Obituaries
‘Our Grief Cuts Us to the Heart’
A memorial service was held for the New Trier teen and her friend who were killed in January while walking along a road near their upstate New York college.
New Trier graduate Sarah McCausland, 19, and her friend, 20-year-old Evelina Brown, of Seattle, were remembered this week at a memorial service at Bard College.
The two were struck by a car and killed while walking near the school in January. Prosecutors say the driver, who initially left the scene, had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.
McCausland’s parents, Sandra and Andy McCausland of Winnetka, attended the service, which combined remembrances, poetry and music, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.
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"This is just an incredibly beautiful tribute to these girls," Andy McCausland told the Poughkeepsie Journal. "You find in a moment like this ... our grief cuts us to the heart and we are so sad and so angry, but we do have hope.”
You can watch a video report from the memorial service above and read the full Poughkeepsie Journal story here.
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