Kaytie reportedly removed from ventilator

Upgrade not confirmed by hospital personnel

Acquaintances of the VanAlstine family have reported that Kaytie was removed from a ventilator on Thursday.

No report of her medical condition could be confirmed Friday morning with staff or public relations officials at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

Kaytie, 4 years old, was critically injured July 29 during a four-vehicle wreck on Interstate 12 in
Louisiana. Her parents and older sister, Phillip and Shayla VanAlstine, and her older sister Haylie were killed. The family members were laid to rest Aug. 4 among an outpouring of community support.

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Vancleave Family killed in Baton Rouge; second child critical
http://www.sunherald.com/185/story/715546.html

Trust Fund Established for VanAlstine daughters

For Kaytie and Avery ...

A trust fund has been established at Hancock Bank for Kaytie and Avery VanAlstine, children of the late Phillip and Shyla Van Alstine of Vancleave.

Contributions may be made at any Hancock branch. They also may be mailed to Hancock Bank, P.O. Box 4019, Gulfport, MS 39502. Residents may contact James Reeves at 374-5151 for more information.

The trust fund is in the name of Kaytie and Avery VanAlstine.

(The Shyla VanAlstine Memorial Scholarship Fund has been established at Vancleave High School, 4724 Bulldog LaneVancleave, MS 39565)

Kaytie, 4, was with her family July 29 when her mother, Shyla, father Phillip, and older sister Haylie, 7, were killed in a four-vehicle wreck on Interstate 12 in Baton Rouge, La. The Vancleave family was returning home from an outing meant to celebrate the end of summer vacation and the start of the 2008-2009 school year.

Kaytie was critically injured and remains hospitalized at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge.

The family's 11-month-old daughter Avery was at home with relatives at the time of the crash.

Vancleave Family Killed in Car Crash Laid to Rest
http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=8787040