A Georgia woman died at her home after she stepped on a pile of fire ants and suffered a fatal allergic reaction, according to her family and loved ones.
Chad Johnson, an investigator with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office, confirmed to The Washington Post that it conducted Weed’s autopsy on Monday. Johnson said the coroner’s office was still investigating her death as of Wednesday morning.Phyllis Weed, Cathy’s mother, declined to comment on Wednesday, saying in a text message to The Post, “Please honor our privacy.” In herAdvertisement
Weed grew up in Lawrenceville, about 35 miles northeast of Atlanta, according to her obituary. She graduated from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga., before getting her bachelor’s degree at the University of Georgia in 2002. Weed, who was a single mother, worked in kitchen and bath design for 17 years, the obituary says. When she wasn’t working, she was watching her son, Grayson, play baseball and enjoying her Georgia Bulldogs win back-to-back national championships in college football.
“It is a very difficult time for our community and families, as Cathy was an absolutely wonderful person and loved by everyone,” Johnson wrote on. “I am very proud of our Bears baseball players for loving on their teammate last night and over the weekend, and know they will continue to raise the Weed family up during this difficult time.”
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