Garth Feeney, 28 (from the Sunday NYT)
Earning an engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvannia typically takes five years. But it was not the fact that Garth had finished in four years while also majoring in business. It was everything else that he did at the same time that amazed his family and friends.
Feeney, 28, who was attending a financial technology conference at the Windows on the World restaurant on September 11th, was also tutoring an illiterate adult, had established a program for poor children, worked for campus security, was a dorm counselor, was a representative on the university's Board of Trustees, and worked for Habitat for Humanity. His mother said, "He was one of those people who did everything and anything."
Even after he moved to New York, where he served as director of corporate development for Data Synapse, he kept up the pace of activities. He was a rock climber, a scuba diver, a kayaker, and an avid inline skater. He loved gliding through Central Park whenever he had the chance.
One thing his parents did not know until they heard tales from friends was that Mr. Feeney was exceptionally frugal. Even as he earned a decent income, he refused to take a taxi anywhere - not even to the airport - and loved using coupons.
"We weren't aware that he was quite that economical," his mother said. |
