Stefanos Tsigrimanis
Stefanos Tsigrimanis
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Age: 29
Location:
Grand Avenue and Park Avenue
Brooklyn , NY
United States
At the start of the fall semester in 2010, Stefanos Tsigrimanis, a 29-year-old native of Greece, was living in Brooklyn and studying at New York University where he was completing his PhD dissertation. The student of music and art also enjoyed an active social life. He had a girlfriend, and the future looked bright.
According to Streetsblog,
"Late in the afternoon on September 4, Tsigrimanis was biking north on Grand Avenue. As he crossed westbound Park Avenue, in the footprint of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, he was struck by Florida resident Archibald Torply, 50, driving a Nissan sedan…At the hospital, doctors told Tsigrimanis’s girlfriend, Nicole Bergman, that he was in a coma and his chances for survival were slim. He did not recover after emergency brain surgery and died three days later, according to testimony Bergman gave to the City Council earlier this month."
After a failed investigation that uncovered no evidence, only involved interviews with drivers who had not seen Stefanos, and first began 9 days after the crash occured, the NYPD determined that the crash was caused by "pedestrian error." Stefanos' girlfriend said, “All I expected from the investigation was closure, and the two week delay cost me that. If the ‘story’ of the crash had been based on more than the word of the driver, and if the police had proceeded with a serious investigation regardless of what seems to be an arbitrary designation of likeliness of death, I could have some peace of mind, but as it is I am left wondering and unable to rid myself of these feelings of injustice and grief.”
Stefanos' friend said, "Stefanos was not reckless, he was brilliant and a wonderful person and he was in the prime of his life." His friends and family remember him as "an exemplary scholar and consummate friend" and note that "Stefanos will be remembered for his compassion, wit, creativity, and selflessness."
Stefanos' mother Eleni consented to donation of his organs, which saved the lives of 4 people.
A memorial fund was started in Stefanos' honor at Columbia University, where he taught Greek language, literature, and culture.
Stefanos' friend Paul Pinto scored a musical piece in his memory.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Age: 29
Location:
Grand Avenue and Park Avenue
Brooklyn , NY
United States
At the start of the fall semester in 2010, Stefanos Tsigrimanis, a 29-year-old native of Greece, was living in Brooklyn and studying at New York University where he was completing his PhD dissertation. The student of music and art also enjoyed an active social life. He had a girlfriend, and the future looked bright.
According to Streetsblog,
"Late in the afternoon on September 4, Tsigrimanis was biking north on Grand Avenue. As he crossed westbound Park Avenue, in the footprint of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, he was struck by Florida resident Archibald Torply, 50, driving a Nissan sedan…At the hospital, doctors told Tsigrimanis’s girlfriend, Nicole Bergman, that he was in a coma and his chances for survival were slim. He did not recover after emergency brain surgery and died three days later, according to testimony Bergman gave to the City Council earlier this month."
After a failed investigation that uncovered no evidence, only involved interviews with drivers who had not seen Stefanos, and first began 9 days after the crash occured, the NYPD determined that the crash was caused by "pedestrian error." Stefanos' girlfriend said, “All I expected from the investigation was closure, and the two week delay cost me that. If the ‘story’ of the crash had been based on more than the word of the driver, and if the police had proceeded with a serious investigation regardless of what seems to be an arbitrary designation of likeliness of death, I could have some peace of mind, but as it is I am left wondering and unable to rid myself of these feelings of injustice and grief.”
Stefanos' friend said, "Stefanos was not reckless, he was brilliant and a wonderful person and he was in the prime of his life." His friends and family remember him as "an exemplary scholar and consummate friend" and note that "Stefanos will be remembered for his compassion, wit, creativity, and selflessness."
Stefanos' mother Eleni consented to donation of his organs, which saved the lives of 4 people.
A memorial fund was started in Stefanos' honor at Columbia University, where he taught Greek language, literature, and culture.
Stefanos' friend Paul Pinto scored a musical piece in his memory.