Millvina Dean 2/2/1912~5/31/2009

 
Millvina Dean 2/2/1912~5/31/2009
Millvina Dean 2/2/1912~5/31/2009~The last Titanic survivor is gone! I grew up a Titanic buff. I almost HAD to. My birthday is April 10th, the day the ship left Southampton. Every year they start showing the specials & movies on my birthday and show them until the 15th. I've studied the Titanic most of my life. (CNN) -- Millvina Dean, believed to be the last survivor of the Titanic, has died at 97, her friends confirmed Sunday. Millvina Dean was just an infant when the RMS Titanic sank. Dean was just an infant when the RMS Titanic -- publicized as "practically unsinkable" and the largest passenger steamship at the time -- struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, during its maiden voyage from Southampton in southern England to New York. The ship sank less than three hours later, killing more than 1,500 people. Brian Ticehurst, a friend of Dean, said she died at 8 a.m. Sunday. Dean was hospitalized a few days ago for medical complications before returning to the Woodlands Ridge Nursing Home in Southampton, said Charles Haas, a friend and president of the Titanic International Society based in New Jersey. A nurse at the home declined to comment on Dean's passing. Haas said Dean's last public appearance was at the British Titanic Society's convention in April, which she attended with her longtime companion, Bruno Nordmanis. "She only visited a short while, but she wowed everybody with her charm," Haas told CNN. "She seemed in good spirits." Haas noted that Dean's death fell on May 31, exactly 98 years after the Titanic was launched. The doomed ship, not yet completed, was launched on May 31, 1911, in Belfast. While Dean's survival brought her celebrity-like status in some circles, she was 8 years old before she knew she was on the fateful ship. Dean, along with her young brother and mother, survived the sinking of the Titanic, but her mother didn't tell her about it until years later, Haas said. Although she didn't have memories of the historic and tragic event, Dean, who never married or had children, became a larger presence for Titanic enthusiasts and historians over the past three decades. "Having gone through that disaster she was given extra years and an extra dose of vitality," said Haas, who recalled escorting Dean to a Titanic society gala a few years ago. Dean became the last known Titanic survivor after Barbara Joyce Dainton died in October 2007. The last American survivor, Lillian Asplund, died in May 2006. Ironically, her older brother died April 14, 1992, exactly 80 years after the Titanic struck the iceberg. Dean's death leaves only artifacts and videotaped interviews with survivors to "speak to us about the Titanic," Haas said.
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drobles394394

drobles394394 says:

5389 days ago
awesome tribute!  I wonder if she ever saw the movie?
sharifa115

sharifa115 says:

5410 days ago
i voted for this,,,the story is so emotional!,,im touched!,lol
Fairyirish04

Fairyirish04 says:

5412 days ago
OMG, KRISTA, I'M STANDING AND APPLAUDING YOU, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL JOB YOU DID TO PAY SUCH A FINE TRIBUTE TO A REAL LIFE 'SURVIVOR'.  I WAS SAD TO HEAR SHE HAD DIED PENNILESS IN A REST HOME, YOU'D THINK WITH HER 'STORY' SHE COULD HAVE BEEN A MILLIONAIRE.  YOU DID SUCH A BRILLIANT AND BEAUTIFUL JOB KRISTA, YOU REIGN AS THE QUEEN OF VINTAGE MY FRIEND.  YOU ARE SO AWESOME, LOVE YA GIRL, THIS REALLY GOT TO ME!!!!!
TGRAMS

TGRAMS says:

5413 days ago
oh this is wonderful and so informative. great job! :)
davysbestgirl

davysbestgirl says:

5413 days ago
OHH I heard about her!!I mean her passing!Ya know Leonardo dicaprio and Kate Winslet Were go'n to do a donation to keep her in heath in a Nursing home or something.But to bad that didnt happend!
5 stars for you wonderful tribute!!
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MARILYN62 says:

5413 days ago
OOOH THIS IS A VERY NICE TRIBUTE. YOU ARE SOOOOOOOOOO KIND ! I LOVE IT !
WHAT A LOVELY BLINGEE
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gumbycat

gumbycat says:

5413 days ago
So moving!
bigdaddyweakley

bigdaddyweakley says:

5414 days ago
What a simply fantastic tribute blingee! Thank you for sharing the story, wonderful work!

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