Jamie's mother, Jordan, is part of a loose-knit group of actors I've known for what seems like forever. I don't think I ever met Jamie, but we're all aching for Jordan. Here's what Jordan posted on Facebook - I'm sure she would't mind me sharing it.
This is a post I never thought I would have to write. It is not supposed to happen this way! On Monday my precious daughter Jamie Lauren slipped on some rocks at the mouth of the Lumahai River on Kauai, Hawaii and was swept out to sea. Lifeguards and paramedics rushed to rescue Jamie, but were not able to resuscitate her. Those of you who knew Jamie or perhaps read some of her writings knew that she loved people above all else. It was her passion to be of service and teaching meditation was her calling. In her short 31 years Jamie traveled the globe representing America as a caring mindfulness ambassador. Her accomplishments included helping Congolese refugees in Zambia, volunteering in a cash-strapped hospital in India, building classrooms in Uganda, and working with indigenous people on the Amazon in Peru. Jamie served as a United Nations Global Health representative in Haiti and she even taught meditation at the U.S. Capitol. She was honored with UCLA’s prestigious Charles E. Young Humanitarian Award, was a Rhodes Scholar finalist, and earned the title of Dr. Jamie at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Jamie wrote for the Huffington Post, Sonima, and Mind Body Green. Mostly recently she interviewed Deepak Chopra and had planned to collaborate with him on his new projectgiyo.com. <http://giyo.com/> All this was in addition to her work with ABC News in their Medical Unit as well as The (Goldie) Hawn Foundation where she trained educators and school administrators to teach meditation to children. As a teenager Jamie acted in community theater and guest starred on national television shows, even winning an award nomination. She was equally comfortable with famous people, highly educated scholars, and those who fled war with only the clothes on their backs. She definitely was a bridge builder. That was the public Jamie many of you knew. But Jamie wasn’t just my daughter; she was my best friend. We suffered through an extended period of estrangement, only to reunite and forge a relationship that was stronger and more open than it ever had been before. The Jamie I knew was the little girl who read herself to sleep - in the morning I would find her sleeping with 10-12 books on her bed. At four months she spoke her first word “Mama” four times and already had four teeth. At ten months she walked without holding on. As a 6th grader, Jamie hosted her grade school’s new parent orientation. I never got to teach her how to ride a bike, because one day she just picked up a neighbor’s two-wheeler and took off. And did you know that Jamie was a damn good juggler, could ski black moguls, and taught herself to play the keyboard? My little girl was always trying to do too much. She wanted to write books and already had a book agent. She just couldn’t stop taking on more. It’s as if she knew her time was limited and she was trying to fit it all in! I am so proud of my Jamie Jo and life will never be the same without her. She helped make me a better woman and the world a better place. I am honored to be her mother and only wish she had additional time here to do even more, but that wasn’t God’s plan. I hope my baby girl’s life will inspire you to take action to make our world better. It can be as little as sharing a smile or kind word or as big as your imagination and effort will allow. This is Jamie’s legacy. When you act upon this challenge, Jamie’s smile will light up the heavens. I am sure of it! Jamie Lauren Zimmerman, M.D. – December 31, 1983 – October 12, 2015 Sweet dreams, my darling daughter, my sweet pea, my role model, my pride and joy! I will love you forever!! As I repeatedly told you, I was thrilled that you lived life to the fullest. Always know that I will miss you every second, minute, and hour of every day. Until we meet again, my precious one! --Rose On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 10:28 AM, danny burstein <dan...@panix.com> wrote: > [CNN] > > ABC News medical expert Jamie Zimmerman drowns in Hawaii > > Jamie Zimmerman, a medical doctor who provided on-air analysis for ABC > News, died in a drowning accident on Monday while vacationing in Hawaii. > She was 31. > > Zimmerman was apparently attempting to cross the Lumahai River on the > Hawaiian island of Kauai when she slipped on some rocks and was swept out > to sea. When lifeguards aboard jet skis located her, Zimmerman was > unresponsive. According to police, Zimmerman was alone at the time. > ===== > > http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/15/media/jamie-zimmerman-abc-medical-expert/index.html > > _____________________________________________________ > Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key > dan...@panix.com > [to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
