The best thing you can do is dont freaking try it. May your familys hearts be at ease and protected. Every addict Ive read about has said the same thing. I know that you have a busy life, but Ill never forget that you emailed me info on Demri, such as her liking of decoupage with Angels & Victorian art, which she used & put on boxes as gifts for friends. I have IBS, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, so I shouldnt be taking anything, but the pain is so bad. Jerry did love Layne but there are definitely 2 Jerrys. For the first time in 10 yrs im doing good! Im not totally sure when that started to change. Even by something as small as a cold. I know she is watching us from avobe, taking care of us, smiling everytime we think of her. Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. AiC was playing a show that night at an old fire station in Redmonddo you remember that place? She moved around to different high schools in the 1980s. I did not see anything from anyone on Thursday Oct 29 2015 about demri I guess everyone forgot. Movie posters. Dont forget me though and please continue to be my angel; I know theres enough of you to go around for everyone. Its just talk. And things like that. Im on suboxone tho. Amen. I think a book about your life that includes your friends and remembers them would be lovely. They were freaked out by it all and didnt understand it. Those guys literally made magic and Im so grateful to even have existed when they all did. Demri is a beautiful woman. We live in a world of selfishness. Ive also met some true asshole addicts but they were usually born that way. Not anymore thou. Demri Parrott was an American artist who was born on February 22, 1969. She loved creating decopage with 30s and 40s vintage style images cut outs from wrapping paper or old greeting cards. Sean was an alcoholic and Mike Starr was a drug addict. To pay for such risks with ones life is just awful and seems unfair. I liked Classic rock and blues when I was 11. Much love and respect to everyone that Layne touched. At least, Layne came first. Nope I wanna be up in a loved ones home on the fireplace mantel by the TV.some people really just dont care! After a long time of trying to stop and being unsuccessful you willingly succumb to ityou just give up!!! Layne and Demri's relationship made me come to terms with the fact that some people in your life will just drill a hole in your head and insert themselves there and there's nothing you can do to ever get them out. I was devastated when I found out that I missed it. Barbara, I found an interview of ALC at the backstage of Lolapalooza in 1993 and the good news is that Demri was caught by the camera . They were both so beautiful in their own weird way. For all the site! However they clearly adored each other and this is why they remain such a large part of each others legacy. She had been clean for a little while before she went in and shot heroin with that guy she was dating. Laura. This site is so beautiful, props to those who made it/run it! Demri died in October 1997, and you say that Rosheen died six months later. No one had a bad thing to say about her and honestly believe shes in that extreme minority of human beings that are inherently and intrinsically GOOD people. I am not strong enough to deal with addicts bullshit anymore. But, most fans are there while youre on top. , ..u can always download vuze then go into kickass torrents and type in any movies, books, sitcoms you want to watch and download it.voila it downloads onto vuze and you can watch it anytime offline from then on.free all free, Sounds good i can be your book reviewer give star ratings..!!! It will ruin your life. Opiate Addiction is selfish to the core. Or Id get up and watch them sleep when they were breathing funny because I was afraid they could die and it wasn t going to happen on my watch. Being and ex-heroin addict myself, I know first hand the trials and tribulations that come with doing hard drugs, trying to keep a relationship going with my addicted girlfriend, and playing in a rock band, all at the same time. This was probably 91. He only ever made one reference to the fact though, and that was after she was gone. So go to youtube and search for this: We grew up together and we lost her 9 months after Demri. I watched so many people either die or just become such a broken mess they probably wish they were dead. xoxox, Thank you Violet for the sweet comment.. A good portion of the stories accessible on the internet seem to take place around the release of Facelift, gathering info about the later years in much harder. She died last March. Now you may say that he was just fed up with waiting for Layne to find solid ground once and for all, and I could totally understand that, but youd be missing the point. So for all the AIC fans who hate Demri because of this, you are all wrong. Also, you mentioned the pain she was in, & how her mother, Kathleen tried so much to help. Surgeries on her. that doesnt makes us bad people! Rare photo of Demri Parrott & Layne Staley from a photo shoot they did together. And Layne tried it, and he said that was the first time he really thanked God. I have heard that she is a very sweet and caring person. Best Of Luck to you Ms. Jacqueline from Scotland. For some reason I always thought it would be better to go out with an OD because then it wouldnt be a surprise and maybe my family wouldnt be as upset as they would with a suicide. Over 15,500 Americans died from a heroin overdose in 2018. Jerry wanted to tour but Layne was sick and then in and out of rehab 13 times. A Subreddit for anything Alice in Chains related. I think shes someone that facinates many people, and from what Ive read, she probably would have been equally facinating to know even if she wasnt Laynes girlfriend. You did so much for them. He found her like that, turned on the heating, drove home and did his laundry, leaving her in the car. I have been to many drug places. But I wound up in Seattle , playing led guitar in the lare eighties and early nineties. Today I decided to post some pictures of Layne and Demri. Take care, We were buddies and got closer when he was engaged to Miranda because he really wanted to do right by her. A lot about Alice in Chains, Mad Season and Layne. There are also more happy and nice memories here that focus more on the positive aspects! Im confused. Im sorry, Layne. Is it possible to be Demri on the left? The first one who loved and protected Layne (Jerry had music, yeah a hundred guys did, but nobody had Laynes voice and it was amazing. I started to dislike him then. Just thinking about it. But she went one way for love, he another. Demri Parrott. Beautiful, dedication, Demri, Demri Parrot, Picture, Pictures, Rest in Peace. Would love to hear & read your insights on them. From what Ive read, she was disliked by many people in Laynes life (and vice versa) because they viewed her as a bad influence, and she knew this. If something seems amist, you need to stay on top of the situation or find someone who can. Bless you, get well, and have a Happy New Year filled with love, happiness, and joy. Layne and Demri met at a party back in 1988 and it was love at first sight. That Jerry just wanted to keep Layne well so he could keep the band together. She was having a harder time this time and told him to take her to Capital Hills to get drugs he said, No! Him and his girlfriend Demri both lived with me at the time. It is even hard this far out but so freeingI have terminal cancer and if I could I would have love to have given your daughter whatever it was in me to make this happen so she could be here with you Addiction is a disease and one we need to address in this country very seriously without all the judgementWe shall just pray for all the negative talk out there if there is and the ironic thing is that it is those that judge other addicts that will discover it is in their own family! Thanx though cool video.. they were all such dorks when it came to interviews. Everything has already been said here, but I want to thank you personally. Marilyn Monroe. I struggle everyday to not use heroin. They changed into this dark, brooding, heavy thing.. Demri died on Oct. 29th of 96 of a heroin overdose. "remembering Demri"..? To Barbara or Darin do either of you know if Demri was capable of having another surgery or not? I also thing its amazing how they found such amazing friends along the way who stuck with them during the hardest times! You do that on your own! She is buried at Ivy Green Cemetery Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, USA. Demri never grew up. Doesnt matter though that she was not mentioned in her obituary because I know that Rosheen knew how important she was to Demri and Rosheen was at her funeralso that probably hurt her. Its sad because most society cant look past ones addiction to drugs although we all have some weakness or do something that would be frowned upon & even if one was perfect its still not right. -Jesse, I came across this website a few days ago, and I have to admit that this is wonderful.thank you so much Barbara Darin and Mom Kathleen for sharing her memories with us! Heroin usually either ends in jail, life long opiate replacement programs like methadone or suboxone or death. Lol. Not heroin, but pills and marijuana. After she died, in 96, it seemed like Layne went into a darker place. She goes into rehab and comes back to the car gets in and falls asleep while he runs errands. Barbara thanks for putting your heart into this and also for educating people about drugs. Chris Cornells recent death triggered something in me and Ive spent days reading through this site among others. In October of 1996, his fianc Demri Parrott, died as a result of bacterial endocarditis, as she was also a heroin addict. I cant get over how freaking gorgeous Demri truly is. Once Kurt gave Layne a ride somewhere and talked about his daughter Frances and Layne said that he was so excited about her. (Just noticed this now.) She didnt ask me, she didnt care. Let me just say that its truly a pleasure to meet you here Xana. I remember looking out your window at the docks one time while you were on the computer, and I was making you listen to some stupid old song because I thought it was cool. I stumbled across it by chance. She must be a really strong lady. Or did he just appear that way because of being really thin and probably feeling sick a lot? If you have a better quality version of this photo please send it! But Demri seemed to live an existance of from here to there, no where to run, but her mom had a home waiting just for her. Theres an interview with AIC from 1999 on RockLine (Im sure you know it) where Layne calls in, and at the end of the interview he mentions that theres a girl he was friends with that had turned into a freak. It usually has nothing to do with how much they love YOU. It was kept by a friend over the years, who had it in a box and it was in perfect condition. Also I do know Rachel was trying to be there for Layne after Demri died and he did let her but he said not romantically. He always kept saying that he had slipped. Most of what everyone heard then was nonsense. You know that feeling you get throughout your body when you accomplish a goal and you are gratified? I was put into an induced coma for 6 days on a ventilator. Love and support to you and your family, God bless to you! Haha! Thank you for sharing about Demri. But I guess no matter how sick she was during her last year- she was still beautiful for sure, on the outside and on the inside. Thank you for that! they're narcissists what fuck over and throw away everything good they have in their lives.. feel sorry for fuckers struggling to survive in the third world instead of overprivileged fucks who destroy themselves on drugs cos they're so obsessed with themselves and their inadequacies.. self-fulfilling prophecies.. gross.. when you really think about it. . Allegedly it got to a point where she knew that her presence in his life was causing them both harm, so she left him alone and did her best to let him move on. Hopefully be a soulful powerhouse like him. Is that because of damage to his skeletal system due to heroin? During this year I hadnt heard a thing. Rosheen and Demri RIP Rosheen Raugi June 19th 1997 Rosheen was my best friend. As for the book both Mike and Layne told me they wanted to sue her because it was full of lies. Who is the other girl with her on the couch? She was unconscious for two and a half hours before she finally got to hospital. The reason Demri always stood out to me was that was always Demri. A loving comment from Kathleen (Demris Mother) after she ran into Darin Lamb and found out about my website for the first time what a blessing. Addicts are a triggers for me so 12 step meetings are not good for me but they work for a lot of people at least in the beginning stages they worked for me too. Its been a doubt to me, because Ive also read in a lot of interviews from 97, 98, that Mark was already living in La because of rehab and stuff like that but sometimes would come to Seattle, although he moved to LA in 98but yeah, it might be possiblethanx again! God bless you all. Im not saying they were gay, lol! Jessica I am so sorry for your loss. Im so glad to see the people who are able to look past her addiction because obviously there was so much more to her. Tom has two versions. Layne is said to have overdosed . Though he did pay for her drug treatment. Mothers Love. By then, Demri had also become addicted to heroin. When she struggled with addiction she ended up homeless, often couch surfing from place to place and staying with different friends and family before moving on, and carrying most of her valuable things in her suitcase. A bit like the tutu story . Layne not accepting this, but hes starting to feel the pain also. Theres a youtuber named Kristina who has a channel called FullyRawKristina who makes videos about raw veganism, even though a lot of her videos are receipe videos which may be high in fat and should not be eaten too often of they have a lot of fat, but her videos are a place to start. Just one of many reasons I want to be cremated so Im not out in a cemetery forgotten about like by some prick like that! Previous Next. Mike, Rosheen, Andrew Wood and now sadly.. the list grows.. Chris Cornell who was an amazing man, husband and Father and Friend.