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Erica Tanner was the mother of Bree Tanner, the wife of Donald Tanner, the aunt of Fred and the sister-in-law to Frederick Tanner.
Biography
Erica Tanner (nee Parks) was born in 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was abandoned at a local hospital and grew up in an orphanage. She was a sweet girl who was a bit of a romantic. Growing up without a family, she desperately wanted a family. As a teen, she got a job as a waitress and met construction worker, Donald Tanner. It wasn't long before she fell for him and they married shortly after her 18th birthday.
She was overjoyed to finally have a family of her own but her happiness was short lived. On March 11, 1990, Erica and her husband Donald were hit by a distracted Semi-Truck driver. They were rushed to the hospital with life threatening injuries. The doctors had to deliver her daughter early. Unfortunately, Erica didn't survive.
She gave birth to a daughter that was named Bree Tanner.