

Former Doo Dah Queen Erika Marrin Passes Away
Queen Erika Marrin was a graduate of Eliot Middle School and John Muir HS. She went to Art Center College of Design and graduated in photography. Currently she was a nanny to her own niece and nephew. She died of a blood clot to the brain a Dec 22. The origami bird was Erika’s symbol. When she won Queen of Doo Dah, she was very quick with the quippy comebacks, and wore a beautiful retro pink dress and played violin. Kind of a classy queen! But for the parade, she made herself a crown and costume that was covered with origami birds and the costume had an oriental flavor. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved here.
There is a celebration of her life this Saturday Jan 18: For details and location of the event, please call Patty Hurley at the LightBringer Project at 626.590.1134 or email hurleypanne@yahoo.com
This photo was taken at the 2010 Doo Dah Parade – Photo by Terry Miller
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