Word: chinua
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...loss of her creative energy and personality is great. The confusion surrounding the death of Anthea and Chinua stems from the fact that the seemingly impossible has happened. Violence erupted where I had only seen caring and love before...
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...
Anthea was a close friend and a roommate and Chinua was also a dear friend. I cannot doubt the goodness I saw in Chinua. During his junior year, he often had to go out to print papers at a commercial location. I asked him once if his computer was giving him problems. His computer was fine, he said, but he had shipped it to his little sister in California so that she could get a head start with computers that he had not had. His senior year, I also remember him working an incredible number of hours each week...
Both Anthea and Chinua had more than their share of obstacles in life, but they were strong and never lost faith; I remember them both being so willing to overcome. Perhaps it is because I knew them both so well that it is so difficult to believe what has happened...
...also knew both Anthea and Chinua as two very caring and generous people. In particular, I will always be inspired by Anthea's examples of generosity and devotion to her family and country. She was instrumental in helping and inspiring her brother to come to the States and to Harvard. Working in the South African Consulate in Los Angeles at the time of her death, Anthea was a very gifted and dedicated woman...