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If it was ever time to write a blog, I decided to write one now.
If any of you out there in the Stuyvesant Community may not have
heard there was a tragic accident that killed 4 people on the NY
State Thruway.  Two of whom were:

16-year-old Kevin Kwan, a Stuy’08 sophomore
and
14-year-old April Lao, a Stuy ‘09 freshman. 

Both are members of the Stuy varsity Pirates and Penguins swimming teams.
The driver of the car, Kevin’s mother, Shuk Tse, 47, of Flushing, Queens,
and Kevin’s younger brother, Douglas Jiang, 10 also did not survive. 
The 4 children were teammates on the Flushing Flyers Aquatic Club run out of the Flushing YMCA on their way to a state tournament near Buffalo with their parents.

The only people to survive are April’s mother, Karen, and younger brother, Andy,
who are still recovering at the hospital.

We wish our condolences to the families, the teams, and everyone in the Stuyvesant Community who were to recognize and experience such talented individuals.  Our future will continue to remember what they have always left behind.

Here some follow up news stories that may add some detail to a tough situation.
Media coverage is always hard to gauge, especially how the articles try to drive an emotional side of the story.

Fatal NYS Thruway Crash Kills Four From Queens
Flat Tire To Blame In Accident
http://wcbstv.com/local/local_story_077112527.html

http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-nycras194668142mar19,0,1141825.story?coll=ny-top-headlines

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/nyregion/19crash.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/401027p-339706c.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/401072p-339703c.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/401073p-339702c.html

Anyone from the swim teams know what we should or could do to remember them best as alumni? The men’s team has been reigning champions for about 5 or so straight years and the women’s team has been highly competive going far in the playoffs every year following a 1992-1999 7 consecutive year streak.

All the best,
Andy

Can’t believe that a 10th Year Reunion is approaching and that we have our own 5th Year Reunion college gatherings to attend also.  Are any of you on committees for your colleges? Recruiting? How about what’s happening at work? Please post a message on the board.

The latest I know is that our good friend Quinn Raymond is new talented campaign manager for the Brian Kavanagh for City Council team as his motto currently is "An Experienced Progressive for District 2"

Check out the website and attend one of their events.  I know I’ll be there…

http://www.kavanaghforcouncil.com

Also we have learned a lot more from Joe Chow, an engineer and founder with our good friends, Tommy Liu and Kim Foo Chow about their establishment of this special oung mentro

If you are interested in being a Catalyst, but cannot make any one of those dates for some reason, please feel free to let us know and we will continue to keep you in mind for other sessions.  Also, if you would like to help in other aspects, such as designing a workshop (but not running one), or attending a session as an observer only, please let us know as well. 

Everyone should visit their website too:

http://www.geocities.com/paldirectors

Later!