Saturday, May 26, 2012

A Weekend for Remembrance

   A couple of tragedies overnight.
   One was the Coffeen Street housefire that claimed the life 93 year old Ida Alteri, widow of the late Councilman Steve Alteri, for whom the Fairgrounds pool is named.
   Mrs. Alteri was always hospitable to me and was well known in the Flats.
    In Oswego County a 31 year old State Trooper named Amanda Anna was killed when her troop car flipped. Trooper Anna had six years on the force and Governor Cuomo says NY is a safer state for her efforts.
     Meanwhile, don't forget to take time Monday to remember the Nation's war dead.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Two good women. So sad.

Anonymous said...

I'm very sorry the woman had to die in the fire. Why couldn't it be a low life drug addict from William Street? They usually kill themselves for no reason at all, maybe some drugs.

Anonymous said...

Saw a story on channel 3 about the trooper,it seems she was a fine young woman who was beloved in her home community.Of course had to view it on 3,as it happened south of here,and our local news is preoccupied with st lawrence co- if a woodchuck farted in the greater ogdensburg area I am sure we will hear about it in great detail..