Paul Pettavino: you are missed, my friend

Two years ago, Paul Pettavino was a student of mine at the École du Journalisme (EDJ) in Nice. Funny, clever and always the first one to volunteer to participate, whether for the “Today’s News” segment or a game, you would have thought he was like any one of the 74 other young budding journalists of his year. Except Paul had Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and lived in a stand-up power wheelchair. I was deeply saddened to learn that this lovely young man died on Saturday, November 12, just shy of his … Continue reading Paul Pettavino: you are missed, my friend