Janet Fitzgerald

It was the most devastating thing that's ever happened to me in my life. I went to Utah for Christmas by myself to hike and go to a spa. And Julie texted me and said, Claire just taught the best class of her life.

It was the most devastating thing that's ever happened to me in my life. I went to Utah for Christmas by myself to hike and go to a spa. And Julie texted me and said, Claire just taught the best class of her life.

And before that class, Claire had texted me and said, Hey, do you think I can open with Lana Del Rey born to die? Or is that too much of a downer? I'm probably gonna start to cry. So this was the Friday before Christmas. And I said, you can play whatever you want, Claire. Go ahead and open with Born to Die. And that was her last class.

And before that class, Claire had texted me and said, Hey, do you think I can open with Lana Del Rey born to die? Or is that too much of a downer? I'm probably gonna start to cry. So this was the Friday before Christmas. And I said, you can play whatever you want, Claire. Go ahead and open with Born to Die. And that was her last class.

The next day I get a text from Julie and Julie says, hey, have you heard from Claire? And I said, no. And she goes, she didn't show up for her class. And I said, oh, shit, I'm sorry. She probably partied too hard. I said, let me handle this. So I call her and I say, hey, listen, I know you've been messing up and I don't want you to worry about it. Nobody's going to fire you.

The next day I get a text from Julie and Julie says, hey, have you heard from Claire? And I said, no. And she goes, she didn't show up for her class. And I said, oh, shit, I'm sorry. She probably partied too hard. I said, let me handle this. So I call her and I say, hey, listen, I know you've been messing up and I don't want you to worry about it. Nobody's going to fire you.

We just want to make sure you're OK. OK. I'll take care of you. I'm going to protect you. I just need to know you're OK. No answer back. Eventually, they ask me, where's her apartment? Where is she staying? So they found out where her apartment was. And Danny Coppell and Lori Cole went with the police and they found her dead in her apartment.

We just want to make sure you're OK. OK. I'll take care of you. I'm going to protect you. I just need to know you're OK. No answer back. Eventually, they ask me, where's her apartment? Where is she staying? So they found out where her apartment was. And Danny Coppell and Lori Cole went with the police and they found her dead in her apartment.

When I found out about it, her sister called me. That's how I found out about it. And I had a nervous breakdown in Utah and barely got home. I really had felt like part of me died. She was like, it was like me. She was like, I don't know how to describe it. It wasn't even, it was beyond sister. It was beyond lover. It was, we were each other's everything.

When I found out about it, her sister called me. That's how I found out about it. And I had a nervous breakdown in Utah and barely got home. I really had felt like part of me died. She was like, it was like me. She was like, I don't know how to describe it. It wasn't even, it was beyond sister. It was beyond lover. It was, we were each other's everything.

after a lot of healing, because none of us even thought we would even be able to teach again. I mean, devastated.

after a lot of healing, because none of us even thought we would even be able to teach again. I mean, devastated.

I said it's time to do Moulin Rouge and we'll do it as a charity event. And we'll raise money for the Lower East Side Girls Club because her mom wanted that. And she wanted to help girls with eating disorders because Claire suffered with bulimia and body image, you know.

I said it's time to do Moulin Rouge and we'll do it as a charity event. And we'll raise money for the Lower East Side Girls Club because her mom wanted that. And she wanted to help girls with eating disorders because Claire suffered with bulimia and body image, you know.

So I had all the instructors come to my house and we all watched Moulin Rouge together, which was one of mine and Claire's favorite movies.

So I had all the instructors come to my house and we all watched Moulin Rouge together, which was one of mine and Claire's favorite movies.

It was so beautiful. All of us rehearsing together and like dancing together, singing together and people riding bikes. And it was wild. And we raised a lot of money and it kind of all helped us heal a little piece of that grieving that we had for Claire.

It was so beautiful. All of us rehearsing together and like dancing together, singing together and people riding bikes. And it was wild. And we raised a lot of money and it kind of all helped us heal a little piece of that grieving that we had for Claire.

So we got all dolled up and we all had our SoulCycle gear on. It was just a vibe. It was like the end of an era and there's this crazy new chapter and everyone was there taking photos.

So we got all dolled up and we all had our SoulCycle gear on. It was just a vibe. It was like the end of an era and there's this crazy new chapter and everyone was there taking photos.