Post by Nordly on May 16, 2008 0:00:50 GMT
It seems like I post only about deaths on various forums!
A CHILD television star tragically killed by a train after slipping from a platform will be farewelled today.
Jessica Jacobs, an emerging 17-year-old stage and screen actor and musician, was about to meet her mother to go shopping for her brother's birthday present when tragedy struck on Saturday.
The family have been told the teenager tripped from the platform and fell on to railway lines at Cheltenham railway station about midday.
Jessica, known as Jessie to her friends, was well known in the world of children's television, starring in Saddle Club, Worst Best Friends, Fergus McPhail and Holly's Heroes.
She also appeared in live productions, including The Sound of Music with Bert Newton and Lisa McCune.
Jessica, who was a gifted violinist and bassist, had planned to join the Victorian College of the Arts next year.
Her most prominent role was as Melanie in the hit series The Saddle Club, which was filmed when she was 12.
Producer Lynn Bayonas said Jessica was a breath of fresh air. "She was absolutely gorgeous. She was always in with the jokes, mischievous, just a delightful, delightful girl."
Her brother Adam, 24, said his sister was destined to succeed in the entertainment industry.
But he said the family had been distressed by a Connex station worker who had told people, including them, Jessica's death was not an accident.
Victoria Police investigators, however, have told the family Jessica stumbled as she walked along the platform.
Adam Jacobs said his stepfather and mother visited the station to view a makeshift shrine to Jessica when a woman working at the station told them it was not an accident. "My mum wants an apology. Where is their corporate conscience?" he said.
Connex spokesman John Rees said the company would launch an investigation into the allegation.
"We appreciate this is a terrible time for the family," he said.
"We want to find out what the situation was before we take any disciplinary action."
Mr Jacobs said his sister was in high spirits about a gig at the Espy in St Kilda, had settled on where she would hold her 18th birthday celebrations in November and was planning to move out of home.
"She was planning to move in with me," he said.
"Jessie wanted to be a musician, that was her life. I believed she was going to succeed."
Jessica also had two younger brothers -- Seth, aged 14, and Charlie, two.
Bert Newton last night led the tributes. "Jessie was a lovely kid. She was very talented with a great future ahead of her," he said.
"Apart from The Sound of Music, she also appeared with me on my Good Morning Australia show as a star of Saddle Club. This is so sad."
Her agent of 10 years, Jacki Jenkinson, said Jessie was one of the most talented young actors she had seen: "She was just a vibrant young girl, quirky and amazing. It's absolutely devastating."
Jessica will be farewelled in St Kilda today and a police-led cortege will lead a horse-drawn carriage from Holy Trinity Church to St Kilda Cemetery.
A report will be prepared for coroner.
here's another article:
THE body of Saddle Club star Jessica Jacobs will reach its final resting place this afternoon when a horse-drawn carriage delivers her coffin to the St Kilda Cemetery.
The popular 17-year-old actress was killed on Saturday after she fell into the path of an oncoming train at Cheltenham station.
Jessica was better known as the cheeky Melanie Atwood in series one and two of The Saddle Club, Jennifer McPhail in kids' comedy series Fergus McPhail and as the character Emily in basketball drama series Holly's Heroes.
The day after she died was both Mother's Day and her brother Adam's 24th birthday.
Adam Jacobs said he was devastated by the untimely death of his younger sister and "hero".
"We were very close," he said. "I loved her so much. She was my hero, really."
Jessica, who listed her favourite pastimes as shopping, laughing, dancing, music and boys, played bass guitar in rock band The Volten Sins.
Jessica was also part of a school music class organising a concert for the Starlight Foundation, a charity for sick children. The concert, scheduled for June, will go ahead also as a tribute to Jessica, and will include a performance by her band-mates.
While messages from distraught friends piled up on the teenager's social networking sites MySpace and Facebook last night, brother Adam was writing his sister's eulogy.
Jessica's agent, Jacki Jenkinson from Bubblegum Casting, said Jessica was a serious and talented actress who had appeared in several children's TV shows as well as featuring on music recordings, performing in live theatre and appearing in TV commercials.
"I've had Jess for about 10 years on my books, and she is a very talented, outgoing, gorgeous young girl," Ms Jenkinson said.
Saddle Club producer Lynn Bayonas said Jessica was friendly with other cast members and extremely popular with fans, particularly when presenting music from the show on tours.
"It is an unbelievable thing that has happened. It is going to take us all a while to get used to the tragedy. It's just terribly, terribly sad," she said.
Sandringham College principal Wayne Perkins said Jessica's fellow students had been deeply affected and were receiving counselling.
A report detailing Jessica's death is being prepared for the coroner.With AAP
Just do a news search, plenty of info on Jessie (or Jessica) will show up.
Now I'm trying to decide whether or not I should tell my family this tragic news.
Edit by Joe: fixed subj. line spelling
A CHILD television star tragically killed by a train after slipping from a platform will be farewelled today.
Jessica Jacobs, an emerging 17-year-old stage and screen actor and musician, was about to meet her mother to go shopping for her brother's birthday present when tragedy struck on Saturday.
The family have been told the teenager tripped from the platform and fell on to railway lines at Cheltenham railway station about midday.
Jessica, known as Jessie to her friends, was well known in the world of children's television, starring in Saddle Club, Worst Best Friends, Fergus McPhail and Holly's Heroes.
She also appeared in live productions, including The Sound of Music with Bert Newton and Lisa McCune.
Jessica, who was a gifted violinist and bassist, had planned to join the Victorian College of the Arts next year.
Her most prominent role was as Melanie in the hit series The Saddle Club, which was filmed when she was 12.
Producer Lynn Bayonas said Jessica was a breath of fresh air. "She was absolutely gorgeous. She was always in with the jokes, mischievous, just a delightful, delightful girl."
Her brother Adam, 24, said his sister was destined to succeed in the entertainment industry.
But he said the family had been distressed by a Connex station worker who had told people, including them, Jessica's death was not an accident.
Victoria Police investigators, however, have told the family Jessica stumbled as she walked along the platform.
Adam Jacobs said his stepfather and mother visited the station to view a makeshift shrine to Jessica when a woman working at the station told them it was not an accident. "My mum wants an apology. Where is their corporate conscience?" he said.
Connex spokesman John Rees said the company would launch an investigation into the allegation.
"We appreciate this is a terrible time for the family," he said.
"We want to find out what the situation was before we take any disciplinary action."
Mr Jacobs said his sister was in high spirits about a gig at the Espy in St Kilda, had settled on where she would hold her 18th birthday celebrations in November and was planning to move out of home.
"She was planning to move in with me," he said.
"Jessie wanted to be a musician, that was her life. I believed she was going to succeed."
Jessica also had two younger brothers -- Seth, aged 14, and Charlie, two.
Bert Newton last night led the tributes. "Jessie was a lovely kid. She was very talented with a great future ahead of her," he said.
"Apart from The Sound of Music, she also appeared with me on my Good Morning Australia show as a star of Saddle Club. This is so sad."
Her agent of 10 years, Jacki Jenkinson, said Jessie was one of the most talented young actors she had seen: "She was just a vibrant young girl, quirky and amazing. It's absolutely devastating."
Jessica will be farewelled in St Kilda today and a police-led cortege will lead a horse-drawn carriage from Holy Trinity Church to St Kilda Cemetery.
A report will be prepared for coroner.
here's another article:
THE body of Saddle Club star Jessica Jacobs will reach its final resting place this afternoon when a horse-drawn carriage delivers her coffin to the St Kilda Cemetery.
The popular 17-year-old actress was killed on Saturday after she fell into the path of an oncoming train at Cheltenham station.
Jessica was better known as the cheeky Melanie Atwood in series one and two of The Saddle Club, Jennifer McPhail in kids' comedy series Fergus McPhail and as the character Emily in basketball drama series Holly's Heroes.
The day after she died was both Mother's Day and her brother Adam's 24th birthday.
Adam Jacobs said he was devastated by the untimely death of his younger sister and "hero".
"We were very close," he said. "I loved her so much. She was my hero, really."
Jessica, who listed her favourite pastimes as shopping, laughing, dancing, music and boys, played bass guitar in rock band The Volten Sins.
Jessica was also part of a school music class organising a concert for the Starlight Foundation, a charity for sick children. The concert, scheduled for June, will go ahead also as a tribute to Jessica, and will include a performance by her band-mates.
While messages from distraught friends piled up on the teenager's social networking sites MySpace and Facebook last night, brother Adam was writing his sister's eulogy.
Jessica's agent, Jacki Jenkinson from Bubblegum Casting, said Jessica was a serious and talented actress who had appeared in several children's TV shows as well as featuring on music recordings, performing in live theatre and appearing in TV commercials.
"I've had Jess for about 10 years on my books, and she is a very talented, outgoing, gorgeous young girl," Ms Jenkinson said.
Saddle Club producer Lynn Bayonas said Jessica was friendly with other cast members and extremely popular with fans, particularly when presenting music from the show on tours.
"It is an unbelievable thing that has happened. It is going to take us all a while to get used to the tragedy. It's just terribly, terribly sad," she said.
Sandringham College principal Wayne Perkins said Jessica's fellow students had been deeply affected and were receiving counselling.
A report detailing Jessica's death is being prepared for the coroner.With AAP
Just do a news search, plenty of info on Jessie (or Jessica) will show up.
Now I'm trying to decide whether or not I should tell my family this tragic news.
Edit by Joe: fixed subj. line spelling
