The Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham, AL, announced that one of victims at Brown University was parishioner Ella Cook:
“Many of you heard about the tragedy … And sadly, tragically, one of those people is one of our parishioners,” Rev. Craig Smalley said in livestreamed remarks.Smalley described Cook as a “bright light” who was engaged in the church and the broader community, and “incredibly grounded and generous and faithful.”
Cook was a sophomore and vice president of the Brown Republicans.
The club wrote on X:
We are devastated to learn of the loss of our Brown College Republicans Vice President, Ella Cook.Ella was known for her bold, brave, and kind heart as she served her chapter and her fellow classmates. Our prayers are with her family, our Brown CR’s, and the entirety of the campus as they heal from this tragedy.
WAJ ADDS:
Most people don’t truly understand how difficult it is for conservative students on campuses like Brown (and Cornell). It takes great inner strength to stand up to the social and social media pressures to conform, and those pressures come not only from other students, but from faculty and administrators as well. At Cornell I see how brave and prepared these students need to be, because their viewpoints are questioned and attacked relentlessly and they are always outnumbered. It is particularly difficult for religious Christian students. I didn’t know Ella Cook because I was not at Brown, but I know students like Ella Cook. My heartfelt condolences to her family.
The authorities have not released the identity of the second victim.
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