FLOWERS, CANDLES HONOR MEMORY OF OAK PARK STUDENT.Byline: Paul O'Donoghue Staff Writer Flowers and candles were placed Monday in the quad at Oak Park High School in memory of Morgan Myers, a 17-year-old student who died at home Saturday after a seven-month battle with leukemia. ``All morning, students have been gathering near the memorial and giving out green ribbons to symbolize life,'' school counselor A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools, and have historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or "educational counselors," although "Professional School Counselor" is now the preferred term. Tess Wilkoff said. ``The family came over this morning to look at the memorial and candle burning on the table. Some of the students didn't even know her, but they wanted to put something there that students would connect with. ``She had a great smile and was very positive that she could pull through this,'' Wilkoff said. ``I am extremely sad that someone so young and so full of life had to die. Whenever anyone of this age dies, it has a strong impact and puts everyone in touch with their mortality.'' Ashkan Dorri, 17, who had known Morgan since elementary school elementary school: see school. , said he was shocked when he learned of Morgan's death because she had been in remission after undergoing chemotherapy and had planned to return to school in the spring. ``Most students were shocked when they heard about it, and most had been hoping she'd come back to school in March as she was planning to,'' said Dorri, one of four peer counselors who visited the Myers family on Sunday. ``There was just disbelief.'' Morgan's 22-year-old brother, Matthew Myers Matthew Myers was a first class cricketer who played 21 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1876 and 1878. He also played for North of England (1877) and the Players of the North (1877-1878) in first class games and for Yorkshire in non first class matches. , 22, said his sister's death was unexpected and resulted from complications of her disease. ``She got up Saturday morning and complained of a stomach ache and said she was not feeling well,'' said Myers, who mounted a fund-raising drive Noun 1. fund-raising drive - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising effort crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported throughout the Conejo Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. to benefit leukemia research. ``She had no immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. , so her body could not fight off the (blood) infection. It was very tough for us.'' Morgan will be interred today at noon at Mount Sinai cemetery, 5950 Forest Lawn Forest Lawn is the name of a number of different places:
``She was just a beautiful person and an amazing friend, and she was always there for you in time of need,'' said Jennifer Dworkin, 17, another peer counselor, who had known Morgan for six years. ``We will miss her very much.'' CAPTION(S): 2 Photos PHOTO (1 -- color ran in Conejo edition only) Jennifer Dworkin is comforted by her mother, Jane, as she cries over the death of her friend Morgan Myers. Flowers, photos and candles fill a table at Oak Park High School Monday in memory of the 17-year-old who died of complications from leukemia. Lilly Barrett/Special to the Daily News (2) Morgan Myers was photographed with her brother Matthew on Nov. 4, when he was collecting pennies from schoolchildren schoolchildren school npl → écoliers mpl; (at secondary school) → collégiens mpl; lycéens mpl schoolchildren school to aid in the fight against leukemia. The disease claimed her life Saturday. Michael Owen Baker/Staff Photographer |
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