i met your mother as roommates. reliving the happy moments. that s what made karlijn feel alive and that s what makes her present. that s what i feel right now. good show to watch as a group. i like that show. she was a champion rower, correct? tell us about her as an athlete. i can t speak to that one. katherine was the one who rode with her. was she good? she was phenomenal. that s what brought us together in the first place. this beautiful magical friendship. rowing started it all. she was a national junior rower from amsterdam and i was on the elite team from the united states. so our first bond was the intensity of rowing. how the body awareness and technique from the dutch was so different from the united states. she taught me a lot.
she was a champion rower. that was her pangs. she was always smiling and was known for her sense of humor. caroline was traveling with her boyfriend, lawrence. her father posted the news for death on facebook and saying he grieved for this splendid future they had together. she was just 25 years old. she was one of 193 dutch nationals who died on flight 17. a short time ago i spoke to two her closest friends and former roommates. here s the exclusive interview. first of all, let me start by saying i m so sorry for the loss of your friend, for both of you. catherine, you met carline back at interind university in 2010. what was she like? yes. carline was an unbelievable rower, first and foremost. an unbelievable friend. but you rowed together? yes, we were both recruited in 2010, myself from texas and carline from amsterdam.
here s a few right now. there is quinn liukas. he loved soccer. he was the kind of guy who stuck up for you and made you laugh when you were hurting. carlene was from indiana university. she was a champion rower and passionate about rowing. she and her boyfriend were traveling together. nick norris from western australia was traveling with his three grandchildren. three of 80 kids on that flight. he was bringing them home for the new school year. his family said nick loved his grandchildren and sailing and looked forward to sailing with them in the waters off perth. and one of the dozens of aids researchers and on board.
dutch man american. the only american on the flight we learned today. he was studying business in amsterdam. loved to play soccer. he was the kind of guy who stuck up for you and made you laugh when you were hurting. quinn seansman we remember tonight. another woman was pursuing a doctorate where she was a scholar and athlete. she was a champion rower and her friends say a passionate one of that. he wthis man was traveling w his grandchildren. bringing them home for the new school year. nick loved his grand kidding and sailing and looked forward to sailing with them in the waters off perth. nick norris, we ll speak with his nephew a bit later tonight and as we mentioned at the top, the loss of flight 17 created a terrible brain drain in the life sciences. there was an aid s researcher and worker on board headed to a
karlijn keijzer, was a champion rower and her friends say she was passionate about it. she and her boyfriend were traveling together on mh17. nick norris, western australian, was traveling with three of his grandchildren, 3 of 80 children on that flight. he was bringing them home for the new school year. his family says nick loved his grandkids, loved sailing and looked forward to sailing with them in the waters off perth. joep lange was one of several aids researchers headed to a conference. another remembers him as an extraordinary leader, scientist and humanitarian who fought ceaselessly for the dignity of