Journal ayden's Journal: We were fortunate to know Christabel ... 5
If you scroll through my last few Live Journal posts, you'll see posted on 23 Feburary: Everybody Congratulate Christabel and George.
Christabel and Georege were in a car accident Saturday night while returning home from Westermark feast, an SCA event in California. Christabel did not survive.
Kristi's husband, George Dunfield (SCA: Ariel Ebbon, Royal Archer of the West Kingdom) was not seriously hurt. Kristi's good friend, Cassie Conley, a scientist at NASA Ames, is in intensive care with cracked vertebrae and liver damage.
I learned of this only last night at about 7:10 PM. When I returned home, Christine met me at the car - it took several minutes for it to sink in. There were two voice mail messages from Johann. Christine made it home at 6:45 and took Johann's phone call.
We're all trying desperately to contact everyone who knew Kristi by phone before the news reached people via the Carolingia email list. It's almost like the list is holding it's breath - waiting for us to finish. Only one post went out from Bianca at 2:24 AM. Other than this ... silence.
Kristi graduated from Wells College in 1993 and earned her Ph.D in genetics from Harvard in 1999. Some of her graduate research was published in Nature. Most recently, Kristi finished a 3.5 year Post-Doc assignment at Stanford. Kristi was known as gene_tailor on slashdot.
Kristi was a brilliant scientist with a kind soul. Many of us will travel to Jamestown NY for the funeral. Now there's just shock and disbelief.
Christabel and Georege were in a car accident Saturday night while returning home from Westermark feast, an SCA event in California. Christabel did not survive.
Kristi's husband, George Dunfield (SCA: Ariel Ebbon, Royal Archer of the West Kingdom) was not seriously hurt. Kristi's good friend, Cassie Conley, a scientist at NASA Ames, is in intensive care with cracked vertebrae and liver damage.
I learned of this only last night at about 7:10 PM. When I returned home, Christine met me at the car - it took several minutes for it to sink in. There were two voice mail messages from Johann. Christine made it home at 6:45 and took Johann's phone call.
We're all trying desperately to contact everyone who knew Kristi by phone before the news reached people via the Carolingia email list. It's almost like the list is holding it's breath - waiting for us to finish. Only one post went out from Bianca at 2:24 AM. Other than this
Kristi graduated from Wells College in 1993 and earned her Ph.D in genetics from Harvard in 1999. Some of her graduate research was published in Nature. Most recently, Kristi finished a 3.5 year Post-Doc assignment at Stanford. Kristi was known as gene_tailor on slashdot.
Kristi was a brilliant scientist with a kind soul. Many of us will travel to Jamestown NY for the funeral. Now there's just shock and disbelief.
a horrible tragedy (Score:1)
Oh, no! (Score:2)
If you would like me to make sure she's remembered at the memorial boat-burning at this year's Pennsic, please contact me at scripsit@starmail.com and I'll see it's done.
Yours in service,
Lady Renata Ascham, herald, Ealdormere
Re:Oh, no! (Score:2)
When is the memorial? Should we, Kristi's friends, make the boat?
I'll be at Pennsic camping with McGuire's Marauders next to Æthelmearc Royal.
Lord Hubert d'Avignon
Barony of Carolingia
East Kingdom
Sent you an e-mail (Score:2)
Re:Oh, no! (Score:2)
Alas, I will not be at Pennsic this year. I will make plans to send something to be put on the boat.
Tibicen