WASHINGTON 鈥� Back in November, seven-year-old Viviene Kaplan of Annapolis, Maryland learned she was a finalist in a national singing contest. But the young star received sad news this week that her father had been killed in a highway accident.
Maryland State Police say Jeff Kaplan,43, was early Wednesday morning.
麻豆官网 spoke with Kaplan just a few weeks ago after his daughter Viviene became a finalist in Disney’s 鈥淪ing Your Heart Out鈥� contest.
“Jeff was a very very supportive father to Viviene,” says her mother Melanie Loughry.
Loughry put Viviene on the phone during the interview volunteering the little girl who wanted to share some memories of her dad.
鈥淗e took me to California and it was a lot of fun … He took me to a couple of Orioles ball games. Like probably about three ball games,鈥� she recalls.
Kaplan learned a lot from her father who worked in the entertainment business with both national and local bands.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a sound engineer and he鈥檚 really good at being one, I think,鈥� she says.
Kaplan鈥檚 friends have started an for Vivien in her father鈥檚 memory.
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