Memories of Erin

Her giant heart, depth of understanding, defiant spirit, uplifting personality, brilliant mind, brazen courage and unending love touched all of us. We feel the effects of that touch every day and come here to remember.

This world only got her for 29 years, but she used that short time to make a lasting, deep impact. Anyone who felt that impact is invited to participate in this site so that you can share it with the world. Some ways you can do this are:

• Share a story, memory or thought about Erin on the Blog (create a post here)
• Post pictures or videos of Erin in the Gallery
• Join discussions about Erin or topics related to her on the Forums

Please check out the Introduction for some info about the site.

If you have ideas of other ways we can use this site to honor Erin and her memory, please contact the site administrator on the Contact page and let him know.

I’ve got hundreds of pictures of Erin and will be creating more and more albums as time goes on. I would really appreciate your help with this, since I’m sure there are hundreds more photos out there of Erin that I don’t have. To upload a photo to be added to the gallery, please use the below tool (must be logged in as registered user to see the tool):

Uploads from You!

Here’s an album with the photos that were uploaded by you. Thank you all so much for participating!

Memorial Collages

Those of you who were at either of her memorial services may remember the two collage boards that were there. These are galleries of the pictures on those boards.

• Newer Pictures (high school and up)
• Older pictures (high school and younger)

Erin and Aaron

Erin and I met at Torrance High School and start dating on 12/16/2003. We got married on 12/24/2009 and were together for just over 12 years until her death on the night of 12/26/2015. Below is a gallery of some pictures of us together.

Friends and Family

A collection of pictures showing Erin with the people who she loved and who loved her.

Erin and Layla

If you knew Erin as of August of 2011, you knew how much she loved our pit bull, Layla. It was love at first sight from the moment they met at the shelter. Here are some pictures of them together.

The Faces of Erin

Erin had a huge, unique personality and was always willing to share it with you. She was so much fun and had the kind of sense of humor that you couldn’t help but laugh along with, even when she was making fun of you. Here are some pictures of Erin being Erin, making faces, goofing around or just flipping you off.

True Beauty

Erin was not only a beautiful person on the inside, with a huge, kind heart and a wonderful sense of humor, she was also a beautiful person on the outside. She was adorable and exuded a warm, welcoming beauty. Every time I looked at her I wondered how I got so lucky. The truth is, though, that no matter how often I told her how gorgeous she was to me, she never believed it. She suffered from body-image issues and had very low self-esteem. Here’s an album with some simple pictures of Erin which I think show her classic, true beauty.

The Board

Erin made a lot of lasting friendships as a member of the View Askew message board, which was basically a fan-site for Kevin Smith (director of Clerks, etc). We were both members of the site, but of course she was the one everyone loved and she became very involved with some of the other “boardies” and had some great times. Here are some pictures of her with other boardies or with other View Askew related stuff. Please send me more pics if you have them!

Happy Birthday, 2019

Today, on what would be her 33rd birthday, I’ve been spending some time going through pictures of Erin. Of course, there are so many that I love, that remind me of a particular memory or capture a particular part of Erin’s personality. I thought I would share with you a few that, for some reason or another, bring a special joy to me or help me to feel connected to her.