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RIP Leah Siegel

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by gingerbread, Jul 19, 2010.

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  1. WriteThinking

    WriteThinking Well-Known Member

    Re: Leah Siegel

    I don't know Leah personally but I'd heard of her and her story a couple of years ago.

    She should be a true inspiration to us, and, most importantly, someday, her kids.
     
    WriteThinking, Jul 20, 2010
    #13
  2. gingerbread

    gingerbread Well-Known Member

    Another terribly sad day.

    From her husband:
    Leah's body has stopped. Her legacy will continue. She passed away at 4:30 this morning under great care from Baylor. Please see the Caringbridge site for info on services. One will probably be this Friday, and one will probably be September 11 or 12. Both are open to you all. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/leahsiegeldallas/journal
     
    gingerbread, Jul 26, 2010
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  3. Piotr Rasputin

    Piotr Rasputin New Member

    Death is always even more tragic when a parent and their children don't have the chance to spend a life together.

    RIP.
     
    Piotr Rasputin, Jul 26, 2010
    #15
  4. WolvEagle

    WolvEagle Well-Known Member

    RIP Leah. You sounded like an incredible woman.
     
    WolvEagle, Jul 26, 2010
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  5. Dyno

    Dyno Well-Known Member

    Here's a link to the SportsCenter mention of her death:

    http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5410895
     
    Dyno, Jul 26, 2010
    #17
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    RIP. So tragic.
     
    MileHigh, Jul 26, 2010
    #18
  7. Dave Kindred

    Dave Kindred Member

    Hasn't been mentioned but should be... Leah would want it said, I think....her father was Mo Siegel, the long-time Washington Star columnist and inimitable raconteur....they were proud of each other, never failing, in my presence at least, to bring up the other in conversation....her mother was Myra MacPherson, a fabulous writer of long-form profiles for the Washington Post who turned to books, and in a 1999 book about a woman dying of breast cancer acknowledged Leah's help as an editor...
     
    Dave Kindred, Jul 26, 2010
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  8. VJ

    VJ Member

    ugh, definitely the wrong kind of irony. RIP to a fellow Terp. Heard fabulous stories about her father while at the Washington Times.
     
    VJ, Jul 26, 2010
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  9. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Nice touch on PTI today. Wilbon and Kornheiser said they had known her since high school, and Wilbon said he helped pick out a stereo system for her high school graduation gift.
     
    MileHigh, Jul 27, 2010
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  10. Dr. Howard

    Dr. Howard Member

    Knew Leah and her dad. Mo Siegel was a Washington institution as a newspaperman. Leah leaves a legacy as a human being larger than almost any I can think of right now. Pick any superlative you like for her -- smart, talented, courageous. Just a wonderful person. I extend my sympathies to her family and legion of friends. What grace she exhibited in sharing the details of her life and her battle with cancer. She will be sorely missed by all of those who ever knew her.
     
    Dr. Howard, Jul 27, 2010
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  11. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Fairly powerful stuff. I couldn't get all the way through it. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080110dnentleah.2c4fc4b.html
     
    Webster, Aug 1, 2010
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  12. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Took me a long while to get through that. An incredible story.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Aug 1, 2010
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