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Honors house resident dies suddenly
Heather Grady
The campus community lost one of its
Honors House residents to a sudden death
on Wednesday, October 31, 2001.
Freshman Scott Robertson died of acute
t-cell leukemia, which is a very rare and
extremely aggressive form of cancer. He
had been ill for a few days prior to his
death with symptoms similar to those
shown in flu cases.
Robertson was an energetic and pas
sionate individual, according to close
friends. He is survived by his parents,
Donna and Roger Robertson, and his 16
year-old sister, Kelly.
The Greenville native found joy in
many things, including all of the people
around him, said Michael Rosander,
Robertson’s resident advisor.
“He was a really nice guy,” Rosander
said. “He was always offering a hand when
he could, and always had a smile on his
face.”
“He’d whistle down the hall a lot,”
Rosander said.
sic rock, his mother said, and he had col-,
lected many vinyl copies of his favorites.
Robertson also loved artistic things.
Powers said, including poetry and litera
ture. Robertson enjoyed the time he could
spend reading.
“He was a free spirit,” Powers said. “He
left a great impact.”
His mother echoed Powers sentiments.
“He was just a very gentle soul,” she
said. “We’ll miss him terribly.”
Another passion of Robertson’s was
philosophy and he had long intellectual
conversations with friend Ulrika Lidstrom,
freshman.
Lidstrom said that when she met
Robertson she knew she “needed to get to
know him.”
“I just have wonderful memories of
him,” Lidstrom said, with regard to the
Robertson was a very sociable guy with connection she felt to him and the depth
many friends, said his roommate, John of their discussions.
Powers.
“He had a good time,” Powers said.
One of Robertson passions was music
and he loved playing his guitar. Powers
said. His favorite type of music was clas-
Though she only met him after he came
to campus, she said that the impact he
made on her was like that of a soul mate.
“He was very special,” Lidstrom said.
Terrorism, from Cover
mocracy around the globe, the possibil
ity of copycat attacks, and future attacks
by the Islamic Jihad movement.
Elizabeth Self, freshman, attended the
forum upon the recommendation of her
political science professor.
“I think this affects all of us, because
terrorism can happen anytime, any
where,” Self said.
Dr. Bar-Zebar spoke to a small audi
ence about the mind-set of some
Middle- Eastemers.
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