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Michelle D.
on 6/14/05 5:13 am - Hartford, MI

Hello everyone. I write this with great sadness and pain as my dear friend Amanda Spencer has passed away suddenly. First let me say IT WAS NOT RELATED TO WLS. She was 2 1/2 years post op and had a seizure. She was airlifted to Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo where they pronounced her dead. An autopsy revealed she had a brain aneurysm. Here is a little history of how I met Amanda. We both had been on obesityhelp.com and and crossed paths because we had the SAME SURGERY DATE AND SURGEON. So we kept in touch only to find out we lived 30 minutes away and she previously was from a small town near me only 5 miles away. In the end we became great friends and I did daycare for her two children that are survived (Cobey 6 yrs. and Alexis 4 yrs). She had her struggles that past year with an abusive husband and left him for a better life. She was a respiratory therapist at our local hospital and care for my dying grandmother for many years. What a small world huh? Let this be a reminder to everyone that tomorrow may never come. Take today and make the most of it. I like to think Amanda made the most of her days in her short life (30 years old). Please sign the guestbook at the funeral home website so that her parents can see what a great group of women and men we have here. Here is her support page: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/status.phtml?N=s1029285002 \ and here is her obituary. Amanda Kay Spencer SOUTH HAVEN -- Amanda Kay Spencer, 30, of South Haven, formerly of Niles, died Friday, June 10, 2005, at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo. She was born March 25, 1975, in Niles to David and Dorothy "Dotty" (Reese) Leach. Amanda was a 1993 graduate of L.C. Mohr High School in South Haven. She also was a graduate of the Lake Michigan College nursing program. Amanda had been employed at Community Hospital, Watervliet, for the past six years as an LPN and a respiratory therapist. She loved her kids and her work. She is survived by her children, Cobey Spencer (6) and Alexis Spencer (4), both at home; her husband, Michael Spencer, stationed at Fort Jackson, N.C.; her parents, David and Dotty Leach of South Haven; one brother, David (Hope) Leach Jr. and a sister, Olivia (Charles) Bosma, both of South Haven; in-laws, Sue and Kenny Troy of Rensselaer, Ind., and Mason and Karen Spencer of Indiana; grandparents, Fredirick and Doris Leach of Niles and Betty Rudduck of South Bend, Ind.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, at Filbrandt Family Funeral Home, South Haven, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 15. Pastor Bobbie Walker will officiate. Memorials may be made to the Cobey and Alexis Spencer Trust Fund. Anyone wishing to sign the register online, leave a message for the family or share a short story about Amanda may do so at www.FilbrandtFFH.com. Thanks everyone Michelle

Kathy & Rich
on 6/14/05 5:18 am - Fairfax, VA

RNY on 05/20/05

My deepest condolences on the loss of your friend. Your lives crossed so many times and I'm sure that her memory will live very safely and warmly in your heart. Hugs, Kathy

Kathy & Rich
on 6/14/05 5:18 am - Fairfax, VA

RNY on 05/20/05

My deepest condolences on the loss of your friend. Your lives crossed so many times and I'm sure that her memory will live very safely and warmly in your heart. Hugs, Kathy

crycket27
on 6/14/05 5:19 am - Clover, SC

RNY on 03/29/05

I am sorry about the loss of Amanda. May you and her family hold her close to your hearts, and remember she is with you always. with deepest sympothies, Jessica Dieckman

Brown Eyes KY
on 6/14/05 5:29 am - KY

RNY on 04/12/04

I'm so sorry to hear about your friend, even more sorry for her small children. It tears at my heart to think that they will be raised without their mother. I'm sure she loved them dearly. Deepest sympathy...