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Brief

David P. Samson announced that his 28-year-old daughter Kyra passed away peacefully after a 9-month, 11-day fight with glioblastoma (brain cancer), posting the message on 2026-06-24. He praises her courage and asks supporters to make memorial gifts to “The Kyra Fund” (fundraise.gbmresearch.org/th…) to fund glioblastoma treatment research, expressing a hope no family endures their loss.

Why it matters

David P. Samson (@DavidPSamson) announced that his 28-year-old daughter, Kyra, died peacefully after a 9-month and 11-day battle with brain cancer—specifically glioblastoma—posted 2026-06-24.

Key details

  • He requests that, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be made to “The Kyra Fund” (fundraise.gbmresearch.org/th…) and states the fund will be used solely to research treatments for glioblastomas.
  • Samson says Kyra handled her illness with courage, poise, and resolve and expresses a wish that no other family or young person suffer as they have.
Source evidence

Yesterday, my daughter, Kyra, passed away peacefully after a 9 month and 11 day fight against one of the cruelest diseases I’ve ever seen up close. She was diagnosed with Brain Cancer, specifically Glioblastoma. I have felt all of your concern and love for these months and wasn’t ready to be anymore specific than I was.
Kyra was a 28-year-old young woman who loved deeply and who is impossible to describe in 280 characters. While her life got stolen from her, she handled these months with courage, poise, and resolve. And all I want is for no family to feel what we feel today. For no young person to suffer the way she did.

In lieu of flowers, if you are moved to make a memorial gift, please consider “The Kyra Fund” (fundraise.gbmresearch.org/th…)

This fund will be used solely to research treatments for Glioblastomas.