I don't know Molly Hightower. I never heard of her before today. She went to Haiti for a year to work with disabled orphans. Wow.
She is a friend of my nephew. They went to college together. He was concerned because no one had heard from here since the earthquake in Haiti. He had reason to be concerned. Her remains were found in the orphanage in which she was working.
She kept a blog about her experiences in Haiti. (http://www.mollyinhaiti.blogspot.com/) I hope that brings some comfort to her family.
Only the good die young.
This article was forwarded to me today.
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/family_says_remains_of_up_grad.html
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