The three-year coffee-stand veteran succumbed to sudden respiratory failure while physically shielding a Vitamix pitcher from a customer's demands.
SEATTLE — Chloe Jenkins, 22, died Tuesday of sudden respiratory failure while steadfastly refusing to put a large iced Americano into a blender.
A three-year veteran of the Highway 99 Bean Hut, Jenkins was known for surviving four consecutive holiday-cup rollouts and holding the regional record for maintaining unbroken, terrifying eye contact with customers who ordered a caramel macchiato stirred. Witnesses confirmed she spent her final moments shielding the commercial Vitamix pitcher with her torso after a passenger in a Honda CR-V demanded their espresso and water be rendered into a slush.
She just kept whispering, 'It will foam up and taste like pennies, you absolute animal,' right until her heart stopped.
Jenkins is survived by her parents, two siblings, and a half-empty bottle of toasted marshmallow syrup she explicitly forbade anyone from touching. Services are Thursday, with a strict two-pump maximum.