Collateral Damage by the Horribly Misused U.S. Armed Forces Comes to the Nation's Capital

Blogger's Note: As a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, I have received the magazine Science 51 weeks a year for 41 years. The obituary below is for a woman who edited for Science for practically the whole time. I was particularly shocked by the cause her of death.
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In Memoriam

Constance Holden, who has edited this page with her singular wit and style since it was launched 20 years ago, was tragically killed on 12 April in a traffic accident. Tancy, as she was fondly known to her many friends and colleagues, was struck by a military vehicle, part of the security forces for the nuclear summit being held in Washington, D.C., as she left the Science offices on her bycycle.

         Tancy was an accomplished writer and editor for Science for almost 40 years. She covered the social and behavioral sciences, bioethics, and stem-cell research, delving into the genetics of behavior long before it was fashionable. She was a true original--warm, friendly, curious, direct, and always willing to challenge the conventional wisdom. She was also a talented artist and pianist. Her oil paintings grace colleagues' offices and the corridors of the AAAS building. The self-portrait above provides a unique view of a distinctive personality who has left her mark on this magazine. She will be deeply missed.

www.sciencemag.org       SCIENCE       VOL 328       16 April 2010

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