Remembering The Fourth Victim

Students have set up a tumblr for memories of Sean Collier:

He knew I was watching the marathon on Monday and was one of the first people to text me to make sure I was okay. Last night, he texted me at 10:30 to see if I’d be bartending at the Thirsty Ear that night — he was thinking about stopping by after his shift ended and hanging out with the students at our weekly karaoke night. He never responded to my text back hoping that he was safe.

Keep the MIT police in your thoughts. They are a kind, dedicated, hardworking part of our community. The extent to which they care about the well-being of the students and every faculty and staff member is inspiring and stems from a deep and genuine love of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Meanwhile, a quick update at the other major disaster this week:

On Friday, a spokesman for the [Texas] State Department of Public Safety estimated that of the 12 confirmed dead so far, 11 of them were first responders. That’s roughly half of West’s volunteer firefighter force—all of whom were well known in town.

(Hat tip: Summer Anne Burton)