“Real World: San Diego’s” Frankie Abernathy, 25
Posted: Wednesday, June 13th, 2007 6:50 amFrankie Abernathy, a cast member on The Real World: San Diego in 2004, died Saturday night at her mother’s Shorewood, Wisconsin, home.
An official cause of death is yet to be determined, but the 25-year-old had suffered from cystic fibrosis, a hereditary disease that causes a buildup of mucus in the lungs and pancreas and inhibits the body’s ability to move water and salt in and out of cells.
Abernathy was diagnosed with her illness when she was three and discussed it openly during her stint on the Real World’s 14th season, in which she and six others lived in a tricked-out converted restaurant and pulled duty as tour guides for a company that organized cruises around San Diego Bay. … Read full obituary
