Fellow former hostages, family and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson. Anderson died on April 21 at his home in Greenwood Lake, New York, at the age of 76. The veteran reporter became a central focus of news stories when he was captured in Lebanon by members of the Islamic extremist group in 1985.
FILE - Former hostage Terry Anderson waves to the crowd as he rides in a parade in Lorain, Ohio, June 22, 1992. Fellow former hostages, family, and coworkers celebrated the life of journalist and philanthropist Terry Anderson , Wednesday, May 8, 2024, as a man who helped others while struggling to heal himself.
He “prodded and poked at something for weeks and weeks until you almost had nothing left to tell him,” said Brian Keenan, originally from Belfast, who was teaching English in Beirut when he was kidnapped and later found himself imprisoned with Anderson.‘Great bravery and resolve.’ Reaction to the death of Terry Anderson, AP reporter held hostage
Terry Anderson received a hero’s welcome when he was freed in 1991, from the AP and New York state. Mourners remembered how he kept his sense of humor. Louis Boccardi, who had been leading the AP for two-and-half-months when Anderson was kidnapped, had arranged for Anderson to spend time in the mountains in Europe to speak with trauma counselors.
Anderson struggled with PTSD and, his ex-wife revealed at the memorial, was unable to fully heal from his ordeal. But he was rarely idle and pursued healing and growth for others. Anderson taught journalism and led philanthropic efforts to help children and veterans.
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