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Remembering Nicole Walden

A Facebook group has been created to remember a Danville teen who committed suicide.

A Facebook group has been created to help friends and family remember Nicole Walden. The 19-year-old from Danville recently committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge, according to details provided on the Facebook page.

Here is the Facebook group's description:

Friends, family and loved ones of Nicole Walden, I'm so sorry I have to inform all of you this way, but Nicole Walden is... no longer with us. She committed suicide on Thursday, February 14th 2013 by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. The letters she has left us and the past couple weeks I spent with her did not indicate anything recent that lead to this event. I know all of you must have a lot of questions, and unfortunately I don't have many answers. I just want a way for people who cared about her to get together in some sort of group and stay updated, share stories, and so on.

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Friends and family continue to post on the Facebook group and share their memories of the late teen. Here are a few entries:

  • We were devastated to hear about Nicole. We feel fortunate to have spent so many years with Nicole on the same soccer team. Nicole was a great goalie and discovered after many years that she could really score too. More important Nicole was a pleasure to be around and will be sorely missed. —Cheryl Branman
  • Ive been sitting here trying to figure out the right words to say since i found out. Im in complete shock!...Im so thankful i got to spend your last days with you & thank you for the letter you left me.. It did nothing but make me laugh, just like youd want. I truly hope you are in peace now with your daddy. —Caitlin Marie Wells
  • You were so passionate and full of life, and had the biggest heart out of anyone I knew. Your strength always made me stronger, and your smile always gave me hope. I miss your hugs and your laughter. Even though we hadn't talked in a while, you are one of the greatest friends I've ever had and I will never forget you. Rest in peace my angel. —Alexandria Washburn
  • Her smile was so contagious and I don't think I ever heard anything negative about her. R.I.P Nicole. —Audriana Blanchard
  • R.I.P Nicole you will be missed but never forgotten. You were always such a fun person to be around and we have so many memories that I will never forget. Love you! —Becca Habiger
  • I really don't know what to say. You were a wonderful person to be around, incredibly caring, and fiercely loyal. The world is a darker place without you in it. —Jennie Drummond

In 2011, Danville teen Alliy Bayliss went missing and officials later determined she committed suicide by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Suicide continues to be a national public health issue, and California recently launched a suicide-prevention website.

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