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Hey everyone. I can’t
tell you all just how hard it is to write about this, and as I do my heart,
thoughts, and prayers go out to all of her family. On Friday, July 3rd, we all lost a
dear friend, sister, daughter, and to Joe, his beloved wife. She was only 24.
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Amanda Schany had been battling a very rare form of cancer
that ended up taking her this past week.
For those of you that knew Amanda I don’t have to explain how beautiful
of a person she was, how close she was to the band, and how she was everything
to Joe.
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Not many actually knew of her condition and even to the
people that did, it was hard to actually ‘tell’ she was fighting. That was one thing that I have personally always
admired about her. She refused to ever
let anything negative stand in her way, or bring her spirits down, not even…cancer. Always positive, she was one of the strongest
and most caring people I have ever met, and will never forget. Always with a tender smile and contagious
‘laugh/giggle’, she touched all of our lives with the kindness of her
heart.
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Amanda was a huge part of EASTEIGHTEEN, and considered “The Fifth
Member”. She believed in this band with
everything she had, and was determined to see it succeed. I really can’t say or stress that fact enough. She is/was an absolutely amazing support and
driving force in this group. She is our
guardian angel and will be there for the rest of the way, protecting us,
watching over us, and will live on through every breath of this band. We
have absolutely no intention on stopping this machine now, and will continue to
write, record, perform, and take EASTEIGHTEEN to a new level. We dedicate this group to Amanda and hope
that everyone remembers her whenever you see us.
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So, to you”Stinky” - We all love you and miss you very, very much. I look forward to the day we all meet and
laugh together again, but for now we have shit to do and people to fuckin’ ROCK. We will never forget you and will carry this
EASTEIGHTEEN torch on in your name all the way. We will forever miss you.
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Love always,
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-Travis
-EASTEIGHTEEN