Christina-Taylor Green 9/11/01 - 1/8/11

[UNHWildCats]

Aspiring politician Christina-Taylor Green was born in the midst of tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, and died Saturday morning while trying to meet Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.

The strong-willed 9-year-old third-grader had gone to meet Giffords with a neighbor when she was shot. She died later at University Medical Center.

Her neighbor was shot four times and was recovering from surgery Saturday evening.

Christina-Taylor had just been elected to the student council at Mesa Verde Elementary School and had been interested in politics from a young age, her father, John Green, said Saturday night.

"She was a good speaker. I could have easily seen her as a politician," her father said.

The brown-eyed athletic girl had one sibling, an 11-year-old brother named Dallas, and the two loved to go swimming together.

She'd already told her parents she wanted to attend Penn State one day and have a career that involved helping those less fortunate than her.

She also loved animals and was a passionate dancer who loved ballet, hip-hop, jazz and gymnastics and was the only girl on her Canyon del Oro Little League baseball team, "The Pirates." She played second base.

Christina-Taylor came from a family of baseball players. Her grandfather, former major-league pitcher Dallas Green, was team manager for the Philadelphia Phillies when they won the World Series in 1980.

"She kept up with everyone, she was a strong girl, a very good athlete and a strong swimmer," said her mother, Roxanna Green. "She was interested in everything. She got a guitar for Christmas so her next thing was learning to play guitar."

Christina-Taylor also enjoyed singing in a church choir at St. Odilia's Catholic Church, where she had received her first Holy Communion in the spring.

"'Let the children come to me,' Jesus said (Matthew 19:14). Christina is with Him," Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas wrote in a letter to parishioners sent from Jordan, where he is attending a bishops' meeting.

Already aware of inequalities in the world around her, Christina-Taylor often repeated the same phrase to her mother: "We are so blessed. We have the best life."

Her birth date no doubt helped inspire Christina-Taylor's interest in politics, Roxanna Green said. She was one of 50 9/11 babies featured in a book called "Faces of Hope."

"She was born back east and Sept. 11 affected everyone there, and Christina-Taylor was always very aware of it. She was very patriotic and wearing red, white and blue was really special to her," her mother said.

"She was all about helping people, and being involved. It's so tragic. She went to learn today and then someone with so much hatred in their heart took the lives of innocent people."

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[native]

There are no words to adequately describe the horrible tragedy of Christina's death.

[catamount man]

RIP So sad

[death dealer]

I mourn this little girls death and feel so horrible for her family. What a tragedy. It's times like these I wish I could believe in life after death to give me some hope that she had a better place to go. My heart is broken over this.

[Grizalltheway]

I'm not an overly emotional guy, but goddamn.

[death dealer]

I'm not an overly emotional guy, but goddamn.

Yep. Same here. I gotta tell you, I've hugged my kids a lot more the last day and half than I did the day before. If nothing else, the lesson here is that life is fucking precious, and every second counts. Ugghh.

[Ivytalk]

Thoughts and prayers to Dallas Green and his whole family.

[D1B]

There are no words to adequately describe the horrible tragedy of Christina's death.

You asshole. You don't fucking care.

[JoltinJoe]

She has a beautiful name rich in symbolism, especially for a child born on 9/11.

Green - The liturgical color used to symbolize life.

Christina -- A Latin derivative from "Christ"; a "follower of Christ."

A child born on 9/11 whose name honors the Living Christ and whose name now suggests that she lives with Christ.

[COBBLESTONE]

She has a beautiful name rich in symbolism, especially for a child born on 9/11.

Green - The liturgical color used to symbolize life.

Christina -- A Latin derivative of Christ; a follower of Christ.

A child born on 9/11 whose name honors the Living Christ and whose name now suggests that she lives with Christ.

Though my beliefs are different from those of Joltin Joe, in this case I hope he's right. My thoughts and prayers to the parents.

[andy7171]

As a father of a 9 year old daughter this hits very close to home. Truly heartbreaking.

[D1B]

There are no words to adequately describe the horrible tragedy of Christina's death.

It's your fault asshole. Thanks to stupid fucks like you, any dipshit with half a brain can get a gun, and in some states like Arizona, carry conceal.

Thanks for doing your part to kill this girl and for the deaths of 100's of thousands innocent Iraqis and thousands of american soldiers in the war your party leadership waged on an innocent nation.

God, you are an asshole.

[D1B]

She has a beautiful name rich in symbolism, especially for a child born on 9/11.

Green - The liturgical color used to symbolize life.

Christina -- A Latin derivative from "Christ"; a "follower of Christ."

A child born on 9/11 whose name honors the Living Christ and whose name now suggests that she lives with Christ.

You are completely fucked Joe. You need to get some professional help.

[JoltinJoe]

Just curious, J, what would you tell her parents if you had to say something?

[D1B]

Just curious, J, what would you tell her parents if you had to say something?

Why does anyone "have" to say anything? Let alone a sack of catholic nonsense.

If I felt compelled to say anything, I would look em in the eyes and tell them I'm very sorry for their loss, and then shut my fucking mouth and walk away if they don't reach out.

BTW, where the fuck was baby jesus and the liturgical colors when that "Naive wadd" was making swiss cheese out that girl?

You're a good fella Joe and you deal with tragedy through your beliefs. Even though you are a religious nut I could see you being a strong source of comfort, but this is a situation where any attempt to justify or even make sense, religious or not, is wrong or at the very least not a good idea. This one will take time.

[Rob Iola]

There are no words to adequately describe the horrible tragedy of Christina's death.

It's your fault asshole. Thanks to stupid fucks like you, any dipshit with half a brain can get a gun, and in some states like Arizona, carry conceal.

Thanks for doing your part to kill this girl and for the deaths of 100's of thousands innocent Iraqis and thousands of american soldiers in the war your party leadership waged on an innocent nation.

God, you are an asshole.

You do realize that posts like this get you lumped in with the Westboro crowd, right?

[Col Hogan]

Having lost my first son when he was nine to a just-as-sudden tragedy...I can tell you the pain that family is feeling today is indescribable...they have been in my thoughts since I first hear the news...









Now, take your shot Jeff.....

[JoltinJoe]

Just curious, J, what would you tell her parents if you had to say something?

Why does anyone "have" to say anything? Let alone a sack of catholic nonsense.

If I felt compelled to say anything, I would look em in the eyes and tell them I'm very sorry for their loss, and then shut my **** mouth and walk away if they don't reach out.

BTW, where the **** was baby jesus and the liturgical colors when that "Naive wadd" was making swiss cheese out that girl?

You're a good fella Joe and you deal with tragedy through your beliefs. Even though you are a religious nut I could see you being a strong source of comfort, but this is a situation where any attempt to justify or even make sense, religious or not, is wrong or at the very least not a good idea. This one will take time.

I'm sure "you're sorry" is sincere, but that doesn't really change anything. What hope does that offer?

As for where God was, and why this happened, I really have no idea. It certainly was not God's will. However, there are some things I believe fervently when parents experience a loss like this. First, God is there for them and offers signs of his presence to those who are inclined to see and accept them. So yes, I do think her name is significant, a symbol to the parents, who chose that name, and to others. If novelists and playwrights routinely use names as symbols to express a message, why can't God? Second, a 9-year-old is so innocent that they are immediately with God upon death. The pain the parents feel is wrenching, but God wants them to know that their child is with him.

I think you and I both are troubled by the injustice or senselessness of something like this. Your reaction to your trouble is to say, injustice will be and there is nothing we can do about it. My reaction is that there is, or will be, somewhere perfect justice for the child and the parents.

In the end, though, that's what her first name means, and that's what her surname symbolizes. Whether that is a sign or a coincidence is up to the individual.

[D1B]

Why does anyone "have" to say anything? Let alone a sack of catholic nonsense.

If I felt compelled to say anything, I would look em in the eyes and tell them I'm very sorry for their loss, and then shut my **** mouth and walk away if they don't reach out.

BTW, where the **** was baby jesus and the liturgical colors when that "Naive wadd" was making swiss cheese out that girl?

You're a good fella Joe and you deal with tragedy through your beliefs. Even though you are a religious nut I could see you being a strong source of comfort, but this is a situation where any attempt to justify or even make sense, religious or not, is wrong or at the very least not a good idea. This one will take time.

I'm sure "you're sorry" is sincere, but that doesn't really change anything. What hope does that offer?

Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't, it's sympathy without judgement, stupid color analogies and bullshit dogmatic justification.

There's only one person here that can offer that family hope and it's Hogan.

BTW - you have no fucking idea ultimately about what god is, let alone what it is thinking.

[D1B's Girlfriend]

Just curious, J, what would you tell her parents if you had to say something?

Why does anyone "have" to say anything? Let alone a sack of catholic nonsense.

If I felt compelled to say anything, I would look em in the eyes and tell them I'm very sorry for their loss, and then shut my **** mouth and walk away if they don't reach out.

BTW, where the **** was baby jesus and the liturgical colors when that "Naive wadd" was making swiss cheese out that girl?

You're a good fella Joe and you deal with tragedy through your beliefs. Even though you are a religious nut I could see you being a strong source of comfort, but this is a situation where any attempt to justify or even make sense, religious or not, is wrong or at the very least not a good idea. This one will take time.

I'm so wet right now.