Friends of a young Carnoustie woman who died suddenly after eight years living with epilepsy have gathered to remember their “most amazing girl.”
23-year-old Morgan Christie’s death in June 2018 brought her friends and family together to hold an annual Tea in the Marquee music festival in the Tayside town.
This year’s fundraiser at the Kinloch Arms Hotel collected £7,000, including a £970 donation from the hotel’s management. The money will go to Epilepsy Research UK.
Carly Cargill, one of a group of friends who worked together to organise the event, paid tribute to her friend.
“Morgan was the most amazing girl. She had style no one else had and she had the most contagious laugh. You could not help but laugh along with her and she was always so full of love.
“We want to make sure no one ever forgets her and we all want to continue to celebrate her in a way she would want to be.”
It was the second Tea in the Marquee fundraiser held in Morgan’s memory, with last year’s event held in Monikie Country Park.
Carly said: “We actually discussed it very soon after Morgan passed away last year. Our group always went to concerts and festivals together so we thought it was the most perfect way to celebrate Morgan’s life.
“Last year we put the event together in less than three months and it was a great success – however this time we had a year to do exactly what we wanted to make sure Tea in the Marquee was all about Morgan – from the decorations to the cocktails we sold.”
Morgan was living in the West End of Dundee when she passed away on the morning of June 6, 2018. She was first diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 15.
She was a former pupil of Kinloch Primary and Carnoustie High School and had been working as an archivist at Blackadders in Dundee.
Her parents, Heather and Peter Christie, said their daughter’s sudden death was a result of her condition, but stressed she had refused to let her illness get her down.
Carly said the group were determined to keep Morgan’s memory alive.
She said: “We were all involved in putting this on together. We are absolutely going to carry this on annually.
“We are actively in touch with Morgan’s mum and dad, Heather and Peter Christie, and make sure they are a part of the organising, as well as the big day. We have already been discussing what we would like to do next year.
“It’s very important to all of us to raise money, but most importantly awareness of epilepsy. We never thought that it could have such a huge, heart-breaking impact.”
