he was a leader on the team, both by example and his words. rob and charlie became not just teammates but great friends. he s one of the most generous and selfless people i ve ever met. he impressed his teammates and coach. good football player, always quiet, always got a smile, never late, good worker, good kid, solid. go back to the handsome house in the rochester suburbs where charlie grew up in his teenage years. it s a place called pittsford, new york. and newspaper reporter john hand knows it well. it s a very nice community, very picturesque community. thick lawns, nice cars in the garage? lots of executives from kodak and xerox and lawyers. charlie was the younger of two boys. his parents, born in china, lived in canada before moving to upstate new york. his dad ran a tech business that thrived. the home radiated upper middle class comfort. his friend anna had been there on occasion. i went over to his house.
and great things to come, but that s not his story. this is about the charlie tan, keeper of secrets, and quite possibly something much worse. but before all that, charlie was as deserving a kid as ever got an ivy league acceptance letter. he was really excited. when he got admitted, really awesome. ivy league. yeah, he was super excited, super happy. so in the fall of 2013 charlie tan left his parents home near rochester, new york, and drove the few hours to cornell. his exciting new chapter in a life already filled with early achievements. he pledged a frat. he wasn t big enough for the varsity football team, so at 165 pounds he was directed toward what they call a sprint football team. i met charlie the first day, freshman year, actually. i had just gotten my locker and charlie was one of the first people i met. quarterback rob pinola. he was one of the most encouraging people on the team.
he was one of the most encouraging people on the team. he was a leader on the team, both by example and his words. rob and charlie became not just teammates but great friends. he s one of the most generous and selfless people i ve ever met. he impressed his teammates and coach. good football player, always quiet, always got a smile, never late, good worker, good kid, solid. go back to the handsome house in the rochester suburbs where charlie grew up in his teenage years. it s a place called pittsford, new york. and newspaper reporter john hand knows it well. it s a very nice community, very picturesque community. thick lawns, nice cars in the garage? lots of executives from kodak and xerox and lawyers. charlie was the younger of two boys. his parents, born in china, lived in canada before moving to upstate new york. his dad ran a tech business that
so you d think charlie tan was another ivy league overachiever poised for takeoff and great things to come, but that s not his story. this is about the charlie tan, keeper of secrets, and quite possibly something much worse. but before all that, charlie was as deserving a kid as ever got an ivy league acceptance letter. he was really excited. when he got admitted, really awesome. ivy league. yeah, he was super excited, super happy. so in the fall of 2013 charlie tan left his parents home near rochester, new york, and drove the few hours to cornell. his exciting new chapter in a life already filled with early achievements. he pledged a frat. he wasn t big enough for the varsity football team, so at 165 pounds he was directed toward what they call a sprint football team. i met charlie the first day, freshman year, actually. i had just gotten my locker and charlie was one of the first people i met. quarterback rob pinola.
that s not his story. this is about the charlie tan, keeper of secrets, and quite possibly something much worse. but before all that, charlie was as deserving a kid as ever got an ivy league acceptance letter. he was really excited. when he got admitted, really awesome. ivy league. yeah, he was super excited, super happy. so in the fall of 2013 charlie tan left his parents home near rochester, new york, and drove the few hours to cornell. his exciting new chapter in a life already filled with early achievements. he pledged a frat. he wasn t big enough for the varsity football team, so at 165 pounds he was directed toward what they call a sprint football team. i met charlie the first day, freshman year, actually. i had just gotten my locker and charlie was one of the first people i met. quarterback rob pinola. he was one of the most encouraging people on the team. he was a leader on the team, both by example and his words. rob and charlie became not