Killed by a falling Oak Tree in Queens

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Sarah Maslin Nir, Falling Tree Shatters Lives and Dreams of a Family. New York Times, Aug 6, 2013
www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/nyreg ... ms-of-a-family.html

Quote:

(a) "Ms Li-Dikov, 30, was killed on Sunday when a giant tree toppled in Kissena Park in Queens, shattering the bench she was resting on and killing her. The 6-month-old fetus did not survive. * * * [her husband] Mr Dikov, 20

(b) "Theirs was an unconventional relationship of immigrant experiences within divergent cultures. His family is from Bulgaria * * * She came from China and obtained a master’s degree in sports management from Ithaca College. After graduating, she worked a desk job at the Flushing YMCA on Northern Boulevard.

"That is where the two met four years ago. She was in her mid-20s, and he was a teenager; she approached him while he was using the gym equipment.

“'She was eating a muffin, and I was working out, and she asked me if I wanted some muffin,' he said. He realized the odd gesture was a flirtation.

Note:
(a) Yingyi LI-DIKOV  李 映藝
(b) Ithaca College
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ithaca_College
(private; at Ithaca, NY; founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music)
(c) He is 20, did not go to college.