Erin Louisa Card was born 16 March 1997, at Women's Hospital in Greensboro, NC, and died the same day of natural causes after seven hours of life. Erin is survived by her parents, Kristine Allen Card and Orson Scott Card, and her brothers and sisters, Geoffrey, Emily, Charlie Ben, and Zina, all of Greensboro, NC; by grandparents James and Renee Allen and Willard and Peggy Card, of Orem, UT; by two great-grandmothers, Edna B. Allen and Minnie A. Jones, of Logan, UT; by many aunts, uncles, and cousins in North Carolina, Utah, California, Texas, and New Mexico; and by loving godparents, Erin and Phillip Absher, of Anza, CA. "We thank our Father in heaven for the gift of this child we longed for, held so briefly in our arms but forever in our hearts." Burial and a family graveside service will be held Friday, 21 March, in Utah; a memorial service will be held Tuesday, 25 March, at 5:00 p.m., at the Latter-day Saint meetinghouse at 3621 Lakefield Dr., off Vandalia Rd. just west of Elm in Greensboro.

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Note from KHK:
Scott has asked that people PLEASE not send condolences to his email box. By the same token, he won't see them if they're posted here. If anyone wants to send condolences to him, I have established an email address where letters can be sent. These will all be printed out and given to the family when they're able to read them. The address is WritetoOSC@aol.com.

--Kathryn H. Kidd