Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Tragedy
Sure, I admit that I have been thinking about the water taxi accident in Baltimore, Maryland. Whenever there are strange events in which people suddenly lose their lives, don't we all wonder why it was them and not us? Nothing emphasized this point more than the terrorist attack of 9/11/01.
These thoughts in the back of my mind, added to the fact that I just learned that this recent tragedy involved individuals with ties to an organization I love, brought the incident instantly much too near to my world. I empathize with those closest to these young adults who were beginning their futures together, and I realize that there is nothing anyone can say or do to aid in our understanding of why there is so much profound sadness sometimes. The information below was posted today on the CATO Institute's web site:
Corinne Schillings
"The Cato family today mourns the loss of our webmaster, Corinne Schillings. As webmaster, she was responsible for all of the updates and daily changes to the Cato website. Corinne was a wonderfully good-natured and amiable colleague. She was a diligent worker, a bright young mind, and a friend of freedom. Corinne perished in a Baltimore ferry accident on Saturday, along with her fiancee, Andrew Roccella. She was originally from Homewood, Illinois, near Chicago, and was pursuing her master's degree in international finance at George Mason University. Corinne and Andrew were in Baltimore with their parents to celebrate their engagement. Both were 26 years old."
Please also see remarks by colleague Radley Balko.
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These thoughts in the back of my mind, added to the fact that I just learned that this recent tragedy involved individuals with ties to an organization I love, brought the incident instantly much too near to my world. I empathize with those closest to these young adults who were beginning their futures together, and I realize that there is nothing anyone can say or do to aid in our understanding of why there is so much profound sadness sometimes. The information below was posted today on the CATO Institute's web site:
Corinne Schillings
"The Cato family today mourns the loss of our webmaster, Corinne Schillings. As webmaster, she was responsible for all of the updates and daily changes to the Cato website. Corinne was a wonderfully good-natured and amiable colleague. She was a diligent worker, a bright young mind, and a friend of freedom. Corinne perished in a Baltimore ferry accident on Saturday, along with her fiancee, Andrew Roccella. She was originally from Homewood, Illinois, near Chicago, and was pursuing her master's degree in international finance at George Mason University. Corinne and Andrew were in Baltimore with their parents to celebrate their engagement. Both were 26 years old."
Please also see remarks by colleague Radley Balko.
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