JONNYQUEST'S BLOG
The Wrong Stuff - Pt. 2
Monday, September 10, 2007 5:48 PM
Continued from: http://www.fireflyfans.net/showblog.asp?b=7045The Name Game
As with many news stories I’ve noticed of late, the names of the players are almost as much fun, er, almost as interesting as the stories themselves. And of course, this story will never be complete until we have a TV movie made of it, or two (let’s not ignore the obvious parallels to the Amy Fisher case), so I’ve taken the liberty of making some casting suggestions as we go.
Danielle Tavernier , mentioned above, is the spokeswoman for the state attorney’s office. This would be a great straight line to make fun of NASA’s Drunk in Space Astronaut problems. http://www.wesh.com/news/14060111/detail.html
Dunston Checks In
As an undergraduate she competed on the track team. Greg Dunston , Nowak's high school track coach , said she was a bright, driven honors student -- and always very focused on her dream of being an astronaut. "It seems so out of character," said Dunston, echoing her family's sentiment. "She's such a warm person to be around -- caring, always smiling." And disciplined, too. "If she had a bad day," Dunston said, "she would talk herself out of it."
Ryan Forkert , the top administrator at Luxmanor Elementary School, said Nowak returned to the area last fall as the featured speaker at various schools.
"I think folks are shocked and concerned," said Robert Cabana , the Johnson Space Center's deputy director and a fellow astronaut. "We are a close-knit group, and we try to support one another.
NASA spokesman John Ira Petty at Johnson Space Center in Houston said he was concerned about the people involved and their families. But, he added, "We try not to concern ourselves with our employees' personal lives."
talk . “We are a close-knit group, and we try to support one another” but “we try not to concern ourselves with our employees' personal lives.”**
Shana Dale, NASA deputy administrator, said the agency will look at Nowak's history closely to see if "we missed anything along the way. This is an unusual situation "
War of the Roses
"We knew Lisa was under a lot of stress," says Nowak's younger sister Andrea Rose , a lawyer . "But there's no way of knowing how a particular person will react to stress. We love Lisa and we're worried about her well-being."
"We're just trying to figure out how to get her the help she needs," said Jonathan Rose , Nowak's brother-in-law. "She was someone who played by the rules. To say this is out of character would be a gross understatement."
Here are Nowak’s defense attorneys: Cheney Mason and Donald Lykkebak.
Cheney Mason —
Donald Lykkebak — Lickback?
Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman shipman be in the Navy?)
Neighbors affectionately call her "the little general " because she is so petite.
"It is just so bizarre," said Babette Merchant . "She is one of the sweetest people I have ever known, and she certainly didn't deserve any of this."
"She was real
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