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Netflix star Daisy Coleman remembered at funeral of 200 following suicide after rape and stalker ordeal
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The Sun can share photographs from the day at Roberson-Polley Chapel, which show large framed images of the striking model and artist, along with bouquets of white roses and daisies.
initially planned to organize a large gathering at the high school's football stadium, but were forced to move to a funeral home due to bad weather.
Regardless of the venue change, they described the day as "beautiful" but "crushing," with mourners joining her heartbroken mom Melinda, brothers Charlie and Logan, and friends Ella Fairon and Shael Norris.
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Ella's dog Rouge also dressed up in a tiny black and white pinstripe suit with a pink flower around his neck for the ceremony, which was captured by her best friend.
Melinda told The Sun: "Charlie, Ella, and Shael, co-founder of Daisy's charity SafeBae, spoke at the funeral, along with the pastor.
"Charlie talked about how it would be the last time he would stand next to her and speak.
"But that she had really affected his journey into becoming a man, not just the most macho guy in the room, but also the most understanding, and someone with empathy.
"He also said about how everyone in the room had animals that Daisy got them to take when she was finding homes for them and everyone started laughing."
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Melinda explained: "We did a Viking shield maiden send off at the gravesite after. She had a shield on her grave and we had honey mead toast.
"She loved the Vikings. Her heritage on my side as my dad is from Denmark, and we all have matching tattoos.
"Her brother's best friend Danny Fish put together a beautiful reel with music and he did up the gravesite for the Viking sendoff.
"It was really nice, and we did the white roses and daisies because of the song her boyfriend had written for her called White Roses, she loved it.
"We planned to have it outside if the weather was better, and the Covid situation made it difficult, but I think the people who weren't there physically were there in spirit, they sent messages and were in touch. It was beautiful."
Friend Tami Piburn, who organized a GoFundMe for the ceremony, pulling in almost $30,000 from supporters around the world, told The Sun: " was such an amazing human that even after death she is still making a huge impact on people and bringing people together."
Ella also said: "It was what Daisy would have wanted, but yes very painful.
"It did bring closure and I felt I was able to really say goodbye to her."
Daisy's father, Dr Michael Coleman, died in a car accident, with Daisy and one of her brothers in the vehicle, in 2009.
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Her youngest brother Tristan, 19, later died in a separate one-car crash in western Kansas in 2018.
featured in the 2016 Netflix show, Audrie & Daisy, about a number of high school rapes.
While no one was convicted in her case, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child after he supplied her with alcohol and left her in "sub-freezing" temperatures outside her house.
An additional charge against another boy who allegedly filmed a sexual encounter between Daisy and Barnett was also later dropped.
Melinda says a number of other factors , including a stalker, not being able to see her regular psychiatrist, and grieving for her dad and brother.
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Lakewood Police in Colorado, where Daisy had been living alone, are investigating after Daisy filed a harassment report on Tuesday, August 4 - the day she died.
A spokesman told The Sun this week there have been no arrests and the case remains an open investigation.
Melinda also said: "She just found out weeks before that she couldn't have children. She was very upset about that."
Her mom says before her death she was still focused on releasing music, filming for her follow-up documentary, , and tattooing at a local parlour.
Ella shared photographs from the funeral on Instagram yesterday, writing: "Today I had to say goodbye to my best friend.
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"I don’t know what hurts more the shock of losing you or thinking of what could have been.
She added: There better be sushi dates in heaven. I will miss you forever nugget @youngcattatoos #staystrongsweetheart.";
Daisy Coleman was ‘raped as teen’ and featured in Netflix’s Audrie and Daisy - the story of how a small community turned against a victim
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