The Rochester Connection: Katherine Hollister

Katherine Augusta Hollister was born on August 26, 1968.  After graduating from the Bronx School of Science in 1986, Katherine matriculated at the University of Rochester where she majored in English. Her fondness for the theater, particularly Shakespeare’s plays, partially influenced her decision to study in England in the fall of 1988. Katherine’s friends remembered…

January 7

“You are truly a light, Karen, that touched the hearts and souls of so many. Your keen awareness of the feelings of others and the sounds of your character enabled you to understand the true meaning of friendship and love. You will remain forever beautiful; your kind of beauty can never die. We love you.”…

Pan Am 103: Remembering Those Lost

Note that the addresses for the victims’ material guides and finding aids have changed since I compiled this list in 2014. I am in the process of updating the links. In the meantime, a list of material guides can be found at this address: https://panam103.syr.edu/victims/index.php, and the finding aids are available here: http://findingaids.syr.edu/xtf/search?brand=ead;collection=ead;f1-subjectLocal=Pan%20Am%20103%20–%20Victims%20and%20Families The following list contains…

Obfuscation

I’ve often commented on the sense that I was drawn or pulled into a larger story. I found myself intertwined in the narrative surrounding Pan Am 103 on the evening of the bombing in 1988. It hit too close to home, literally and figuratively, for me to ignore. By the same token, I’m also aware…

Epiphany: 4/21/1989

Death was a frequent and unwelcome companion in the early 1980s. Five young friends and neighbors died in the 70s and early 80s; most perished in accidents along Boughton Hill Road. Greg, my best friend’s brother, was the first to die. A victim of a motorcycle accident, it would take years for his brain injury…