Erin S. Hutchison; High School Student
Erin Suzanne Hutchison, a Ventura high school student, died on Wednesday at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles from complications of cystic fibrosis. She was 14.
She was born June 5, 1986, in Northridge. She attended Skyblue Mesa Elementary School in Canyon Country and moved with her family to Ventura in 1994. She attended Poinsettia Elementary School and then Anacapa Middle School.
Erin, a freshman at Ventura High School, played the French horn in the school band. She was recently selected to participate in the Ventura County Honor Band.
According to friends and family members, Erin was an exceptional student and an inspiration to others.
She is survived by her parents, Greg and Nanette Hutchison, and brother Derek Hutchison of Ventura; grandparents Charles E. Hutchison of Shell Beach, Mark C. Myers Sr. and Deloris Myers of Bakersfield. She was preceded in death by a brother, Joshua, in 1982.
A memorial service is scheduled at 2 p.m. today in the auditorium at Ventura High School. Graveside services are scheduled at 3 p.m. Monday at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Center, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd., M.S. No. 83, Los Angeles, CA 90027, Attn: Evelyn Hsu or Dr. Marlyn Woo. Flowers may be sent to the Ted Mayr Funeral Home, 3150 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, CA 93003.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Ted Mayr Funeral Home.
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