STEADFAST GRIP OF A DYING MAN
published Dec. 20, 2009, The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Michael Vitez
Inquirer Staff Writer
Russell Nise, 77, lay in a bed at Abington Memorial Hospital on Sept. 10, three days before his death.
“I’m in such pain,” Nise said. “I can’t stand it. Somebody hold my hand.”
Fred Scott, his only friend in the world, reached [...]

http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/sports/cavalier_insider/ci_swimming/article/that_boys_dead/42053/
Here is a link to a three-part series I wrote on Matt Miller in the summer of 2009. This is a link to the first story, where you can find links to the other two. I don’t believe I have received more response to anything I’ve written since I won the Pulitzer.

Posted on Wed, Nov. 19, 2008
After leap breaks body, a miracle renews spirit
A talented student rebuilds his life after battling depression - and falling nine floors.
Michael Vitez
Inquirer Staff Writer

Jan 20, 2008
On the evening of Sept. 28, at an apartment complex in King of Prussia, a tragedy and a miracle occurred 2.5 seconds apart.
The tragedy took [...]

Keeping alive a son’s spirit by helping others
Mar 10, 2002
By Mike Vitez
For months, Bill Bucher had been dreaming about the waterfall, about hiking up to it, standing under it, posing for a photograph - just as his son Eric had done.
The hike on Wednesday was harder than he ever expected. Whoever was in the lead [...]

At 83, she has a spirit that’s infectious
Esteemed microbiologist Helen C. Davies spreads wisdom and charm at Penn Med.
April 13, 2008, The Philadelphia Inquirer
By Michael Vitez
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

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Helen C. Davies, 83, a professor of microbiology at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, often catches a lift [...]

An Unforgettable Reunion
By Michael Vitez
Inquirer Staff Writer

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Exhausted, Hennagir and Baskerville sleep on their way home in a wheelchair-accessible van provided by a charity supported by Marine Corps families.
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Wounded Marine reunites with his company

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Interview with Navy Corpsman Anthony Chenot

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - For 10 weeks, [...]

Seeking Jasta
By Michael Vitez
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER

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Melissa Sweeney with a blanket bearing the image of her deceased daughter, Jasta.
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Melissa Sweeney so badly wants to remember a night four years ago - the kind of night most people would try to forget.That’s not the cruelest irony.
The cruelest irony is this:
Melissa was [...]

graduate Sam, 18, is ready to dance
The Haddonfield youth spent high school battling leukemia. Onward to medical school.
By Michael Vitez
Inquirer Staff Writer

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Sam Johnson is administered a marrow biopsy to check for evidence of leukemia.
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Grandma woke Sam Johnson at 10 minutes to 8.”Sam!” she called upstairs.
He rolled out of bed, stepped into his [...]

The Rev. Elinor R. Greene - Nellie to all who know her - was hard at work in February on a Lenten sermon for Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church, where she is an ordained deacon.
She propped her broken body against the left armrest of her wheelchair, and, with her right hand, she typed.
Her fist was [...]

Healing Waters
A father’s murder, a son’s salvation
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