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Sammi Kane Kraft (April 2, 1992 – October 9, 2012)
Sammi Kane Kraft was an American recording artist, child actress and baseball player. Kraft was born in Livingston, New Jersey and starred in the 2005 remake of Bad News Bears as Amanda Whurlitzer. She was featured in an ESPN.com Page 2 story about her athletic skills, and competed in the Junior Olympics. Kraft began a garage folk project in San Francisco under the name of Scary Girls and recorded music.
On October 9, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Kraft was riding in the passenger seat of a car when it rear-ended a semi trailer and was then struck by another vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. Subsequently, she was pronounced dead at the Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Alana Haim of the band HAIM has the initials “SKK” taped to her guitar in memory of Kraft. Kraft’s heart was donated by her parents to Yvonne Payne, wife of Fox Business Network’s Charles Payne.
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Sorry to hear about such a sad demise of a precious life. Bless you for posting about her.