Re: Kathryn Waldo former Northeastern Huskie
Today's "Letters to the Editor" I think this says it all:
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Northeastern athlete was an inspiration
December 17, 2009
RE “KATHRYN Waldo, 33; her grit and skates propelled NU team’’: I wanted to recognize the Dec. 16 obituary by Marvin Pave, and reiterate how inspirational Waldo was.
Her senior season at Northeastern coincided with my freshman year, and my assignment (luckily) was to cover the women’s hockey team for what was then the Northeastern News. Early on, many of the players and coaches urged me to focus on the player who wore number 14. “The smaller one? What’s her story?’’ I naively asked. Far be it from me to point out her characteristics better than her family or friends, those she was deeply committed to. Still, Waldo was different. It wasn’t cystic fibrosis, it wasn’t that she was only a shade over 5 feet or that she played on the boys varsity team in high school. It was that every wrench, every obstacle, every setback made her that much stronger and more determined to beat the odds.
I’m a better person today for knowing Kathryn Waldo. Her words on the “Good Morning America’’ piece - “I love my life’’ - I’ve carried with me since the morning it aired. I spoke with her for just a few fleeting moments, but I know very well she affected everyone she met.
Andy Cuneo
Reston, Va.
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