Dana Greensky, Stormy Asanpi’s mother, shared memories and goals that her daughter had.
Asanpi was a nursing freshman who lived in Merrell-Travis Hall, before her death on Sept. 5. According to Greensky, Asanpi was diagnosed with epilepsy in the summer of 2022. Greensky was told that her daughter’s death was likely caused by a minor epileptic episode, that caused her daughter to pass away.
Home Life:
Friendships came easy to Asanpi, according to her mom, who explained that she had friends from all over the state. She valued her friendships greatly and was excited to start off her freshman year with some of them.
Her mom also explained that Asanpi liked the idea of comfort and living in an aesthetically pleasing space.
“She really liked vanilla scented candles,” Greenway said. “She was into essential oils; she understood the value of essential oils and understood the value and like the different elements of Mother Nature. So, you know there’s different types of stones, crystals and things like that.”
Asanpi was part of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. One of Greensky’s memories of Asanpi is with one of the tribe’s traditions. This tradition included staying up all night, dancing, singing and doing prayer. It was required for the adults to stay up all night, and according to Greensky, Asanpi was proud of herself for staying up all night at the last few ceremonies she attended.
“She worked 32 hours a week and she spent a lot of time working during that time and saving money because she had some aspirations to do some traveling,” Greensky said. “And she wanted to experience that before she started college because when she did make the decision to start college, she realized she knew that’s all it was going to be like. she would have to really buckle down and spend time focusing on her education.”
College Life:
Helping others was an important value to Asanpi. She was able to see the difference in how people reacted to being treated and wanted to make a difference in children’s lives, who might not understand how life works yet. She was originally choosing between becoming a nurse or working in juvenile detention facilities, but ultimately decided to become a nurse according to Greensky.
Having went through some difficult things in her life, Asanpi was able to tell how people around her reacted to specific incidences, and understood the importance of having help especially as an adolecent and wanted to be that support system for others.
After college, Asanpi wanted to also get a side career in cosmetology, as she had a passion for doing hair and makeup. She wanted to be in a good place financially before pursuing cosmetology.
“She was excited about moving into a dorm,” Greensky said. “The amount of belongings she brought down there, I just was like,’ Man, that to me, it was like too much’ but I didn’t want to like rain on her parade.”
Greensky asks that if anyone wishes to honor her daughter’s memory that they donate to Involved Dad, a program that focuses on helping dads who have been incarcerated be active in their children’s lives by providing active training. She explained that this would’ve meant a lot to Asanpi.
It is believed that she was found by her friends, however, the Torch was unable to connect with them at the time of this article.