Kaitlin Bacile

Kaitlin Bacile (2003-2008)

Kaitlin Elise Bacile was five years old and had autism. Kaitlin was born on July 28, 2003, in Tampa, Florida. Kaitlin had been a kindergartner at The Renaissance Learning Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. She died on September 21, 2008, when she wandered away from her home in Wellington, Florida and was found drowned in a nearby body of water. Her parents are Kalen and John Bacile.

Tribute to Kaitlin Bacile: "Her smile was contagious and she touched so many lives in her 5 short years with us. Kaitlin is an angel who represented pure love, and will be missed by all who loved her (From Kaitlin Bacile's Obituary)."

Links about Kaitlin Bacile: 

Obituary: Kaitlin Bacile Obituary at Legacy.com 

Blogs:  Lives Lost to Autism Blog

News:  

• Missing Autistic Girl Found Dead (WPBF.com, September 22, 2008)

Ashley Brock

Ashley Brock (2002-2008)

Ashley Brock was 6 years old and had autism. She was born on February 7, 2002, and lived in Brunswick, Maine. She was in kindergarten at Jordan Acres School in Brunswick, Maine. She wandered from her home on May 18, 2008, and drowned in her neighbor's pool. She had a twin sister Alexis Brock. Her parents are Barry Edward and Michelle Sporkman Brock

Tribute to Ashley Brock: "Ashley was never without her wildlife flash cards or a favorite book and loved all animals, especially dogs. She was a precious gift from God and the world is a better place because she was in it (Ashley Brock's Obituary)."

Links about Ashley Brock: 

Obituary: Ashley Brock's Obituary - Brackett Funeral Home 

Blogs:

• Adventures in Autism Blog 
• Lives Lost to Autism Blog
• Miriam Jang, MD (Advances in Autism) 

News:  

• 6 Year-Old Drowns (Richmond Register, Ronica Shannon, May 22, 2008)

Gabriel Poirier

Gabriel Poirier, 9 Years

Gabriel Poirier was nine years old and had autism.  Gabriel passed away on April 18, 2008. Gabriel was wrapped in a weighted blanked for an extended period of time on April 17, 2008, because he was disturbing his class at his school in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu in Quebec, Canada. Gabriel Poirier died at the hospital the next day from being suffocated by the weighted blanket. His parents are Giles Poirier and Isabelle Lepine.

Links about Gabriel Poirier: 

Memorial Webite: GabrielPoirier.com

Blogs:  

• Stop. Think. Autism. Blog 

• Lives Lost to Autism Blog

News:  

• Boy Dies Wrapped in Weighted Blanket (Kristina Chew, Blisstree.com, June 20, 2008)
• Autistic Boy Smothered at School (Canada.com, June 20, 2008)