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...knew both Anthea and Chinua as two very caring and giving people. The events that have happened are just so inconsistent with the people we knew. That's what makes it so painful and confusing...
...Anthea was my roommate freshman year, and Chinua lived downstairs from our Matthews Hall dorm room. They got along well from the beginning, and they began dating in November 1989. I remember them celebrating their one week, one month, two month, etc., anniversaries for a very long time. I lived with Anthea again her junior and senior years in Mather House, where Chinua also resided. In the four years I knew them, there was really no way of thinking about only one or the other...
Both Chinua and Anthea spent much of their time helping others. They were heavily involved in Aids Education Outreach (AEO); Chinua was the student director of AEO. They were also in charge of the Mather House HAND Algebra Afterschool Tutoring Program. As a volunteer, I saw both how they devoted themselves to these inner-city students as well as how these students looked to them and came to trust them in return. They also organized, and Chinua founded, the Charles Drew Society of Black Future Physicians and Life Scientists. And the list of accomplishments and activities goes...
Regardless of who held an official title, I remember both Anthea and Chinua working together to get all things done. For the Mather House Senior Awards, one student each year is given the public service award. In 1993, the decision was made that two Mather seniors deserved the awards: Anthea and Chinua, of course. The two were rare individuals...
...Anthea and Chinua were equally dedicated to their respective families. I will always remember Anthea remarking during her freshman year, "Oh, I wish my little brother could be here," or "I can't wait until you meet my little brother." Her brother, who was two years younger and two feet taller, was eventually accepted to the Harvard class of 1995. She was also excited to share with her friends pictures and stories of her sisters and parents back home in Cape Town, South Africa...