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Memorial celebrates the life of Miriam Frankl
Issue date: 11/5/09
Miriam Frankl was a caring and intelligent individual, someone who loved life. She loved to cook and travel, and her favorite color was purple.
These were some of the memories shared by family and friends who gathered on Tuesday to hold a memorial service in honor of Frankl, the Hopkins junior tragically killed in a hit-and-run car accident.
"Loving Miriam was effortless because she knew exactly who she was. She had a confidence that allowed her to live fully, love fully and be fully loved," senior Anna Johnston said.
Johnston sensed a connection with Frankl from the first time they met. The two were both members of the Alpha Phi sorority, and Johnston described how the two would often call each other for advice on clothing and boys.
Frankl's aunt, School of Medicine professor Rebecca German, remembered Frankl as someone who showed promise of a very bright future from the very beginning. She described how even since the time that she was little, Frankl was always pushing boundaries.
German recalled how once, when Frankl's mother told her to wait at the door, she very slowly inched outside, seeing how far she could go before her mother noticed.
"That's just the kind of person Miriam was. She knew exactly what she wanted. She was an explorer, she went places and did things," German said.
Her roommate and Alpha Phi sister, Anne Griffioen, described Frankl as the type of girl who would spend long nights studying hard on D-Level, but also knew how to have fun and spend time with her friends.
Most of all, people at the service mourned the loss of the person that Miriam would have become.
"When I found out I would be living with her this year, I was so excited. I couldn't wait to live with this girl who was going places. She made me feel like I could go places too," Griffioen said.
"There was the Miriam that we all knew, and there was the Miriam that had aspirations to become a scientist, to have children and a family, and the Miriam who loved Mike," German said. "She was a remarkable human being, and we will never know all of what she would become."
German also thanked the sisters of Alpha Phi and the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon for all of the support that they had shown.
The service was closed with a mourning prayer recited by Rabbi Debbie Pine, the director of Hopkins Hillel.
In the prayer, Pine said that Miriam's life should be an example for those still living.
"May all that was good and caring in Miriam's life forever endure as a lesson for us," Pine said in her prayer.
The memorial service ended with the AllNighters performing the song "When She Loved Me."
Frankl's boyfriend, a member of the acapella group, was among the singers.
These were some of the memories shared by family and friends who gathered on Tuesday to hold a memorial service in honor of Frankl, the Hopkins junior tragically killed in a hit-and-run car accident.
"Loving Miriam was effortless because she knew exactly who she was. She had a confidence that allowed her to live fully, love fully and be fully loved," senior Anna Johnston said.
Johnston sensed a connection with Frankl from the first time they met. The two were both members of the Alpha Phi sorority, and Johnston described how the two would often call each other for advice on clothing and boys.
Frankl's aunt, School of Medicine professor Rebecca German, remembered Frankl as someone who showed promise of a very bright future from the very beginning. She described how even since the time that she was little, Frankl was always pushing boundaries.
German recalled how once, when Frankl's mother told her to wait at the door, she very slowly inched outside, seeing how far she could go before her mother noticed.
"That's just the kind of person Miriam was. She knew exactly what she wanted. She was an explorer, she went places and did things," German said.
Her roommate and Alpha Phi sister, Anne Griffioen, described Frankl as the type of girl who would spend long nights studying hard on D-Level, but also knew how to have fun and spend time with her friends.
Most of all, people at the service mourned the loss of the person that Miriam would have become.
"When I found out I would be living with her this year, I was so excited. I couldn't wait to live with this girl who was going places. She made me feel like I could go places too," Griffioen said.
"There was the Miriam that we all knew, and there was the Miriam that had aspirations to become a scientist, to have children and a family, and the Miriam who loved Mike," German said. "She was a remarkable human being, and we will never know all of what she would become."
German also thanked the sisters of Alpha Phi and the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon for all of the support that they had shown.
The service was closed with a mourning prayer recited by Rabbi Debbie Pine, the director of Hopkins Hillel.
In the prayer, Pine said that Miriam's life should be an example for those still living.
"May all that was good and caring in Miriam's life forever endure as a lesson for us," Pine said in her prayer.
The memorial service ended with the AllNighters performing the song "When She Loved Me."
Frankl's boyfriend, a member of the acapella group, was among the singers.
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