A sad death has hit a community known for love and togetherness, Allison Parliament, CEO of Duck Duck Jeep, has been reported dead, her obituary sending a shockwave of grief throughout all who were invested in her movement.
Parliament’s death was announced via a statement from her family which announced her tragic passing but also celebrated her contributions towards making the world a better place.
A GoFundMe fundraiser was also started to help with raising money to support the Parliament family in their trying time.
Allison Parliament Death Stuns Duck Duck Jeep Movement, Family Confirms her Sad Passing as GoFundMe Started, Obituary Plus More
The Duck Duck Jeep Movement and the world at large were stunned by news of the death of Allison Parliament, founder and CEO of the movement, her obituary completely flooring followers who had just heard from her two days ago announcing an exciting new venture.
Allison, from Orillia, Ontario, Canada, tragically passed away Saturday, according to a statement from her family.
The statement confirmed rumors of Allison’s death as it began: “It is with deep sadness that we, on behalf of the Parliament family, announce the passing of Allison Parliament, the beloved founder of the #DuckDuckJeep movement, today,”
The statement celebrated Allison’s impact on the Jeep Community and the world at large, celebrating her dedication to the movement which was solely predicated on spreading ‘kindness and joy’ throughout the world.
Her amazing work brought smiles to many and created a community that has now been bonded forever.
The family also asked for privacy to mourn the tragic loss of their beloved.
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In one final way to honor Allison, the statement called for everyone to flood social media with images of their ducks.
“In honor of Allison’s legacy, her family has requested that everyone flood Facebook with images of their ducks tomorrow. Let us come together to celebrate the kindness she inspired and the community she built,” the statement said.
The statement was mum about the cause of death of Allison Parliament.
Fans of Allison also banded together to start a GoFundMe fundraiser in her memory.
“Our founder and Mother Ducker, Allison Parliament, has passed away,” the statement began, adding that “we want to ensure that Allison’s family has the support they need,”
The fundraiser is intended to cover travel expenses, memorial costs, and other unexpected needs that may be thrust on the Parliament family due to this tragedy.
At the time of this post, they had raised just over $1,000 out of the intended goal of $,10,000.
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival which had hosted Allison just a couple of weeks ago also posted in her memory, sharing their grief at her passing and noting she will be missed.
Allison Parliament’s death has left many people who followed her movement with passion heartbroken and many have started posting their rubber ducks in her honor as her family requested.
The Duck Duck Jeep Movement
The Duck Duck Jeep movement was started by Allison Parliament after as a way of feeling better after a scary and frightening encounter with someone, unwittingly starting a heartwarming trend that has swept North America and other parts of the world like crazy.
According to her website, the craze started during a visit by Parliament to Bancroft in Ontario where she ended up having a ‘frightening verbal and physical encounter’ with another person.
Later that same day, she felt the need to brighten someone else’s day so they don’t feel as sh*tty as she felt and bought a little yellow rubber duck which to gift another Jeep owner she encountered.
That simple act of kindness sparked the Duck Duck Jeep movement which has only grown stronger throughout the years.
Indeed, just a couple of days before her tragic passing Allison had shared a post on social media announcing a new partnership with OffGrid Accessories on creating an ‘Allison’ duck which they did a marvelous job of as she shared a prototype.
She was so excited by the development and promised more interesting things in the future for the lovers of her movement but fate had other plans, taking her away from this mortal plane.
Allison’s death reminds us of the principles behind the movement she started, kindness and love for each other and that is a legacy worth having.
Her memory would live on in the movement she started which remains stronger as ever and continues to make the lives of Jeep lovers everywhere much better with their concentration on making the world a better place, one little rubber duckie at a time.
May Allison Parliament rest in perfect peace.