Comments on: Requiem, revisited

By: Sheril R. Kirshenbaum

Sheril R. Kirshenbaum — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:07:40 +0000

Such a sad, yet beautiful tribute.

By: Carl Zimmer, science, philosophy, a tattoo, and love » Where There is Life ... there is hope

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:32:08 +0000

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By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:50:41 +0000

What an incredible and moving story. Thank you and everyone involved for sharing it.

By: A

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:48:20 +0000

Ava was one of my best friends at Reed and truly one of the most important people in my life. She was a fantastic person, and although I miss her terribly, I remember her with more laughter than tears. I remember very well when she changed majors. She practically exploded into the room with joy. Her love for science, art, and life was awesome, and I am very glad to see that a scholarship was established in her name so that other young people can have that same moment of ebullient revelation. It still hurts me to think we’ve gone on without her, writing our senior theses, graduating, and going out into the world, but she is still here with us in some seriously profound ways, reminding us not to take our lives for granted and to doggedly pursue what delights and fulfills us. Thank you for sharing her story, Mr. Zimmer. I hope that it inspires the people who read it.

By: Julia

Julia — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:10:00 +0000

Thank you for keeping Ava’s story alive. She was a close friend and an incredible person, and that’s really not post-funeral rose-colored glasses. You hear people talking about lost potential every time a teenager dies, but she honestly had more visible potential than any eighteen-year-old I’ve known–she was a rare renaissance woman, all about chemistry *and* history, math *and* words. That photo Tamara gave you is from a geek girls calendar I put together, and Ava spent a good while waffling about whether she wanted to do a chemistry photo or a comic book photo. I’m glad she decided on chemistry in the end, since that was the last real photo shoot ever taken of her, and Tam’s been using it in all the memorials.

By: Ecology Calabash in Action | Our Green Pacific

Ecology Calabash in Action | Our Green Pacific — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:24:54 +0000

[...] Calabash in Action Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin Requiem, revisited | The Loom blogs.discovermagazine.com - For nearly three years, the story of Abigail Garcia has woven its way [...]

By: Listening Speaking - PokerRoad Forums

Listening Speaking - PokerRoad Forums — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:10:15 +0000

[...] Requiem, revisited | The Loom | Discover Magazine I posted over at 2+2 one day that you don't get Twitter because you have to post every moment of your life online, but because it's the best custom-design-it-yourself news service ever. I follow poker stuff and people, the Dalai Lama (I keep hoping some of the goodness will wear off on me and I'll improve somehow) and some science stuff. Since too many do not have a Twitter account and don't have the wisdom to follow me if you did (@realListening) you don't get to see all the stuff I retweet. (My stuff is not so interesting, tho' I do post a joke almost every morning). So, I think I'll drop some of the things I like best in here. This one is sorta sad-ish but I can see the girl's spirit at work and in a science context, I just thought it was cool. __________________ Lis~ … blog:Grandma Degen and book: Lis' Razzbook [...]

By: Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor)

Amos Zeeberg (Discover Web Editor) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:48:15 +0000

Sad yet beautiful

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:47:27 +0000

There’s someone important to me whose mind I’ve been trying to change on the subject of organ donation. I think I’ll pass this on. Beautiful and heartbreaking story…I hope it will change his mind.

By: N

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:38:04 +0000

What a powerful story, she must have been a joy to know. What a perfect example of how energy passes on.

By: Dustin K.

Dustin K. — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:36:14 +0000

Wow. Agreed with everything PG commented. Everything. Makes me appreciate my daughter even more…

By: tideliar

tideliar — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:36:10 +0000

Wow. Very powerful and very moving. For a change I’m speechless. What a wonderful woman.

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:28:22 +0000

Oh my. That last comment from her mother… oh my. How powerful and moving.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:01:38 +0000

Carl,
That was a very touching remembrance. Thank you.

By: PG

PG — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 09:53:05 +0000

Thank you. Deeply moved by this, I am crying. Losing one’s child is, I believe, the worst fear most of us parents have to deal with. Let’s hope we all notice the exceptional and not-so-exceptional persons we meet while they are still alive.

By: Razib Khan

Razib Khan — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:01:46 +0000

wow.