On July 19, 2014, Bartusiak died at the age of 21 in her apartment behind her parents' Houston home. Bartusiak's mother, Helen, later reported that she was healthy and did not abuse substances but had recently been experiencing epileptic
seizures, which she believed had likely played a role in her daughter's death. That October, however, Bartusiak's primary cause of death was ruled as an accidental drug overdose due to
hydrocodone and
carisoprodol and huffing keyboard duster aerosol containing
1,1-Difluoroethane. A memorial service was held in Houston six days later; her brother Stephen told mourners: "If you want to know what makes Skye happy, go out and plant a tree." ==Filmography==