"Anne Ladd, NYCC member, died Tuesday after a biking accident at the Grand Canyon. Her obituary and a note from her father are included.

Anne's obituary reads as follows:

Ladd, Anne Murray. Age 27. Died June 24, 2003 from accidental injuries sustained on a bicycle tour of the Bryce Canyon, Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks in Arizona and Utah. Anne, a consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City, graduated with honors from Wellesley College in 1998 where she was co-captain of the water polo team. Anne spent a semester at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand and served as a summer intern for Senator Barbara Boxer.

A native San Franciscan born December 12, 1975, Anne was Scholar-Athlete of the Year in her 1994 graduating class at Lick-Wilmerding High School. She also attended San Francisco Day School and Pacific Primary School. As a volunteer Anne taught economics in a public high school in New York and also tutored in a middle school. Her interest in education was fostered by teaching at Aim High in San Francisco. Anne traveled extensively in the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Anne is survived by her mother, Kathleen Murray, stepfather Arthur Perkins, father John Ladd, step-mother Kay Harnish-Ladd and her sister Jessica Ladd, all of San Francisco. She is also survived by her grandparents John and Bea Ladd, Francis Murray, and June Harnish, her uncles David Murray and Bill Perkins, her aunt Leslie Gustason, and many other loving relatives and friends. Anne lived her life fully, with energy, passion, thought. Her loving and compassionate spirit will be with
us always.

Her life will be remembered at services held at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 2325 Union Street on Monday June 30 at 4:00 p.m.

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The following message is from Anne's father:

Anne lived her life fully up to her last moment. She was doing what she loved to do. Her last night was spent under the stars in a campsite at North Rim on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. There is no scenery I know in the world with more terrifying beauty.

Anne did not suffer or linger. She was struck by an auto from behind and never regained consciousness.

Please, no flowers. There are two logical places for donations. Wellesley in one; the other is the Aim High program in San Francisco. Aim High is a high school readiness and tutoring program for middle schoolers, directed to disadvantaged children. Anne taught there for three summers while in high school and developed the curriculum still used for the Issues & Choices course (a.k.a., sex, drugs and rock and roll). Anne's sister Jessica is teaching this very course at Aim High, her second summer with the program. She is teaching the very curriculum which Anne helped develop.

We have not yet established any formal fund at either Wellesley or Aim High. We hope to resolve those issues next week and will e-mail you again about the specifics, mailing addresses, name to write on the check, etc.

We know that there are many who will have a private mourning for Anne. But if you would like to ""do something"", please take the time to recount an anecdote or two (true or apocryphal) about Anne and send it to any of us by mail or e-mail. We have learned that many people recall things that they assume we know, but we didn't. My sister-in-law remembers Anne and I stretched out on a bed, reviewing for the SAT. I had forgotten this but now can totally picture it, thanks to Leslie's recollection.

Photos, if you have them, are also appreciated. Any format is fine, though negatives and high-resolution digital photos are particularly appreciated. Mail delivery or e-mail attachments are fine.

Here are the relevant addresses for Anne's two San Francisco families. The step-parents are very much involved and are a huge comfort to Kathle"