The People Who Were Killed By Hurricane Sandy

[MattSh]

As the death toll rises, the empathy wanes. It becomes harder to feel the weight of each individual. And it breaks my heart.

My boyfriend reminded me of the Stalin quote: “One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.” He’s right — the dead become numbers and their uniqueness is lost.

I haven’t found a single news source that has aggregated the names and causes of death of every person killed by the effects of Hurricane Sandy, so I decided to compile one myself. It has taken hours of research, as most articles fail to identify the names of the deceased, choosing instead to depersonalize their stories.

I’ve done my very best to account for everyone, but there are a lot gaps to fill. I will continue to update this post as new information is received. Please leave a comment if you have an addition or edit.

Thank you for joining me in helping to keep empathy alive. And to all who have lost a loved one, may their lives be a blessing. Rest in peace.

http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2012/11/05/the-people-who-were-killed-by-hurricane-sandy/

[codjh9]

1. That's another thing I'd like to yell to the deniers - here they are, insisting that global warming

is either not happening or not due to anything to do with humans, yet it's already killed hundreds of people (probably thousands worldwide), farm animals, other animals, and has cost people and governments many billions around the globe. Despite Reagan's allegation that 'trees cause pollution', putting your head in the sand or simply saying something over and over won't ever make it true.

[hrmjustin]

2. From NYer thank you!

[dorkzilla]

3. Thank you for humanizing the numbers

A sad task, no doubt, but you are so right, as the numbers grow the less inclined we are to see the stories and focus on the death toll.

[dorkzilla]

4. One slight correction

The 2 boys who died, Jack Baumler, 11 and Michael Robson, 13, were from Westchester County, not Long Island.

[thecrow]

5. I would imagine the names will not be released because

the authorities have to find next of kin. In some cases, that may extremely difficult because houses may have been completely destroyed. Thank you for doing this, though. It is sorrowful but good work.

[Jennicut]

6. Thank you for posting this.

So many drownings. Always evacuate when told. Always. And the children...very sad.
We only had 3 people in CT that died but it was 3 too many.

[malaise]

7. I heard on WPIX that funerals would begin after Tuesday

I expect the coverage to be way more personal then

[thelordofhell]

8. What about all the homeless that made a home in the tunnels in NYC??

What happened to all the mole people??