Who was Lori Klausutis, and how and why did she die?
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Who was Lori Klausutis, and how and why did she die?
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I found an obit and a story also wondering why she died. I'm starting to think cab
drivers are in a safer profession than congressional aides and interns.
Lori Kaye Klausutis
Lori Kaye Klausutis, 28, of Niceville, passed away
Thursday,
July 19.
She was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church where
she
sang in the choir and was also a cantor. She was a
former
president of the Young Republicans and was serving
as
treasurer at the time of her passing.
Lori graduated cum laude from the University of
Georgia
School of Journalism and was working on completing
her
MBA from the University of West Florida. She was
also a
member of the Sigma Kappa Sorority.
She performed in “Wild Wild Women” with the Stage
Crafters.
She was also on the boards of the Fort Walton Beach
Youth
Symphony and a member of the Fort Walton Beach
Jaycees.
Survivors include her husband, T.J. Klausutis, of
Niceville;
parents, Larry and Linda Bolterstein of Marietta,
Ga.; sister,
Kelly Ann Bolterstein, of Atlanta; father and
mother?in?law,
Norm and Carol Klausutis of Niceville; and
grandparents, Leo
and Heneretta Leja of Fraser, Mich.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Mary’s
with
Father Paul White officiating. Burial will follow in
Heritage
Gardens Cemetery in Niceville.
McLaughlin Mortuary is in charge of local
arrangements.
NOTES
This article can be found on page B1 of the July 28, 2001
Daily News.
Aide's death still a mystery
Blood test results and an autopsy were
By unable to reveal Lori Klausutis' cause of death.
By AMBER BOLLMAN, Daily News Staff Writer
An autopsy and blood tests have not revealed why
28-year-old Lori
Klausutis died, Associate Medical Examiner Dr. Michael
Berkland said
Friday.
Nothing in the blood tests showed how Klausutis died seven
days ago,
Berkland said. The autopsy also was not conclusive, though
the
medical examiner did say that there was no evidence of
foul play.
"This turns over several puzzle pieces in the case of her
death and
reveals more of the picture," Berkland said. But it still
does not reveal
the entire scenario.
Klausutis, of Niceville, was an aide to U.S. Rep. Joe
Scarborough and
was found dead in the congressman's Fort Walton Beach
office on July
20.
Berkland said the next step in determining the cause of
Klausutis'
death will be to examine and run tests on tissue samples
under the
microscope.
He said his office has received many of Klausutis' medical
records,
some from out of state, but has not yet had a chance to
examine them
in detail.
Klausutis was involved in a serious traffic accident as a
teenager,
Berkland said.
"She had a past medical history that was significant, but
it remains to
be seen whether that played a role in her death," Berkland
said. "It
may be a contributory factor or it may mean nothing."
Berkland could not speculate Friday about when further
examinations
would be complete or when a cause of death might be
established.
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