Friends remember IU music student

IU senior Georgia Marriott e-mailed her roommates Tuesday afternoon saying how much she loved them, and explained how she hadn't told them that in a while.\nHours later she was gone. \nMarriott died Wednesday as a result of head injuries she suffered in an accident with a dump truck while riding her bicycle Tuesday afternoon, said Monroe County Coroner Dave Toumey. \nShe was 21.\nA memorial service in her honor will be held today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 4235 W. 3rd St. The service starts at 6:30 p.m. and everyone is invited.\nMarriott was reported to have been riding her bicycle west bound along Atwater Avenue on the sidewalk. The two collided after the driver of the dump truck turned north into an alley east of Jordan Avenue, said Sgt. Tim Lewis of the IU Police Department.\nLewis said Marriott was on the north side of the street when she exited the sidewalk into the intersection just prior to the collision. \nWitnesses said the driver of the truck signalled before turning into the alleyway, Lewis said.\nMarriott was transported to Bloomington Hospital Tuesday, with a broken collar bone and a skull fracture, said Shanna Davis, Marriott's roommate.\nDavis and her other roommates stayed with Marriott overnight, and Davis said doctors even expected her to recover.\n"The doctor told us he expected her to walk out of (the hospital) within two to three days," Davis, a senior, said.\n"She was responding and sedated, but she's a fighter. She's a spunky girl, and she's tough."\nBut apparently things took a turn for the worse, and Marriott suffered a double blood clot, preventing blood from flowing to her brain, which as Davis says, "caused her to die very suddenly and unexpectedly."\nDavis said she and her roommates have not completely adjusted yet to the loss of Marriott.\n"It hasn't sunk in, it's going to be hard to realize she's not just gone for day, but she's never coming home," she said. "She sent that e-mail to us, telling us she loved us. It's a wonderful thing to look back on now that she's gone."\nDavis said Marriott was someone who enjoyed singing, hiking and was deeply rooted in her religion.\n"She sang like an angel, she has a beautiful voice," she said. "She is deeply rooted in the mormon religion, her family is sad but at peace. Her religion is really her core."\nDavis also said the University and those close to Marriott have responded generously.\n"There's been an outpouring amount of love from the University and from friends and the church. It's just been amazing."\nMarriott is originally from Salt Lake City. Her family is well-known for their partnership with Marriott hotels, Davis said. Her grandfather is a partner in the company. Marriott also has 10 siblings.\nBoth of her parents were in Brazil Tuesday serving a mission for their church, when they learned of their daughter's accident.\nSenior Sally Armstrong, one of Marriott's roommates, said Marriott was extremely close with her family.\n"They have a very tight-knit, close family," Armstrong said. "They have a strong belief and faith in God. The family has taken this amazingly."\nArmstrong said she leaves behind a legacy of strong devotion to her religion.\n"We're not scared for Georgia, we want her here because we miss her. She is in a much better place than we are. We all have an extreme sense of peace right now, I think that's what she'd want to know."\nThe family of Georgia Marriott has established a scholarship fund in her name. Those wishing to contribute to the fund should contact the IU School of Music.\nDavis said Marriott has inspired her to love and serve others more.\n"We've been reading her journals, and after reading, I'm so inspired to do better. I want to be more like Georgia"