These amazing photos as a photo story from Elly Lukic that show a part of the life of Luisa Lukic (1966-1990), her half-sister. She was a beautiful girl, but had a short tragic life.
“She was the only child of my father and his first wife Snezana (no relation to me). Although I have no memory of my oldest sister, I feel as if a part of me is missing, like I’ve lost a twin. I’ve been told we’re a great deal alike, both in appearance and demeanor.”
Luisa Lukic (1966-1990)
“The last photo was photographed months before her death. Luisa became withdrawn, dyed her hair a desperately hopeful orangish-blonde shade, and lost a ton of weight. You can see the wear in her face. Another casualty of clinical depression.”
Here is the photo story…
My sister Luisa with her mother and grandmother (no relation to me), 1975
My sister Luisa with her grandmother and dad, 1975
My sister Luisa as a little girl, sitting between her mother and grandmother on a park bench, 1975
Good morning little schoolgirl, 1975
Luisa with her mother Snezana and grandmother, 1978
Luisa and cousins with Pluto at Disneyland in California, 1983
Luisa and cousins with Pluto at Disneyland in California, 1983
Luisa and relatives at Disneyland, 1983
Luisa and cousin at Disneyland, 1983
Luisa and cousin at Marriott’s Great America (now California’s Great America), 1983
Snezana, Luisa, and two cousins riding the Disneyland railroad, 1983
My sister Luisa (right) and one of our cousins riding the Disneyland railroad, 1983
Cotton candy and cigarettes, 1983
Luisa at Marriott’s Great America, 1983
Relatives at Disneyland or Marriott’s Great America, 1983
My sister Luisa, her mother Snezana, and two cousins sit down for a break at Marriott’s Great America, 1983
My sister and her mother at a tiny gift shop at Marriott’s Great America, 1983
Luisa at Marriott’s Great America, 1983
Dad (married to his first wife, Luisa’s mother, Snežana, at the time) and Luisa, circa 1983
My sister as a teen, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985
My sister Luisa and her mother Snezana, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985
My sister Luisa and her mother Snezana, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985
Luisa in somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985
My father Miroslav (he took the name Michael after moving to the U.S. a few years after this photo) and Luisa, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985
My dad and Luisa, 1985
Luisa in snorkeling gear, somewhere in Europe, possibly the Adriatic or the Rhine, 1985
My sister, about 20 years old at Lake Tahoe, 1986
Snezana and Luisa at Lake Tahoe during visiting the United States from Germany, 1986
My sister with two American cousins, 1986
Luisa at Lake Tahoe, 1986
My sister playing with a dog at Lake Tahoe, 1986
Luisa at Lake Tahoe, 1986
Luisa at Lake Tahoe, 1986
My sister and one of our cousins in the back of a station wagon, 1986
Leaving Lake Tahoe, 1986
Luisa in Bavaria, 1986
Luisa in Bavaria, 1986
My sister is about 20 years old, may be Insel Mainau (Flower Island) on Lake Constance, 1986
My sister is about 20 years old, may be Insel Mainau (Flower Island) on Lake Constance, 1986
My sister Luisa at mom and dad’s flat in Munich, 1989
Me as a newborn being held by my sister Luisa, 1989
Me with my sister Luisa, April 1990
My dad and sister Luisa at mom and dad’s flat in Munich, 1990
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