Elmo & Grover
Ethan Loney, 2, of Crafton, a patient with Stage 4 Neoroblastoma at Children's Hospital, and his mother, Kelly, get a visit from Elmo and Grover who visited the hospital on Friday, January 15, 2010.
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- Justin Merriman
- Pittsburgh, PA, United States
- Justin Merriman, an award-winning photojournalist with the Tribune-Review, has spent more than a decade traveling the world to cover politics, wars, natural disasters and civil unrest. His work has appeared in leading national and international publications and he has received numerous top journalism awards. After covering the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks – including the crash of United Flight 93 in Shanksville – Merriman committed to chronicling the U.S. military and its War on Terror. He has followed this story across the US and into the war zones of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. He also has covered life in Fidel Castro’s Cuba in 2002, India’s efforts to eradicate polio, the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and most recently, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Cuba in 2012. In 2011, Merriman was honored with the top photography award from the Military Reporters and Editors Assoc. for his work in Iraq & Haiti. Merriman graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in 2000 with a degree in English Writing. In 2009, the university awarded him its prestigious Alumnus of Distinction award. Merriman lives in Oakmont with his fiancé, Stephanie Strasburg.
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2 comments:
justin, i wanted to let you know how happy i am to have this picture, our beloved ethan is an angel now in heaven. he died on aprl9, 2010. thanks so much for the beautiful picture~~love, ethans mommy, kelly
Kelly,
I imagine there is no pain more far-reaching and deeper than losing a child. My heart and prayers go out to you and your family.
If you email me at justinmerriman@mac.com and let me know your address, I would be happy to mail you a print of the photograph.
-Justin
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