

“Transplant patients have been found and we are grateful that other people will benefit from this awful loss.” “Typical of Anna, they wanted to donate their organs if anything like this happened,” the letter continues.

Unfortunately, their brain was without oxygen too long and they never regained consciousness.” We understand that people on site and the EMTs tried so hard to revive Anna and they did get their heart to beat again. “Anna Burns’s heart stopped beating suddenly at the end of their cross country meet last Tuesday in Ludlow. Burns identified as nonbinary and used the pronoun “they.” The family’s letter elaborates on the circumstances of the incident that claimed Burns’ life. “We know many folks know Anna as your student, your classmate, teammate, friend, and we are counting on the love and support of the ARPS community to help all of us get through this unimaginable loss,” the family wrote. “They were a part of the Crocker Farm family since they first started school, attended Middle School at ARMS, and were currently a member of the junior Class of 2024 at ARHS.”Īttached to the letter from Morris was an email from Burns’ family, parents Sarah Goff and Stephen Burns and younger brother Ian Burns, thanking the community for an outpouring of love and support since the medical episode, and inviting those who knew Anna Burns to visit a memorial page to offer reflections at. “It is with great sadness that I share the news that Anna has passed away,” Superintendent Michael Morris wrote. On Sunday, a message was sent to students, families and the district’s faculty and staff informing them of the death of Anna Burns, 16, a member of the Class of 2024.


AMHERST - Family, friends and students at Amherst Regional High School are mourning the death of a junior who had been hospitalized since suffering an apparent cardiac issue during a Sept.
