TO THE EDITOR:
This has been a difficult fall semester for the Tar Heel family. Our hearts were broken when we began the semester and learned of Faith Hedgepeth’s death. They broke again as we mourned Trevor Dolan’s passing one month later.
Then, this past weekend, we were deeply saddened to learn that we had lost David Shannon too.
There is no way to capture the magnitude and beauty of these lost lives, nor the depth of our grief.
And, whether or not we knew these students personally, we feel compelled to come together as Tar Heels to support those who did, for as Student Body President Will Leimenstoll said at Hedgepeth’s vigil, “When we grieve, we grieve together.”
Students of AMF at Carolina — UNC’s peer-support network for students coping with the illness or death of a loved one — recognize just how powerful it is to have support during times of loss. Grief is a difficult emotion, and it affects us each in different ways.
We encourage anyone who is coping with these or other losses to find support here on campus by attending AMF’s peer-led grief support groups (biweekly meeting times are available at www.facebook.com/CarolinaAMF) or by contacting Counseling and Wellness Services at 919-966-2281.
Samantha Halle ’14
President
Students of AMF at Carolina
