FLAME ETERNAL
Melissa Renee Vincent
Beta (Spring '93)
October 24, 1972 - September 11, 2001
Beta (Spring '93)
October 24, 1972 - September 11, 2001
Some say love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed.
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower, and you its only seed.
It’s the heart, afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance.
It’s the dream, afraid of waking, that never takes a chance.
It’s the one who won’t be taken, who cannot seem to give.
And the soul, afraid of dying, that never learns to live.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the Winter, far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun’s love, in the Spring becomes... the rose.
Some say love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed.
Some say love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need.
I say love, it is a flower, and you its only seed.
It’s the heart, afraid of breaking, that never learns to dance.
It’s the dream, afraid of waking, that never takes a chance.
It’s the one who won’t be taken, who cannot seem to give.
And the soul, afraid of dying, that never learns to live.
When the night has been too lonely, and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember in the Winter, far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun’s love, in the Spring becomes... the rose.
Melissa Vincent
Dedication plaque at Memorial Garden
SUNY Oswego created a memorial garden in honor of the 12 alumni lost on September 11th. Several members of the Omicron Theta Chapter Assocation attended the dedication on September 11, 2005.
The garden is situated along the path around Glimmerglass Lagoon, not far off of the main entrance road to the campus.
We also honor the memory of all people
who were lost on September 11, 2001, especially those who were part
of the Delta Zeta family:
who were lost on September 11, 2001, especially those who were part
of the Delta Zeta family:
Alicia Titus (A)
(United Airlines Flight 175, NYC/WTC)
Derek Statkevicus, husband of
Kimberly Young Statkevicus (GB)
(Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, NYC/WTC)
William Sugra, son of
Elma Sugra
(eSpeed/Cantor Fitzgerald, NYC/WTC)
(United Airlines Flight 175, NYC/WTC)
Derek Statkevicus, husband of
Kimberly Young Statkevicus (GB)
(Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, NYC/WTC)
William Sugra, son of
Elma Sugra
(eSpeed/Cantor Fitzgerald, NYC/WTC)
Excerpt from p. 6 of The Lamp, Winter 2002 issue
(Obituary from Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)
Thursday, September 27, 2001
Vincent, Melissa R.: Suddenly, Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Age 28. Melissa is survived by her loving parents, David & Lucille Vincent; brother, Matthew D.; sister, Carrie B.; grandparents, Sebastian, Concetta Prospero; grandmother, Constance Cline; grandfather, Kenneth Vincent. Melissa's family and friends will forever hold in their hearts her kind and joyous spirit. She loved New York and took advantage of all it had to offer. As a recruiter for Alliance Consultant Group on the 102nd Floor of the World Trade Center, she was extremely successful in locating and placing technical personnel, especially those in the arcane universe of software engineering. Melissa will be greatly missed and always remembered by all who knew and loved her.
Family and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Service, SATURDAY 10:00 AM at ST. PETER'S CHURCH, Lake St., LeRoy, NY. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Melissa Vincent Scholarship Fund at Notre Dame High School, Batavia, NY. Arrangements, Paul W. Harris Funeral Home, Inc.
Thursday, September 27, 2001
Vincent, Melissa R.: Suddenly, Tuesday, September 11, 2001. Age 28. Melissa is survived by her loving parents, David & Lucille Vincent; brother, Matthew D.; sister, Carrie B.; grandparents, Sebastian, Concetta Prospero; grandmother, Constance Cline; grandfather, Kenneth Vincent. Melissa's family and friends will forever hold in their hearts her kind and joyous spirit. She loved New York and took advantage of all it had to offer. As a recruiter for Alliance Consultant Group on the 102nd Floor of the World Trade Center, she was extremely successful in locating and placing technical personnel, especially those in the arcane universe of software engineering. Melissa will be greatly missed and always remembered by all who knew and loved her.
Family and friends are invited to attend her Memorial Service, SATURDAY 10:00 AM at ST. PETER'S CHURCH, Lake St., LeRoy, NY. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Melissa Vincent Scholarship Fund at Notre Dame High School, Batavia, NY. Arrangements, Paul W. Harris Funeral Home, Inc.
