Heather Bratton - (1987-2006) - RIP

[jssy4eva]

Someone made a beautiful video for her on youtube.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Np2tv5ZRss

it's sad to watch, but it's also very moving

 

[Pastry]

^funny..i was waiting for that to happen...=)

 

[cookies3939]

I just knew it from MDC. It was so sad.
Heather's influential and stunning face would be remembered by everyone.
Deepest condolences for her family and friends.

 

[pinnie]

i cant stop thinking about her.
Its such a terrible tragedy.

 

[MissJones]

Its so sad.
My condolences to her family and friends!

 

[Ieva]

Someone made a beautiful video for her on youtube.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Np2tv5ZRss

it's sad to watch, but it's also very moving

I cried a little watching that

 

[smartarse]

I heard that, the beginning of her website HeatherBratton.com is more emotional.

 

[Julie91]

condolences to her family and friends

sad

 

[fouroclock]

from ABClocal

Fashion Cover Girl Killed in Crash
By BONNIE PFISTER
AP

AP
Heather Bratton appeared on catwalks this summer in Milan and Paris, modeling for Prada, Gucci, Burberry and Chanel.

Talk About It: Post Thoughts




TRENTON, N.J. (July 30) - A young woman who died in a fiery auto crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last weekend has been identified as Heather Bratton, a fashion model from Florida that many predicted was on the cusp of fame.

New Jersey State Police confirmed Sunday that 19-year-old Bratton was the passenger who died at the scene of a three-car collision at about 5 a.m. July 22. A statement on the Web site of her booking agency, Women Management, said she was en route to a flight at Newark International Airport.

Bratton, of Wesley Chapel, Fla., was photographed by noted fashion photographer Steven Meisel for a recent Italian Vogue cover. A dark-eyed brunette whose prominent cheekbones drew comparisons to supermodel Kate Moss, Bratton was poised for greater success, several industry observers had theorized in recent months.

"Heather was a sweet, gentle and thoughtful girl who achieved a remarkable level of success during her first year modeling, which is a credit to her distinct beauty and spirit," according to a Women Management statement. "We were fortunate to work with her."

A phone call to her family's home Sunday morning was not immediately returned. Her stepfather, Tim Kerrigan, told The New York Post for Sunday's editions that Bratton had flown to New York for a July 20 magazine photo shoot.

Stormy weather prevented her return flight the following night. She was en route to the airport in a car-service sedan Saturday morning when the vehicle broke down in the center lane of the turnpike, and was rear-ended by a sport utility vehicle.

State Police last week said the Crown Victoria, in which Bratton was a passenger, was struck by a Toyota RAV4 at southbound Exit 14. It plowed into a Toyota Sienna stopped in front of it that authorities believe had stopped to render aid. The RAV4 and the sedan both caught on fire. Bratton was trapped inside and pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Crown Victoria, 30-year-old Selim Koskar, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was hospitalized with multiple burns on his entire body. He was still in intensive care Sunday at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

Ramon Sanchez, 23, of Jersey City, suffered broken bones while Bronx, N.Y.-resident Yoa Murry, 44, the Sienna's drive, suffered burns to his leg.

The accident remained under investigation Sunday.

Bratton was born in West Virginia and raised near Tampa, Fla., the Post reported. This summer she appeared on catwalks in Milan and Paris, modeling for Prada, Gucci, Burberry and Chanel.

She was to be buried in South Carolina, the Post reported.

 

[fleur137]

omg
i didn't know this until i was reading through Fall/Winter ad thread and saw RIP next to her name on Faith's list.
I'm really sorry that something tragic like this has happened and send my best regards to her family and friends

 

[funkyflamingo]

i heard about it when i was checking my email
i give my condolences to her family and friends

 

[smartarse]

Funeral Service Info for Heather Gayle Bratton

Heather Gayle Bratton, 19, died Saturday July 22, 2006, in New Jersey.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006 at 10 a.m. in North Hampton Baptist Church. Burial, directed by Graham Funeral Home of Georgetown, will follow in North Hampton Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p. m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Miss Bratton was born June 25, 1987 in Richmond, Va., a daughter of Barlan E. Bratton, Jr. and Wendy Gayle Cummings Kerrigan.
Miss Bratton was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed her numerous mission trips. She was a model with IMG Modeling Agency in New York and was recently featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine in Italy.
Surviving are her mother and father, Wendy Kerrigan and Tim Kerrigan of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; her father Barlan E. Bratton Jr. of Petersburg, Va.; her fiancée, Brandon S. Wilkinson of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers, Devin J. Kerrigan and Terrell T. Kerrigan of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; two sisters, Heather C. Kerrigan and Savanna R. Kerrigan of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; and her grandparents, Donald and Marie Cummings of Georgetown, Rosemary Davis of Richmond, Va. and Joan Kerrigan of Saint Petersburg, Fla.

http://zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16986851&BRD=2081&PAG=461&dept_id=385208&rfi=6

 

[jssy4eva]

Surviving are her mother and father, Wendy Kerrigan and Tim Kerrigan of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; her father Barlan E. Bratton Jr. of Petersburg, Va.; her fiancée, Brandon S. Wilkinson of Tampa, Fla.; two brothers, Devin J. Kerrigan and Terrell T. Kerrigan of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; two sisters, Heather C. Kerrigan and Savanna R. Kerrigan of Wesley Chapel, Fla.; and her grandparents, Donald and Marie Cummings of Georgetown, Rosemary Davis of Richmond, Va. and Joan Kerrigan of Saint Petersburg, Fla.

i didn't know she was engaged.... That poor man, my heart goes out to him and the rest of her family

 

[Ceptuouse]

^ thats awful

a former english models from the 1960's also died yesterday from a car crash (i saw it when i was reading heather brattons article)

http://www.modelsblog.info/index.ph...n-model-kim-mclagan-dies-in-traffic-accident/

 

[Sloan]

^ my heart goes out to her and her family as well.

 

[city girl]

gosh she was engaged..
she should have enjoyed a happy life

 

[Trista]

The engagement is news to all of us, I think.

Also the interesting thing was that a lot of people said she was with IMG but the last agency in NY she was with was Women.

 

[J'ador-DioR]

I didn' t know she was engaged either
I think he is pictured with her once backstage at the Missoni fall06 show. I'm not sure if that' s him though.

 

[yourbestfriend]

Whoever said Death is in the air this summer was right...
supposedly this is another model, Audrey Lindvall (Angela's sister) if this is the same girl..

Police identify 23-year-old killed in bike accident
By KEVIN HOFFMANN
The Kansas City Star

Lee’s Summit police have identified a woman who was killed when a tractor trailer struck her as she was riding a bike.

Audrey K. Lindvall, 23, of Lee’s Summit, was riding north on Southwest Market Street near a QuikTrip when the accident occurred. The tractor trailer was turning right into the QuikTrip just after 8 p.m.

According to police, Lindvall struck a curb and was thrown into the path of the truck. She was struck by the wheels of the trailer and died at the scene.

The incident is still under investigation.

fashistonline

 

[cutxpaste]

she had a fiancee....

...and audrey as well...