Source:www.sawf.org



The controversies that comprised most of Anna-Nicole Smith's life will undoubtedly continue but, unfortunately, Anna-Nicole will no longer be a part of it.

Anna-Nicole Smith died a few hours ago at "The hard rock cafe" in Seminole, Florida.

The details are scanty at this time but it appears that the cause of death may be heart related based on the emergency phone call made to the hospital by a nurse who was tended to her moments after Smith was stricken.

Supposedly the former Playmate was suffering with a high fever last night but no reason for it has yet been announced.

Needless to say, the question of a drug related death has already been raised, in particular by motor mouth Geraldo Rivera.

As was the case in the death of Anna's son, her former lawyer, and then current significant other, Howard K. Stern, was the only other person with her when the death occurred.

For all the scandals that have surrounded her, and despite the suspicious activities she may have engaged in with regards to her octogenarian late husband, Howard J. Marshall, people on the inside claim that she was not the airhead she came off as, and it is apparent that she was a harmless, and very likeable individual.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised when a jet setter like Anna-Nicole Smith dies at an early age, particularly when you consider her on and off weight problems, probable drug use, the recent death of her son, Daniel, and extreme stress caused by a lifetime filled with litigation, but still, she was only 39.

Having been close to death myself, on 4 different occasions, I cherish every moment of my life, and I can't help but feel sympathy for an apparently harmless, if not at times misguided person such as Smith.

Rest in Peace, Anna-Nicole.