date Added to Memorial |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa-in-England | (Wiltshire, UK) | March 31, 2001 |
| Kerri 4luvs | (CA) | July 27, 2004 |
| Momma Angel | (MI) | June 10, 2004 |
| Pam Angus | (Harrison, AR) | November 9, 2002 |
| Tom Annonymous | (Puyallup, WA) | September 26, 2005 |
| Marilyn Barney | (Redmond, OR) | December 21, 2001 |
| Russell Bazemore | (Pooler, GA) | August 2, 2002 |
| Melissa Bekederemo | (Tulsa, OK) | December 27, 2003 |
| Moira Blumenschein | (Calgary, AB, Canada) | December 23, 2008 |
| Coretta Boone | (Americus, GA) | April 22, 2006 |
| Melanie Bracey | (Dillon, SC) | January 13, 2005 |
| Dominique Brandwen | (New York, NY) | July 4, 2006 |
| Nancy Ann Branigh | (Oak Harbor, WA) | November 28, 2004 |
| Jason Braun | (Milan, MI) | June 21, 2006 |
| Cathy Breithaupt | (Wayne, MI) | August 2, 2005 |
| Ginger Brewster | (Woodbridge, VA) | November 24, 2002 |
| Barbara Brost | (Sheboygan, WI) | July 31, 2006 |
| Linda Bullaro | (Garfield, NJ) | March 28, 2008 |
| Linda Burkhardt | (Tucson, AZ) | November 30, 2003 |
| Charlotte Burks | (Roanoke, VA) | January 29, 2001 |
| Karen Carpenter | (Dallas, TX) | December 31, 2006 |
| Lynn Carver | (Bristol, CT) | December 2, 2005 |
| Cari Chaney | (Anchorage, AK) | September 21, 2000 |
| Mark Charles | (Columbia, SC) | April 28, 2006 |
| Gloria Chartraw | (Riverside, CA) | December 4, 2002 |
| Alan Childress | (Beeville, TX) | January 10, 2001 |
| Shawn Cohen | (CT) | May 18, 2000 |
| Alice Cook | (Apopka, FL) | September 30, 2007 |
| John Costlow | (Calera, AL) | December 30, 2002 |
| Hobert Creamer | (Hahira, GA) | August 1, 2003 |
| Joe Crist | (Pittsburgh, PA) | December 25, 2006 |
| Janet Crowder | (Cincinnati,, OH) | July 31, 2002 |
| Erin Cutlip | (Weston, WV) | August 13, 2001 |
| Libby Davis | (Chesnee, SC) | August 10, 2005 |
| Carolyn (Sunni) Delph | (Radcliff, KY) | February 13, 2006 |
| Dolores Dimas | (Gilroy, CA) | August 25, 2000 |
| Amber Domalewski | (Mount laurel, NJ) | July 19, 2006 |
| Marci Domec | (Houston, TX) | March 29, 2006 |
| Minja Doricki | (Toronto, ON, Canada) | September 4, 2001 |
| Beverly Eastburn | (Philadelphia, PA) | August 21, 2001 |
| Linda Franklin | (Waynesville, NC) | March 3, 2006 |
| Zoe Fraraccio | (Douglasville, GA) | July 27, 2005 |
| Jeanie George | (Castroville, TX) | May 18, 2000 |
| Susan Glos | (Portage, IN) | September 9, 2000 |
| Glenn Goldberg | (Port Angeles, WA) | January 4, 2005 |
| Maddy Goldman | (Manhattan, NY) | October 11, 2000 |
| Rob Gosa | (FL) | May 18, 2000 |
| Philip Greenberg | (Coconut Creek, FL) | November 2, 2005 |
| Jade Greene | (Longmont, CO) | February 4, 2004 |
| Donald Griffis | (Morris-chapel, TN) | November 30, 2006 |
| Therese Hammond | (Grand Rapids, MI) | July 28, 2005 |
| Jeffrey Hanes | (Winston Salem, NC) | July 26, 2000 |
| Sherry Hardin | (Swainsboro, GA) | December 17, 2002 |
| Darlene Harris | (Midwest City, OK) | May 24, 2004 |
| Tari Hedeen | (Coatesville, IN) | December 17, 2002 |
| James Henley | (Birmingham, AL) | January 30, 2003 |
| Peter Herida | (Meriden, CT) | June 27, 2003 |
| Cindy Herrick | (SC) | November 9, 2000 |
| Alison Hoffman | (Barrington, IL) | December 1, 2008 |
| Alison Hoffman | (Mansfield, TX) | November 14, 2008 |
| Al Hooper | (Fairbanks, AK) | May 17, 2001 |
| Jerry Hughes | (Mulberry, FL) | November 11, 2000 |
| Kathy J | (Hampton, GA) | March 27, 2006 |
| Vickie J | (Tallahassee, FL) | November 14, 2008 |
| Vanessa Jones | (Arrington, VA) | October 11, 2006 |
| Lacie Jones | (Hamilton, AL) | April 28, 2003 |
| Glenda Klapper | (Arlington, TX) | September 17, 2001 |
| Gilbert Lawrence | (Glendale, AZ) | March 10, 2003 |
| Cheryl Lisiewski | (Oaklyn, NJ) | March 29, 2004 |
| Toni Lopatic | (Harrisburg, PA) | November 4, 2002 |
| Kathy LoPiccolo | (Westland, MI) | October 27, 2007 |
| Cesar Lorenzo | (Levittown, NY) | February 2, 2006 |
| Diane Loyer | (Sudbury, Canada) | December 10, 2009 |
| Dana Malcom | (Monroe, GA) | December 1, 2008 |
| Lou Mastrofrancesco | (MI) | May 18, 2000 |
| Christine McAfee | (Toronto, ON, Canada) | September 28, 2006 |
| Elizabeth McCafferty | (Seattle, WA) | August 21, 2001 |
| Teresa McCleary | (Villa Rica, GA) | March 16, 2001 |
| Jan McCollum | (Pensacola, FL) | January 23, 2002 |
| C McCrory | (Wappingers Falls, NY) | May 17, 2000 |
| Tammy McFarlane | (Cambridge, ON, Canada) | August 9, 2006 |
| Kristin McKinney | (Brick, NJ) | October 23, 2001 |
| Cynde Miller | (Browns Mills, NJ) | May 18, 2000 |
| Charlotte Mills | (Houston, TX) | July 22, 2002 |
| Dee Mitchell | (Waldorf, MD) | April 5, 2001 |
| Randy Morgan | (Clermont, FL) | July 15, 2007 |
| Julie Morris | (Grand Prairie, TX) | October 5, 2006 |
| Bill Moser | (Louisville, OH) | February 21, 2001 |
| Rosanne Muoio | (Lemoyne, PA) | March 29, 2003 |
| Terry Murdock | (Loganville, GA) | December 22, 2000 |
| Rene Murdock | (Elmira, NY) | September 10, 2006 |
| James Myers | (Victorville, CA) | July 17, 2000 |
| Teri Lynn N | (Long Beach, CA) | March 22, 2006 |
| Nancy Nadel | (Warwick, NY) | August 31, 2000 |
| Alice Neff | (Seymour, TN) | September 18, 2007 |
| Dee Dee Newman Bocchetti | (Chelsea, MA) | August 31, 2000 |
| Joyce Newsome | (Willingboro, NJ) | September 22, 2000 |
| Stacy Nightingale | (Jonesboro, AR) | December 2, 2004 |
| John Nissen | (Hendersonville, TN) | February 5, 2004 |
| Jessica O | (Apple Valley, MN) | November 16, 2005 |
| Chris O. | (Mastic, NY) | September 20, 2000 |
| Dave Odom | (Oneonta, AL) | December 30, 2002 |
| Shirley ORourke | (Los Alamos, NM) | March 29, 2003 |
| John Ott | (Moreno Valley, CA) | September 29, 2005 |
| Teresa Owen | (Portland, OR) | November 24, 2002 |
| Pamela Pate | (Fort Wayne, IN) | August 16, 2005 |
| Marc S. Patterson | (Fort Myers, FL) | December 17, 2002 |
| Dell Peavler | (Garland, TX) | December 23, 2001 |
| Randy A. Primeaux | (Morgan City, LA) | June 26, 2003 |
| Brenda Rogers | (Greenville, SC) | December 29, 2003 |
| Nancy Rudolf | (Roseburg, OR) | August 25, 2006 |
| Sherry S. | (Buna, TX) | December 24, 2005 |
| Brenda S. | (Waxahachie, TX) | August 24, 2004 |
| Charles Sanders | (Rio Rancho, NM) | May 1, 2006 |
| Suzanne Scott | (Rossville, GA) | January 10, 2002 |
| Jimmy Shaver | (Browns Summit, NC) | November 10, 2003 |
| Sally Simatos | (Pottsville, PA) | May 20, 2003 |
| Heather Sloan | (Chester, SC) | June 8, 2007 |
| Leigh Smith | (Macon, GA) | April 23, 2003 |
| Valerie Steyn | (Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa) | July 16, 2000 |
| Theresa Strickland | (Clackamas, OR) | September 26, 2005 |
| Heather Stulginski | (Munhall, PA) | June 13, 2001 |
| Donna Sublett | (Tulsa, OK) | October 17, 2001 |
| Kenneth Svejda | (Kansas City, MO) | May 22, 2006 |
| Diane T | (Lake Dallas, TX) | August 26, 2004 |
| Steven Taylor | (Raleigh, NC) | June 19, 2003 |
| Carolyn Taylor | (Charleston, WV) | August 18, 2000 |
| Kirk Thompson | (Martins Ferry, OH) | August 12, 2009 |
| Dana Tomberlin | (Bryceville, FL) | September 17, 2003 |
| Sherry Tranilla | (Bremerton, WA) | August 9, 2001 |
| Cecile Unkn | (NY) | May 18, 2000 |
| Shelley Vogel | (Pen Argyl, PA) | April 6, 2003 |
| Mac W | (Portland, OR) | May 10, 2000 |
| Stephany W | (Mobile, AL) | July 31, 2002 |
| Annette Waldron | (Bushkill, PA) | September 17, 2001 |
| Samantha Walker | (Baltimore, MD) | June 27, 2003 |
| Wendy Warbis | (West Sacramento, CA) | June 21, 2011 |
| Kenneth Wentz | (Charleston, WV) | February 18, 2001 |
| Joan Williams | (O'Fallon, MO) | June 3, 2000 |
| Angela Willmon | (Chickasha, OK) | July 18, 2003 |
| Elizabeth Wolcott | (South Gate, CA) | February 25, 2001 |
| Melissa Wolfram | (Harvest, AL) | July 7, 2002 |
| Lisa Wulff | (Napoleon, OH) | September 5, 2000 |
| Larry Young | (Benton, KY) | August 21, 2001 |
| Rodney Young | (Gastonia, NC) | August 9, 2003 |