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Gone, but never forgotten. Rest in Peace, sweet Demri

On October 29, 1996, Demri passed away of acute intoxication caused by the combined effects of opiate, meprobamate, and butalbital when she was only 27. Demri and Layne in the Spring of 1990 by Krista Kay. Her last few years, since around Thanksgiving 1993, her health began taking a turn for the worse. She told her mother she had been having fevers in excess of a hundred degrees. Austin told Demri the next time it happened, she should go to the hospital. The first of many hospitalizations happened shortly after. “She came in to the hospital for the first time at the end of November of ‘93. She was in until January of ‘94. She got out and was back in in March of ‘94 and at that time put on life support,” Austin recalled. “When she would be in, she would come in to the emergency room. They would admit her up into a medicine floor; then she’d go from the medicine floor to the Intensive Care Unit and life support, and then she wouldn’t die. So she’d go back to the medicine...

Childhood

This blog is for Demri as an Artist, Model and Muse, not as Layne's girlfriend, her drug addiction or her personal life. However, her personal and private life influences her art, so I am going to add here just the basic information so all of you know how was the personality of artist Demri, in order to understand her art. In the blog sections " Who? ", " Snapshot " and " Trivia " you will find more information about Demri's private life. Little Demri in the 1970s, shared by her cousin Kaytie Lee. D emri Lara Parrott was born February 22, 1969, the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann née Austin and Dennis Wayne Dougherty, but at the time of her birth, her 18-year-old mother had been married to Stephen John Parrott, aged 21, for 21 days. They had metthrough mutual friends. Austin originally planned to name her Erin Lynn Austin (she liked the sound of it), but after she and Parrott got married, the name changed. Her husband didn’t like the name ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET LOVELY DEMRI

Demri Lara Parrott Murphy (February 22nd 1969 – October 29th 1996) was a professional international American adult/glamour model, fashion model, artist, fashion designer/stylist, poet and muse, and an amateur actress, girlfriend and later fiancée of Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley. She struggled with addiction and its consequent ill-health for much of her adult life. 1983 - Demri (R) with her mother Kathleen, and her half-brothers David James Michael Murphy, Devin C. Remme and Derek J. P. Murphy. Shared by her cousin Kaytie Lee. Early years & Family Demri was born in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, in the United States of America. She was the biological daughter of Kathleen Ann née Austin and Dennis Wayne Dougherty, but at the time of her birth, her 18-year-old mother had been married to Stephen John Parrott, aged 21, for 21 days. He adopted her and her birth name became Demri Lara Parrott. She had three younger half-brothers from her mothe...

1985 - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

1985 Demri, when she attended the the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 – 1986). Via @nehistripesseattle When she was about fifteen or sixteen, Demri was one of three hundred prospective students to audition for twenty-five openings at a performing arts school in Jacksonville, Florida. Though the odds were against her, she was admitted. She came home for Christmas break after a few months and, in her mother’s words, “She blew it” . She had fallen in love with a young man back home, left the school, and moved back to Washington. [1] Kathleen Austin : “Demri was a sought-after babysitter in our small Arlington town. Word of mouth between families she engaged with the kids coloring, dolls and helping kids make special pictures for their mom and dad. A family she babysat for often was moving from Arlington to Florida. They came to me and asked if Dem could travel with them to entertain the kids on the road as well as babysit if needed. I believed it to b...

Arlington Middle and High School

I n eighth grade, Demri ran for student body president. She won by a landslide – the teachers stopped counting the ballots after she was leading her closest competitor by more than three hundred votes. After a few months, she was removed from the position by the faculty because she had fallen behind on her schoolwork. [1] Mona: “My favorite memory of Demri would be sitting next to her in class in High School. The funny things she’d say... Then here came that great big smile of hers, her eyes would light up and she’d laugh. It was contagious for sure. I loved her light and energy. Such a sweetheart.” [4] 1983 Demri in 8th grade in Post Middle School in Arlington In May of 1983, Demri was one of twelve students to represent Arlington at Western Washington Cultural Fair. She was mentioned as one of the participants in The Arlington Times newspaper. “On Thursday afternoon at the Seattle Center will be held the first ever Western Washington Cultural Fair, and Arlington will be repres...

1986 - Lakewood High School

Anonymous: “Demri moved around to different high schools in the 80s. I was friends with her when she briefly attended Lakewood High School in Arlington, WA. She and I were both members of the newspaper and yearbook staff. She enjoyed photography. She loved the music of the Doors and talked often of wishing Jim were alive or that she could have met him – she expressed on multiple occasions how she would have loved to have had sex with Jim. She once told me her mom took her to Woodstock when she just a baby. She definitely had a flair for the theatrical, so we weren’t sure if that story was true. She enjoyed photograpy. There is a picture of her in the 1986? Lakewood Jr/Sr High yearbook that I took, of her peeking out from behind a camera, but I think it is not labeled with her name. She was working at the Everett Mall in Everett, WA in 1988 where and when she introduced me and a friend to Layne. I can’t remember how she told us they met, since I remember being a...

1990 - Demri by Jack Plasky

Jack Plasky: “It was pretty spontaneous, but Demri excitedly did most of the set-ups, then it was up to me to get the job done. I think the styling on not only Demri, but with everyone I shot had nothing to do with the era. I never had anyone come in and do hair and makeup, except on some commercial shoots. I had the girls just use foundation, mascara, lipstick, and just a hint or no eyeliner. Never hairspray. I usually had them shake their hair for a very natural look.” Memory via Instagram: memoriesofdemri (no longer exists). Now can be found here .

1987/88 - Model and fledging actress

A few months before meeting Layne Staley, Demri went to a mall to audition in front of an audience for a singing part in a musical called Cinderella Rock. “She starts this song and then she stops and says, “Obviously, you can all tell that I can’t sing”, Austin said. “Then she just played the crowd — it was amazing.” There were three or four agents at the audition who were impressed enough that they gave her their business cards. [1] A glamour shot of beautiful Demri in 1988 Anonymous: “I knew Demri before she was with Layne, she was a good friend. I always thought she was going to be famous, but not like this. She should have been a photographer or in the theater. We talked a lot about leaving our little school and doing cool things... I seen her one more time when she got back from art school, then it was my time to leave. I always thought we would see each other again and would share some great stories, not this. It wasn’t neat or cool, it’s heartbreaking. I did not know ...

Late 1980s Demri and Fabiola

Demri in the late 80’s with her close friend Fabiola H. Gonzalez. Property of Fabiola.* 1989 Demri and Fabiola by Cliff Feulner. Shared by Fabiola on facebook. Fabiola: “It is days like today that I miss my best friend ever, Demri. In the beginning, I miss rummaging through our clothes and changing outfits, or not, braiding or curling our hair, or not, shaking our hair and dancing, hitting the town and shows, photo shoots, acting goofy, being young and naive, laying out by The Soundgarden, Magnuson Park, playing drums in a drum circle, and hanging with Layne and smiling. We were happy and fun.” [2] * I highly believe this photo was taken by Cliff Feulner. +info in my tumblr blog * [2] Instagram: memoriesofdemri (no longer exists). Can be found here .

1986 - Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

August 1986 Demri, when she attended the the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Jacksonville, Florida (1985 – 1986). Via @nehistripesseattle Lea Nichols: “My first time meeting Demri, she and I ditched school to hang out at my house. I did not know her well yet, but I had sex with her boyfriend, Kent Lake. I heard that he was dating some ‘model from Florida’. Demri lived there briefly and did some type of model training course. When Demri was at my house, she told me her boyfriend slept with another girl and she was going to find out who it was and wanted my help. I was young and easy prey to cute boys and was caught in this odd secret. She and I trooped to Seattle University Ave and flirted with all the boys that suited our tastes. She had dumped Kent and started working at Everett Mall in a clothes store. A blonde girl also worked there and Demri began to have a crush on her. They dated for a brief time. She said she wanted to meet a rockstar and said her goal in life was tha...

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