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Annie RUtahkn2Me

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Jul 7, 2002, 11:03:38 PM7/7/02
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This question came up in alt.showbiz.gossip. The only factual answer was
Brandy's post that follows. Has anyone else heard anything about Jaclyn
Smith's son, Gaston, dying in a motorcycle accident on the Honduran island of
Roatan?

Subject: Re: Jaclyn Smith's son in SC
From: "Brandy  Alexandre®" bra...@kamikaze.org
Date: 7/6/02 1:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id: <Xns92438819DF369...@216.227.56.89>


I was able to find an article at
http://www.tercera.cl/diario/2002/07/02/02.42.3a.ESP.BREVES.html but
it's the ONLY thing i can find, which makes it suspect. Also making it
suspect is that it says Gaston was 16, when he's actually about 21
given a quote from Jaclyn Smith that he was conceived when she wrapped
her Jackie Kennedy movie in 1981.

The translation of the page (below), though poor (good old babelfish),
give it's details, but I'm not sure I'll bite completely through until
I hear about from a reliable US source.
_________________________

Another "Angel" has pain
The young person Gaston Anthony Richmond Smith, son of 16 years of the
American actress Jaclyn Smith, the dark-skinned star of the original
series of TV Los Angeles de Charlie, died in a road accident in Roatán,
Islands of the Bay. The boy, according to which the Press informed the
Honduran newspaper yesterday, hit last Friday his motorcycle that
handled against a light truck. The local authorities indicated that the
adolescent had arrived at Roatán next to his mother three days before.
In agreement with the information provided by the newspaper, the
actress had recently acquired a house in that Honduran island, in a
considered sector a paradise for famous figures that visit it. The body
of Richmond Smith, who passed away by the blows received in the shock,
will be buried today, after which his father (the third husband of
Smith) arrives at the island to attend sepelio.

----- snip -----


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KBurne1045

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Jul 8, 2002, 12:18:06 AM7/8/02
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>The body
>of Richmond Smith, who passed away by the blows received in the shock,
>will be buried today, after which his father (the third husband of
>Smith) arrives at the island to attend sepelio.<
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I may be reading this wrong, but why would he be buried in Honduras unless it
is Jaclyn Smith's primary residence (which I doubt it is)? Isn't it more likely
the body would be flown back to California for burial? Just seems odd.

Mutt n' Mute


Roadtrip66

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Jul 8, 2002, 1:32:24 AM7/8/02
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http://www.terra.com.hn/noticias/articulo/html/act91190.htm
Another strange translation but lots more information

In English:

Roatán, Islands of the Bay, 02/07/2002 With hermetism handles to death of son
of the Jaclyn actress Smith With hermetism handle to the local authorities the
death of the adolescent Casey Breckner, son of the North American actress of "
the angels of Charlie " Jaclyn Smith. The versions presented/displayed by the
offices of Transit and Public Ministry, as well as of the embassy of the United
States show that the corpse if it corresponds to Casey Breckner, a student of
16 years and son of North American parents. The doctor who took care of the
scene of the accident Noel Omar Brito said that Jaclyn Smith appeared like
Sandra Franklin. Brito indicates that the fatal accident happened like had said
Friday 28 of June to three of afternoon in the highway that leads to the
village Great Plan, and that the young person exceeded the car in which her
mother went, who said to him that she did not do it. Immediately and in front
of the eyes of its mother, Casey collided with pick up lead by Calixto Gómez
causing to him the death of instantaneous form. At the time of arriving, galen
it adds that Jaclyn Smith was in nervous shock reason why until today is under
the slight tranquilizer effects that manage to control their emotional state.
But the controversy initiates in the identity of the mother, since Brito and
the other organizations involved in the accident establish that Jaclyn Smith is
not the lady who demanded the corpse of the minor, nor of who it has been
presumed back acquired a residence in the Island of Roatán for months. The
version of the witnesses and neighbors of the locality of Milton Bay assures
that it is Jaclyn Smith and who it is made call like Sandra Franklin, but that
the authorities deny it by direct instructions of the actress who wishes to
handle the situation with total hermetism. The ex- husband of Jaclyn Smith,
according to the line Insipid area, had it registered like passenger of the
flight that landed yesterday late with the name Anthony Richmmond, although
other versions indicate that flame Brushes Aaron Breckner, that had arrived at
the island along with three people more in flight 151 from Islander to 12,30
from the day. It is known unofficially that the corpse of the adolescent is in
the facilities of the company Hybur Seafood in a cooled container white color
of where will be transferred today to Tegucigalpa to be incinerated. Soon it
will be given back to his family in Roatán since the desire of the mother is to
water ashes of its son on the garden of its mansion with Vista to the sea.

Baby Strange

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Jul 8, 2002, 2:30:20 AM7/8/02
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In a moment of deep existential despair, rutah...@aol.comnospam
(Annie RUtahkn2Me) screamed the following heavenward at a remote and
unjust God:


>This question came up in alt.showbiz.gossip. The only factual answer was
>Brandy's post that follows. Has anyone else heard anything about Jaclyn
>Smith's son, Gaston, dying in a motorcycle accident on the Honduran island of
>Roatan?

No--and I have checked AP and Reuters and a number of other news
sites, but there is no trace of this story *anywhere*. I think it's
bogus.

Roadtrip66

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Jul 8, 2002, 2:41:56 AM7/8/02
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Here's a little better translation. Wish I knew what hermetism means, I'm
assuming something like hermit, so maybe quietly. Also who is Casey and Aaron
Breckner, they are of no relation to Smith. And Gaston was the older of her
two children, so he's got to be more thatn 16 years old.

Translation

Roatán, Islands of the Bay, 02/07/2002

With hermetism Smith handles itself to death of son of the Jaclyn actress

With hermetism they handle to the local authorities the death of the adolescent


Casey Breckner, son of the North American actress of "the angels of Charlie"
Jaclyn Smith. The versions presented/displayed by the offices of Transit and
Public Ministry, as well as of the embassy of the United States show that the
corpse if it corresponds to Casey Breckner, a student of 16 years and son of
North American parents.

The doctor who took care of the scene of the accident Noel Omar Brito said that
Jaclyn Smith appeared like Sandra Franklin.
Brito indicates that the fatal accident happened like had said Friday 28 of
June to three of afternoon in the highway that leads to the village Great Plan,
and that the young person exceeded the car in which her mother went, who said
to him that she did not do it.

Immediately and in front of the eyes of its mother, Casey collided with pick up

lead by Calixto Go'mez causing to him the death of instantaneous form.

At the time of arriving, galen it adds that Jaclyn Smith was in nervous shock
reason why until today is under the slight tranquilizer effects that manage to
control their emotional state.

But the controversy initiates in the identity of the mother, since Brito and
the other organizations involved in the accident establish that Jaclyn Smith is
not the lady who demanded the corpse of the minor, nor of who it has been
presumed back acquired a residence in the Island of Roatán for months.

The version of the witnesses and neighbors of the locality of Milton Bay
assures that it is Jaclyn Smith and who it is made call like Sandra Franklin,
but that the authorities deny it by direct instructions of the actress who
wishes to handle the situation with total hermetism.

The ex- husband of Jaclyn Smith, according to the line Insipid area, had it
registered like passenger of the flight that landed yesterday late with the
name Anthony Richmmond, although other versions indicate that flame Brushes
Aaron Breckner, that had arrived at the island along with three people more in
flight 151 from Islander to 12,30 from the day.

It is known unofficially that the corpse of the adolescent is in the facilities
of the company Hybur Seafood in a cooled container white color of where will be
transferred today to Tegucigalpa to be incinerated.

Soon it will be given back to its family in Roatán since the desire of the

Roadtrip66

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Jul 8, 2002, 2:53:40 AM7/8/02
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Smith did own propery on the island.


http://www.laprensahn.com/natarc/0207/n07001.htm
Between the stars that have done of the islands their personnel shelter is
Claudia Schiffer, owner of a summery house in Guanaja; Julio Churches, that
have mansion and land in the port of Port Royal and the famous actress of the
Jaclyn Seventies Smith, who acquired a mansion in Politilli Bight.

The cinematographic director To the Polaire lived by several years next to his
wife in Utila, where murio '; also Roy Schneider, American actor who
participated in the famous film "Shark", fixed its residence to the island.

Another group of famous exists that although did not remain permanently, yes
surrendered to the enchantments of the insular beauty of Honduras among them
Fabio Capello, trainer of Italian soccer; Sylvester Stallone, Dennis Quaid,
Julia Roberts and Roger Moore, that at certain moment had serious intentions to
buy, but did not reach any agreement.

Others like Christopher Lambert, Claudia Schiffer and Julio Churches were not
only satisfied to acquiring valuable residences, but that in addition they
decided to comprise of the different partnerships in which they have invested
millionaire amounts of money in projects that soon will open their doors.

For rich and famous international and the national ones which they live there,
discretion and the privacy are the key of the mystery that surrounds to the
island, know that they can walk and enjoy his terrenal enchantment without its
presence disturbs the serenity that reigns there.

The serenity and the hermosura of their beaches turn to the island of Roatán
the favourite of celebrities and foreign tourists
But not only the ídolos of the cinema, the policy, the sport and music have
stepped on Honduran ground, every day many foreigners get next to relatives and
friends to enjoy the beauty of beaches of Roatán.

Every week a boat cruise arrives on board at the wharf with two thousand
tourists, possible buyers and investors, who from their game become tourist
ambassadors of the archipelago abroad. George McCarthy, Canadian of fifty
years, says that to live in Roatán he is to live in house, with the difference
that "people are gladder and amiable, and his natural corners are simply
beautiful".

According to statistics of the Main directorate of Island Population next to
McCarthy other 290 as distant earth foreigners as European South Africa,
Vietnam, Italy and other countries live with their family in the great island,
like any other native person of the place.

For them what does to Islands of the Bay the ideal place is that every day he
is full of surprises and does not exist place for monotonía and the boredom.
Between the most popular activities they are the diving, the fishing, swimming,
esnórquel, stroll in jet ski, boats, in the beach and to horse by the parks of
the island.

The nights costeñas also are enjoyed by the tourists who are united to the
local residents to share are of music next to the sea, specially in the
locality of West End, famous by their nocturnal life.

Life of kings. To live in Islands of the Bay is not a easy and cheap task for
any common and current person, but for whom yes they have that privilege is
similar to live in its private kingdom.

A route by places like Politilli Bight, Milton Bight, Oakridge, West Bay or
Parrot coarse Tree to admire residences of spectacular architectonic beauty,
protected by the forest of the forests and the mountains that make difficult
the access by earth, having to resort to boats and helicopters.

The location in mountains of most of the mansions makes difficult the easy
access, even for its owners
The quotation of lots extremely is elevated and fluctuates according to the
zone in which it is, for example cheapest can be found in the locality of
Dustry by twelve to fifteen thousand dollars, whereas most expensive they are
West Bay and Parrot Tree, where are acquired until at least in about 250
thousand dollars.

The value of the houses and the mansions also depend on its location and of the
majesty of its construction and they quote from a million and average one of
dollars to reaching about four million.

Each one of them has in its interior all the comforts and the luxuries that
just a few can pay: Vista to the sea, platform for helicopters, beach and
deprived wharf, and systems of modern protection and communication, among
others.

The elegance of the constructions next to the calm beauty of the island gives
back the protagonism to him that until does few years had lost and creates one
more an alternative in the tourist route of many foreigners.

The chain of more beautiful islands of the Caribbean:

They are located to thirty miles of the Honduran coast and is compound of three
greater islands and more than sixty islets and keys that form a spectacular
circle of tropical islands in the Caribbean Sea. Proud owner of spectacular
coralline reefs, seconds in the world after the Australians and their humedales
and forests are the home of a diversity of life animal and vegetable of
important biological meaning at Central American level. Utila is the one that
is more near mainland and in her the most authentic culture of the Islands of
the Bay is observed. Roatán is greatest, more developed and more visited of the
Islands of the Bay, whereas Guanaja, located to the east of Roatán, counts on a
great population of Caribbean pines that give an atmosphere him different from
the others and is the second greatest one of the archipelago. Between the three
they show the greatest variety of chorales and seen marine sponges in the
Caribbean, and are famous by its excellent coastal diving.
Nationality of resident foreigners is Roatán:

The United States: 208
Nicaragua: 15
Canada ': 13
England: 7
Italy: 6
Panama and Cuba: 6
Germany, Switzerland and Jamaica: 3
Costa Rica, Guyana, South Africa, Austria,
El Salvador and Guatemala: 2
San Vicente, Mexico, Bolivia, San Cristóbal,
Ecuador, France, Holland, Spain, Vietnam,
and Argentina: 1
Famous with properties in the islands:

Julio Churches
Claudia Schiffer
Jaclyn Smith

Karen M

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Jul 8, 2002, 3:39:49 AM7/8/02
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In article <20020708024156...@mb-cn.aol.com>,
roadt...@aol.comnospam (Roadtrip66) wrote:

> Here's a little better translation. Wish I knew what hermetism means, I'm
> assuming something like hermit, so maybe quietly.

Hermetic means "impervious to external influence". I'm not sure exactly
how it fits into the sentence, though--

"With hermetism they handle to the local authorities the death of the
adolescent Casey Breckner,"


Unless "they" are the local authorities, and the sentence should be more
like:

The local authorities are handling (investigating?) the matter of the
death of "Casey Breckner" ...

and the original clause that translated to "with hermetism" is meant to
be "by themselves, without the aid/assistance/input of American
authorities".

Or.... maybe not.


Karen

Bill Habr

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Jul 8, 2002, 3:44:31 AM7/8/02
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The story says that someone identified (by the Public Transit Ministry and the
U. S. embassy) as Casey Breckner, a 16 year old student, died and that someone
named Sandra Franklin claimed the body and that the authorities handled it with
secrecy (hermetismo). Witnesses and neighbors in Milton Bay said that Sandra
Franklin was Jaclyn Smith.


>> The doctor who took care of the scene of the accident Noel Omar
>> Brito said that Jaclyn Smith appeared like Sandra Franklin.

This apparently says that the doctor was asked about Jaclyn Smith and said the
the woman was Sandra Franklin.


---------------
...remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness, and
sincerity is always subject to proof. JFK.
---------------
TANSTAAFL

Patty

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Jul 8, 2002, 4:03:19 PM7/8/02
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http://www.marrder.com/htw/national.htmWeek in Review

Remains of Jaclyn Smith&#8217;s son cremated in Roatan

The remains of Casey Beckner (16) were cremated in Roatan on Tuesday,
after the young man died of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident
he had on the island. Beckner, the son of Jaclyn Smith, was on
vacation in Roatan with his mother, who has bought a home there.
Beckner died on Friday after the bicycle he was riding crashed into a
pick-up truck driven by Calixto Alberto Gomez. &#8212;El Heraldo

Jamie

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Jul 8, 2002, 5:52:26 PM7/8/02
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>The remains of Casey Beckner (16) were cremated in Roatan on Tuesday,
>after the young man died of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident
>he had on the island. Beckner, the son of Jaclyn Smith, was on
>vacation in Roatan with his mother, who has bought a home

This makes no sense. Jaclyn Smith has no son named Casey Beckner, she only has
one son named Gaston. Perhaps she married again and her husband has a son who
is living with them. I haven't heard a thing about this anywhere else.

Jamie

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Karen

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Jul 8, 2002, 7:37:59 PM7/8/02
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>Remains of Jaclyn Smith s son cremated in Roatan

>
>The remains of Casey Beckner (16) were cremated in Roatan on Tuesday,
>after the young man died of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident
>he had on the island. Beckner, the son of Jaclyn Smith, was on
>vacation in Roatan with his mother, who has bought a home there.
>Beckner died on Friday after the bicycle he was riding crashed into a
>pick-up truck driven by Calixto Alberto Gomez. El Heraldo


This is wierd. According to the Biography.com website, she only has two
children, Gaston and Spencer by Tony Richmond.

Parakeet

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Jul 8, 2002, 8:20:59 PM7/8/02
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"Karen" <mic...@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
news:20020708193759...@mb-cf.aol.com...

From imdb.com

Spouse
'Dr. Brad Allen' (1997 - present)
Anthony B. Richmond (1981 - 1989) (divorced); 2 children
Dennis Cole (1978 - 1981) (divorced)
Roger Davis (II) (1972 - 1975) (divorced

Could there be a confusion in Jaclyn Smiths? Bizarre that no US wire
has picked this up if it's true.

dianec746

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Jul 8, 2002, 11:03:15 PM7/8/02
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> This question came up in alt.showbiz.gossip. The only factual answer was
> Brandy's post that follows. Has anyone else heard anything about Jaclyn
> Smith's son, Gaston, dying in a motorcycle accident on the Honduran island of
> Roatan?
>

This was posted on a Honduran news site:

Week in Review

Remains of Jaclyn Smith&#8217;s son cremated in Roatan

The remains of Casey Beckner (16) were cremated in Roatan on Tuesday,
after the young man died of injuries sustained from a bicycle accident
he had on the island. Beckner, the son of Jaclyn Smith, was on
vacation in Roatan with his mother, who has bought a home there.
Beckner died on Friday after the bicycle he was riding crashed into a
pick-up truck driven by Calixto Alberto Gomez.

&#8212;El Heraldo

explorer

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Jul 8, 2002, 11:09:50 PM7/8/02
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"Karen" <mic...@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
news:20020708193759...@mb-cf.aol.com...
> But does she have step children? She was married multiple times. Perhaps
that is the answer to the mystery.

Also, has anyone tried going to a Jaclyn Smith official or fan site?


Bill Habr

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Jul 8, 2002, 10:31:46 PM7/8/02
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>Could there be a confusion in Jaclyn Smiths? Bizarre that no US wire
>has picked this up if it's true.

From 1 of the stories I gathered that the officials said it wasn't Jaclyn's son
but witnesses said it was.

Jaclyn's son would be 20, her daughter would be 16.

Roadtrip66

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Jul 9, 2002, 12:30:40 AM7/9/02
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Here's a better translation of the story. Must be mistaken identity or someone
mascarading as Smith.

They deny that young dead in accident is son of the Jaclyn actress Smith With
hermetism handle to the local authorities the death of the adolescent Casey


Breckner, son of the North American actress of "the angels of Charlie" Jaclyn
Smith. The versions presented/displayed by the offices of Transit and Public
Ministry, as well as of the embassy of the United States show that the corpse
if it corresponds to Casey Breckner, a student of 16 years and son of North

American parents. The doctor who took care of the scene of the accident Noel
Omar Brito said that Jaclyn Smith appeared like Sandra Franklin. Brito


indicates that the fatal accident happened like had said Friday 28 of June to
three of afternoon in the highway that leads to the village Great Plan, and
that the young person exceeded the car in which her mother went, who said to
him that she did not do it. Immediately and in front of the eyes of its
mother, Casey collided with pick up lead by Calixto Go'mez causing to him the
death of instantaneous form. At the time of arriving, galen it adds that
Jaclyn Smith was in nervous shock reason why until today is under the slight
tranquilizer effects that manage to control their emotional state. But the
controversy initiates in the identity of the mother, since Brito and the other
organizations involved in the accident establish that Jaclyn Smith is not the
lady who demanded the corpse of the minor, nor of who it has been presumed back
acquired a residence in the Island of Roatán for months. The version of the
witnesses and neighbors of the locality of Milton Bay assures that it is Jaclyn
Smith and who it is made call like Sandra Franklin, but that the authorities
deny it by direct instructions of the actress who wishes to handle the
situation with total hermetism. The ex- husband of Jaclyn Smith, according to
the line Insipid area, had it registered like passenger of the flight that
landed yesterday late with the name Anthony Richmmond, although other versions

indicate that flame Bruce Aaron Breckner had arrived at the island along with
three other people on flight 151 from Islander at 12.30 that day. It is known


unofficially that the corpse of the adolescent is in the facilities of the
company Hybur Seafood in a cooled container white color of where will be
transferred today to Tegucigalpa to be incinerated. Soon it will be given back

to his family in Roatán since the desire of the mother is to water ashes of its

Bill Habr

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Jul 9, 2002, 11:28:24 AM7/9/02
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The word translated as hermetism means secrecy

>They deny that young dead in accident is son of the Jaclyn actress Smith With
>hermetism handle to the local authorities the death of the adolescent Casey
>Breckner,

>Must be mistaken identity or someone
>mascarading as Smith.

Since the age and name of the boy do not match it must be.

DvHof

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Jul 9, 2002, 7:42:41 PM7/9/02
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It's absolutely not true. I know Jaclyn- not well, but enough to make a phone
call to her assistant. This was either a case of mistaken identity, or a story
that was completely fabricated.
How 'bout that-good news on AGC.

slizabeth

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Jul 10, 2002, 9:13:46 AM7/10/02
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dv...@aol.com (DvHof) wrote in message news:<20020709194241...@mb-mt.aol.com>...

Thank you for posting this wonderful news. I was very saddened to read
this rumor, and I'm glad Gaston is fine. I've always liked Jaclyn.

Of course, it's a tragedy that this Casey was killed.

tinaisl...@gmail.com

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This story is false about Jaclyn Smith and truly is the story of a Lady I met Sandra Franklin the double of Jaclyn Smith in the Charlies Angels series.

RON HARRIS

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Sep 6, 2023, 3:45:14 PM9/6/23
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We moved to Roatan in 2007 and met Sandra Franklin shortly after.
She was Jaclyn Smith's body double in the Charlie's Angels TV series.
Her son was killed the first day of his arrival in Roatan.
According to her, her son's estranged father had arranged to have the new motorcycle available to him on arrival to Roatan.
The accident happened while her son was riding the new motorcycle toward the residence with the mother and sister following in a car.
At the time we met Sandy, she was very upset about the accident.
On the island, she was a vibrant delightful young lady who had experienced a sad tragedy.
She continued her life there, participating in many activities.
She continued remodeling her residence, and was known to house many varieties of wildlife on her property.
All the time we knew her, she was always talking about the many projects she planned.
She always encouraged us to visit her often and was very hospitable.
We really do not know exactly what happened to her because we had moved away several months before her death.

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