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On Saturday, September 12, 1998, Howie "Sweet D" Dorough and his family suffered a tragic loss. Howie's sister Caroline Cochran passed away from the complications of a blood disorder called Lupus. Caroline, who was married with children, lived in North Carolina. Howie has always been very close to his sisters and brother, Howie's mom has said: "When he was younger, his sisters used to call him their baby...they would all babysit him." The Doroughs are a large, very close knit family. Caroline is survived by her parents Paula and Hoke, 39-year-old sister Angie, 35-year-old Polly Anna, 33-year-old brother John, and of course Howie.
Upon hearing of the death of his sister, Howie immediately went to his family's side and the Backstreet Boys cancelled their September 13th concert in Minnesota. Keven calmed the fans by saying: "In six years of touring, we've never cancelled a show. We're sorry. It's very important for us to make it up."
Backstreet Boys are doing whatever they can to help Howie and his family deal with this very sad event. If you'd like to offer your condolences to Howie and the Doroughs, please send your cards and letters to: Howie Dorough, c/o Jive Records, 137-139 W. 25th St., New York, NY 10001.
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(Note from Elyse:As you all know, Howie also has a charity set up for Caroline, The Caroline Dorough Cochran Fund for Lupus. The address will be coming soon if you wish to donate money. You can also click on the banner on the Main Page to visit iGive.com. It will take you to specific page somebody set up for the fund. Just sign up for free, visit when you get a chance and click on a few things (maybe even order some stuff, where percentages will be given to the charity), and you earn money for further education on Lupus. It's that easy. There is also another banner on the Main Page for the Brian Littrell Endowment for Pediatric Cardiology (sp?) where you can sign up for a different account and help underprivagled kids with heart defects. You can visit iGive for more details or click on the banners. Thank you and goodnight!)
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