University of Oregon student D’Laney Ford, 34, passed away on July 15. She was a member of the School of Journalism and Communications.
Ford’s death was unexpected. In a Facebook post dated July 13, she describes developing jaundice, hepatitis, and kidney failure which may have been related to an infection stemming from a cat bite weeks before. She was given two to four weeks to live by her doctors. Her friend Jeremy McKenzie, acting as her proxy, posted to her wall just two days after her Facebook post stating Ford had died in her sleep during the night.
A celebration of Ford’s life is scheduled for this Saturday, July 27, at her parents’ house at 123 Leisure Lane in Siletz, Ore. from 2 to 5 p.m. McKenzie has established dlaney.com to share condolences and memories.
An obituary will appear in Monday’s print edition.