RIP: Son Of Anna Nicole Smith (3 days after the birth of his sister)

From AnnaNicole.com:



DANIEL WAYNE SMITH
1/22/1986 - 9/10/2006

On September 7th Anna Nicole gave birth to a healthy 6 pound, 9 ounce baby girl. Her son Daniel was in the Bahamas with her to share in the joy of his baby sister when he passed away suddenly on the morning of September 10th. We have yet to learn the cause of death but do not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor. Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being. Please do not make any press inquiries at this time so that Anna Nicole can grieve in peace.

 

Jesus. That boy couldn't have been all that old.

 

Well, sc, according to the dates on that post, he was 20.


Another story, nothing new though:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091100060.html

 

That's terrible news. RIP.

 

That would have required math though, IJAG. And 20 isn't all that old, although I thought he was a teenager still.

 

This just doesn't seem like a "normal" statement to say after someone has died. Where's the connection, or did I miss something about the kid re: his past?

"We have yet to learn the cause of death but do not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor," Stern said.

 

On Anna Nicole's reality show ... He was the kid that told Anna Nicole on the phone he was eating pizza and Anna Nicole said, "Pig snop?"

RIP.

 

Sxy, I had posted in my original post that I thought he had a developmental problem of some sort, but then took it down because I could find no confirmation of that.

 

I'm just going to throw this out there. But honestly, whenever I hear a story like this my first thought is that it's drugs and alcohol related.

They probably just wanted to clarify before rumors started.

 

The natural reaction when you hear that a 20 year old dies suddenly is to assume drugs or alcohol were a factor -- especially if the person was by all accounts healthy. I don't blame Anna Nicole's people for wanting to get that thought off of everyone's mind.

 

Celebrity in hospital tragedy

By Inderia Saunders & Ianthia Smith, Guardian Staff Reporters

inderia@nasguard.com & Ianthia@nasguard.com

A joyous occasion turned tragic for American celebrity, Anna Nicole Smith, when her 20-year-old son died yesterday while visiting his mother and newborn sister in their hospital room in The Bahamas.

Daniel Smith, son of the model and actress, reportedly suffered a "massive heart attack" on the maternity ward in Doctors Hospital, sources revealed. Police officials were tight-lipped about the incident and would not confirm nor deny the identity of the deceased.

http://www.thenassauguardian.com/national_local/41348138042629.php