“A friend, Morgan Murtaugh, found her unconscious on Thursday. She died in hospital where she was found to be suffering from H1N1 flu and meningitis.

Online magazine The Federalist, which Payton wrote for, said she "brightened the lives of everyone around her"…”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46708656

Saw this news yesterday and was saddened to hear it. She stood out to me the few times that I've seen her contribute on FNC so I immediately recognized who she was when I saw the headline. That's quite tragic. She was apparently fine the one day (or at least with no indication that she was on the verge of death) and then the next day she was dead.

Terrible for everyone that loved her.

I was not familiar with her, but that's terrible.

An otherwise healthy 26yo taken out by something like that is such a tragic waste.

Joe Rago was another young (34) conservative who died in 2017. He was a frequent guest on the WSJ Editorial Report on FNC Saturday and Sunday afternoons.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/j...ies-at-34-1500666198

I understand that Bre had H1N1 influenza, and possible meningitis. She was found by a roommate unresponsive and not breathing, so likely she suffered brain death from lack of oxygen.
Terribly sad.