These amazing photos as a photo story from
Elly Lukic that show a part of the life of Luisa Lukic (1966-1990), her half-sister. She was a beautiful girl, but had a short tragic life.
“She was the only child of my father and his first wife Snezana (no relation to me). Although I have no memory of my oldest sister, I feel as if a part of me is missing, like I've lost a twin. I've been told we're a great deal alike, both in appearance and demeanor.”
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| Luisa Lukic (1966-1990) |
“The last photo was photographed months before her death. Luisa became withdrawn, dyed her hair a desperately hopeful orangish-blonde shade, and lost a ton of weight. You can see the wear in her face. Another casualty of clinical depression.”
Here is the photo story...
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| My sister Luisa with her mother and grandmother (no relation to me), 1975 |
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| My sister Luisa with her grandmother and dad, 1975 |
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| My sister Luisa as a little girl, sitting between her mother and grandmother on a park bench, 1975 |
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| Good morning little schoolgirl, 1975 |
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| Luisa with her mother Snezana and grandmother, 1978 |
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| Luisa and cousins with Pluto at Disneyland in California, 1983 |
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| Luisa and cousins with Pluto at Disneyland in California, 1983 |
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| Luisa and relatives at Disneyland, 1983 |
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| Luisa and cousin at Disneyland, 1983 |
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| Luisa and cousin at Marriott's Great America (now California's Great America), 1983 |
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| Snezana, Luisa, and two cousins riding the Disneyland railroad, 1983 |
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| My sister Luisa (right) and one of our cousins riding the Disneyland railroad, 1983 |
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| Cotton candy and cigarettes, 1983 |
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| Luisa at Marriott's Great America, 1983 |
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| Relatives at Disneyland or Marriott's Great America, 1983 |
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| My sister Luisa, her mother Snezana, and two cousins sit down for a break at Marriott's Great America, 1983 |
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| My sister and her mother at a tiny gift shop at Marriott's Great America, 1983 |
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| Luisa at Marriott's Great America, 1983 |
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| Dad (married to his first wife, Luisa's mother, Snežana, at the time) and Luisa, circa 1983 |
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| My sister as a teen, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985 |
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| My sister Luisa and her mother Snezana, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985 |
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| My sister Luisa and her mother Snezana, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985 |
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| Luisa in somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985 |
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| My father Miroslav (he took the name Michael after moving to the U.S. a few years after this photo) and Luisa, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985 |
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| My dad and Luisa, 1985 |
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| Luisa in snorkeling gear, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985 |
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| My sister, about 20 years old at Lake Tahoe, 1986 |
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| Snezana and Luisa at Lake Tahoe during visiting the United States from Germany, 1986 |
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| My sister with two American cousins, 1986 |
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| Luisa at Lake Tahoe, 1986 |
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| My sister playing with a dog at Lake Tahoe, 1986 |
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| Luisa at Lake Tahoe, 1986 |
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| Luisa at Lake Tahoe, 1986 |
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| My sister and one of our cousins in the back of a station wagon, 1986 |
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| Leaving Lake Tahoe, 1986 |
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| Luisa in Bavaria, 1986 |
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| Luisa in Bavaria, 1986 |
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| My sister is about 20 years old, may be Insel Mainau (Flower Island) on Lake Constance, 1986 |
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| My sister is about 20 years old, may be Insel Mainau (Flower Island) on Lake Constance, 1986 |
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| My sister Luisa at mom and dad's flat in Munich, 1989 |
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| Me as a newborn being held by my sister Luisa, 1989 |
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| Me with my sister Luisa, April 1990 |
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| My dad and sister Luisa at mom and dad's flat in Munich, 1990 |
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| My sister Luisa shortly before her suicide, 1990 |
