My junior year at Nazareth College started inauspiciously on my 21st birthday. It was a sodden late August day that presaged the tone and events of the next 4 months. Old friendships faded, other friends were entangled in miserable relationships, and my coursework was more challenging than ever before, though I eventually eked out a…
Episode 047: Richard Marquise – Lockerbie Bombing of Flight 103
Tony Gauci, a key witness whose testimony linked Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, died on October 29. Critics of Gauci’s testimony characterized him as the prosecution’s “weakest link,” pointing to discrepancies in his testimony. Additionally, Gauci received a substantial payment for his participation in the inquiry (though the…
CARRYING THE SPIRIT “I thought of Alex’s family and how their lives were forever altered. … 28 years later and the hurt is still there,” Tara said. “Jamie representing Alex is a very meaningful honor, and not just because I went to Syracuse with Alex, but because Jamie really is the perfect match to represent…
In a beautifully-written article, Daily Orange staff writer Ellen Meyers chronicles the transition to new leadership in the Remembrance and Lockerbie Scholars program while acknowledging longtime organizer Judy O’Rourke’s continuing involvement with the scholars and organizers. The article is the first of a series that will appear throughout the duration of Remembrance Week. I’ll post…
The following is a preliminary list of events for Remembrance Week, which is scheduled for October 23-29, 2016. Sunday 10/23 Candlelight Vigil | 7 PM, Schine 304ABC, Wall of Remembrance Monday 10/24 Promenade Pop-up Museum | 10 AM Promenade Panel: “Doing Memory, Doing Justice” | 7 PM, Slocum Auditorium Tuesday 10/25 Celebration of Life |…
Ken Dornstein’s 2015 documentary, My Brother’s Bomber, wrote a new chapter in the nearly 30 year-old story of the bombing of Pan Am 103 and played a key role in identifying 2 additional suspects. Last night, Dornstein’s work earned the journalist 2 Emmy awards: My Brother’s Bomber, a brother’s gripping search for the terrorists who…
Syracuse University lost 30 alumni on September 11, 2001. To commemorate the 15th anniversary of the attacks, the Daily Orange published a feature article profiling 6 of the victims.
This week marks the beginning of the fall term st Syracuse University, and the 37 Lockerbie and Remembrance Scholars will soon gather to begin planning events for Remembrance Week, which is scheduled for October 23-29. They follow in the footsteps of hundreds of their predecessors dating back to the inception of Remembrance Week in the…
There are a number of memorials dedicated to Pan Am Flight in and around Lockerbie. Perhaps the most well-known are the Memorial Room at Tundergarth Church and the Garden of Remembrance and Lockerbie Air Disaster Memorial, which is located in Dryfesdale Cemetery near the Dryfesdale Lodge Visitors’ Centre located roughly a mile west of Lockerbie.…
