Marlena Mattfeld

<body> <p>This page uses frames, but your browser doesn't support them.</p> <p>11-year-old <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a> of Long Beach, California passed away Monday morning from injuries she received after losing control of her skateboard and hitting a motor home in Menifee, California. <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a>, who was visiting her grandmother when the accident happened, was pronounced dead at 5:57 a.m. on August 13, 2007. At about 10:45 a.m. the previous Friday, <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a> was riding down a slight hill on Hanover Lane when she lost control of her skateboard in the intersection with Holland Road, according to the CHP. At the same time, a 45-foot Excursion motor home was headed east on Holland Road, just south of the Mt. San Jacinto College Menifee campus. The driver of the motor home had slowed to about 15 mph for a dip in the road and did not see the girl as she collided with the side of the vehicle, officers said. <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a>, who may not have been wearing a helmet, was dragged about 20 feet before the man was able to stop and get out to see what had caused the noise he heard when she hit the side of his recreational vehicle, officers said.</p> <p><a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a> of Long Beach, California was visiting her grandmother in Menifee when the accident happened. <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a> was riding down Hanover Lane when she lost control of her skateboard.</p> <p>The song, Orinoco Flow, is <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a>’s signature song. It resonated with her. She listened to it tirelessly and it filled her with a calming joy. The Orinoco is a river originating in extreme southeastern Venezuela, on the border of Brazil. It flows and tumbles over rapids for a total of 1,590 miles and touches many beautiful shores including Palau, Fiji, Peru, and Bali. Let the Orinoco’s flow be a metaphor of <a href="marlenamattfeld.htm">Marlena Mattfeld</a>’s touch with each one of you. Allow it to ease you through beautiful memories of the times you shared and of her smile as it tickles and refreshes your soul.</p> </body>