Re: NBC's David Bloom, RIP

[Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com>]

>Chuck wrote--
>
>i use the word ironic in that David, as an embedded journalist, made it 
>through
>sandstorms and firefights and bombs and camel dung to Baghdad, only to die of
>something that might well have happened as he stepped out of the shower at 
>his
>home.

I totally agree-- on the other hand, like many in his field, he was a heavy 
smoker for a long time.  Okay fine, I am not giving lectures and not saying 
this was the reason, but being in a high stress occupation and spending 
years smoking, hey it ain't good for your health.  All of that aside, you 
just never know when your time is going to come.  At least he died doing 
the thing he loved-- reporting.  Many people that knew him say wonderful 
things about him and our industry is diminished by his loss.