Rosamond Carr, saved Rwandan orphans, dies

[deadparrot]

KIGALI, Rwanda, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Rosamond Carr, whose flower shed became a refuge for Rwandan children orphaned by genocide, has died in her home near Gisenyi in northwest Rwanda.

A niece said Carr, 94, may have died of pneumonia, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

The American expatriate had lived in Rwanda for 40 years when a plane carrying the Rwandan president was shot down over Kigali, setting in motion the slaughter of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus by the Hutu-dominated government, the Post said. Carr tried to stay, but was convinced she should leave.

When she returned to her Rwandan farm, she converted a shed into an orphanage for 40 children, the Post said. She ran the orphanage for the last 12 years of her life.

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061007-123009-8230r

[Mnemosyne]

1. Bless her heart. A brave woman that

made a difference.

Rest in peace Ms. Carr.

[uppityperson]

2. RIP to a decent caring person and true hero.