This is just painfully sad news.
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Needless to say, we will have much more about this as the day goes on but in the meantime, here is a statement put out by her family. (For our birthday salute to Yvonne Craig from earlier this year, click here. She was wonderful.):
For those who have known her personally, you already know what a down to earth, most exceptional person she was, so I’m sure you can understand this loss has touched all of our lives.
Yvonne was a very private person, so from the onset of her battle with cancer, she decided to share with immediate family and very close friends. She wanted to spend all of her energy concentrating on winning her battle. She was adamant about this and wanted to tell her story when she was cured and feeling better. We all respected that wish.
Having spent time with her over these past months, she made her wishes known to me and made me promise I would pass them along. Wish Number One, is that her family, friends and fans would know how much she loved them and always treasured her time with them. Wish Number Two, was that no one waste a moment of their time in mourning for her loss in sadness but instead celebrate the awesome life she had been fortunate enough to live. She felt that she lived a wonderful life and was blessed in many ways.
She was able to travel the world and see many places. Yvonne spent quality time with those that she loved and was able to accomplish many goals and ambitions that she set for herself. Yvonne excelled in ballet, a film career, a business life, as well as in philanthropic and charity work over the years. She had been able to do this with joy and much laughter and she wouldn’t have changed a thing. Well, maybe one thing and that would have been not to get cancer.
Fight as she did; however, over the past two plus years, she still lost her battle with metastasized breast cancer that had gone to her liver. Her operation right before Christmas, removed portions of her liver and some tumors as well as her gallbladder (not infected but in the way) and honestly she never totally recovered from that and more malignancies showed up again much to our dismay.
She had been in chemo almost continuously for the past two plus years since being diagnosed and that had weakened her immune system as well as her body. This didn’t dampen her sense of humor or her spirit, she intended to fight and win this battle. In the end, her mind still wanted to fight but her body had given up.
Please celebrate Yvonne in your own way and the work she has left behind for you to continue to remember her by and enjoy.
*you can read her official obituary at the following link:
http://www.yvonnecraig.com/news/2015/08/19/yvonne-craigs-…icial-obituary/
September 17, 2015
Love and Light be to Yvonne and all her family. I never met Yvonne but had loved and admired her portrayal as one of my favourite DC Characters Batgirl. Next to Superman she was one of the best of the best. I send my love to Yvonnes family and to Yvonnes husband Ken whom I know shed spent many years with. Love and Light be to all who loved and knew Yvonne. Remember she is not truly gone for her Soul had to return to the realm that suited Yvonnes joyous personality . Im sure shes dancing , smiling and Laughing with the Angels right now. And she will always be with you with all of us. Cant tell you how much she meant to me the happy memories I have watching her riding on the Batgirlcycle singing the Batgirl theme tune to myself, she brought joy to my life as she did to so many. Hoping to get the Batman TV Series for Christmas so will be lovely to see her again. Love and Light dear Yvonne ill remember you fondly. Glennxxxxxxx