34-Year-Old Preschool Teacher Died Last Month of Brain Bleed, Students Still Ask Where She Is

“The kids still ask where Miss Robin is,” Robin Marie Nelson's parents said

The death of a Minnesota preschool teacher has left her young students mourning.

Robin Marie Nelson, 34, of Detroit Lakes, Minn. died unexpectedly on March 20 after complaining of a headache just days prior.

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“The kids still ask where Miss Robin is,” her mother Angie Elaleu said in a joint interview with her husband Ken Elaleu for KVLY News.

“You can see splashes of Robin everywhere in here,” Angie told the outlet as the parents visited the Detroit Lakes’ Boys & Girls Club. “Robin’s rainbows are the kids, her little students. Robin was like a rainbow.”

The educator sought medical help related to her headache when she learned the severity of the issue.

“When they did the CT scan, it showed a massive brain bleed,” Angie told KVLY. “The doctor said your daughter is very sick and we need to get her to Fargo as soon as possible. We lost her. It was totally unexpected.”

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“It’s still hard to believe. It’s been a little over a month now and we’re still kind of in shock,” she added.

In addition to her students, Nelson leaves behind three children of her own, ages 13, 10, and 6.

A fundraiser has been started in Nelson’s name and “all contributions will be dedicated to covering her medical and funeral expenses, as well as providing essential support for her grieving children.”

According to the site, “the exact cause of the bleed remains unclear.”

Nelson’s parents say that the single mother was still able to help others even after her death by being an organ donor.

“She saved a 21-year-old gentleman with her heart, pancreas and liver,” Angie told KVLY. “Two other gentlemen each got one of her kidneys. A 59-year-old man got her lungs.”

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Nelson’s funeral service was held at the Boys & Girls Club of Detroit Lakes on March 28, where several of her students spoke.

Before teaching at the preschool, she worked at MAHUBE-OTWA and Roosevelt School, according to her obituary.

Nelson “loved the lake and being at the beach," her obituary reads. "She enjoyed shopping and being around people. Her greatest love, however, was for her family. She will be sadly missed."

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