Sarah Walters wanted to prove she could overcome her condition. She wanted to show everyone a person with albinism could be a lifeguard. He goal was to teach people that they shouldn’t limit themselves because of how they were born. There were people who said she couldn’t do it, but she didn’t care. She showed all of us the true power of courage and determination, for about one week, then she died of sun poisoning.
“We loved Sarah,” said fellow lifeguard Erica, “what she lacked in pigment, she made up for in passion! We are just shocked from her death, no one could have seen this coming.”
“I was worried this would happen,” said Sarah’s dermatologist, who saw this coming, “I tried to warn her that there were better Summer jobs for someone with her skin type, but I couldn’t stop her.”
“She died breaking down barriers, and for that she will be remembered as a hero and a pioneer like MLK or Amelia Earhart, ” Sarah said in her own eulogy she wrote before she died.
Local ocean rescuers turned out to give Sarah a soulful circle water splash. Her coworker, Conner, explains, “She wasn’t a surfer, but we have always wanted to do one of these funerals, yet never had the chance. We thought this would be a great opportunity to try it out, and we were right. It was amazing. My buddy brought out his drone, and got some great footage.”
The local coroner is confused whether to call this one a death from natural causes or a suicide. “She had to know this was going to happen,” he said, “but she believed that if she wanted it bad enough, she could overcome the certain death, so I don’t know how to chalk it up. I think I need a consult from a philosopher.”