Someone else died while the world was mourning Whitney . . .

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/02/12/SPKI1N6DK5.DTL -- some of you may remember the '70's movie The Other Side of the Mountain. It told the story of Jill Kinmont (Booth), who was a skier trying to make the Olympic team in 1955. One week after her picture was on the cover of Sports Illustrated, she crashed while skiing and was paralyzed from the shoulders down.

She went on to have a career as a teacher and painter. Yesterday, she died at the age of 75.

While the world rightfully mourns the loss of the talent that is Whitney Houston, Jill Kinmont Booth should also be remembered, because she stands as someone who took what life had thrown at her and made something good out of it. RIP.

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Asked by tinamatt at 5:17 PM on Feb. 12, 2012 in Politics & Current Events

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Good post tina. Thanks for sharing. RIP to her and her family.

Answer by m-avi at 5:19 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Many people has died the day of whitneys death. Many has gone unknown. I'm glad you posted this so we can pay our respect to her as well. But FYI it would be overwhelming if we posted everybody death that past yesterday... We can't individually name them but we can pay our respects. GOD bless them and I will pray for their family.

Answer by christinkie at 6:41 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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I remember her story and remember all those not getting the attention and who really had a hard time. True courage.

Answer by MtoBoyGirl at 7:03 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Thanks for sharing!! Her story is truly inspirational!! May she RIP

Answer by mrsmom110 at 7:49 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Must we always attack famous people for being mourned? Can't people mourn who they want to mourn? Must we always make a famous person's death a platform about other people or causes?

Answer by Anna92464 at 7:51 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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I remember her well . The Other Side of the Mountain was a very inspiring movie. And she was not a singer .....but she was a talented and healthy and skilled skier before the accident. After the accident she didn't let it ruin her life or her attitude---she didn't escape in drugs or feel self pity ...... she made the most of her life for as long as she could.

Answer by lga1965 at 8:37 PM on Feb. 12, 2012
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Makes me think of a post from one of my friends on FB. There was a picture with one side Whitney and the other side starving kids. It said one person dies a million mourns. A million dies no one mourns. Makes you think.

Answer by Anonymous at 9:21 PM on Feb. 12, 2012

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Whitney was only 48 years old. She wasted her life by taking drugs and alcohol into her system and ruining her health. She had so much money and so many connections and so little participation in REAL life that she wasted her time on earth. She could have lived to be a good mother and contributed to her environment and unfortunate people here and in the world with her time and money.But she chose to live within herself and didn't look out at the world. Some blame Bobby Brown for her addictions but SHE was in charge of her own life and Bobby Brown was a lame excuse. I feel sorry for her daughter, not for Whitney.

Answer by lga1965 at 1:14 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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"It said one person dies a million mourns. A million dies no one mourns. Makes you think. "

That's similar to a Josef Stalin quote: One death is a tragedy, a million deaths are a statistic.

Comment by tinamatt (original poster) at 3:02 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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SHE was in charge of her own life and Bobby Brown was a lame excuse. I feel sorry for her daughter, not for Whitney.
Answer by lga1965 4 hours ago

I actually agree with this 100%

Thanks for posting something not so main stream :0) (tina)

Answer by amazinggrace83 at 5:28 PM on Feb. 13, 2012
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