http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2011/01/09/2011-01-09_daughter_of_911_slain.html
Christina Taylor Green, 9-year-old victim in Tuscon shooting, born on 9/11; had passion for politics
One of the six people slain by the Arizona madman was the 9-year-old granddaughter of former Yankees and Mets manager Dallas Green.
Christina Taylor Green, a student at Mesa Verde Elementary School who was born Sept. 11, 2001, attended Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' event to learn about the political system.
Christina was a member of the student government and also loved baseball, horseback riding and swimming.
Christina's father is John Green, Dallas Green's son, who is the East Coast supervisor of amateur scouts for the Los Angeles Dodgers. John Green told the Arizona Star-News that his daughter had developed an interest in politics.
"She was a good speaker. I could have easily seen her as a politician," he said.
Christina's mother, Roxanna, said, "She was all about helping people and being involved. It's so tragic. She went to learn today, and then someone with so much hatred in their heart took the lives of innocent people."
Dallas Green, now 76, managed the Yankees for three-quarters of the season in 1989 until he was abruptly fired by George Steinbrenner at a Detroit hotel while the Bombers were in town to play the Tigers.
Green had butted heads with Steinbrenner after famously calling him "Manager George." Green also managed the Mets in 1993-1996 before being replaced by Bobby Valentine.
Green managed the Phillies to a 1980 World Series championship and is now an adviser to the Phillies. He was honored with a spot on the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2006. He currently lives in Newark, Del.
A neighbor invited Christina to Giffords' event, her uncle said.
"She was real special and real sweet," Christina's uncle, Greg Segalini, told The Arizona Republic.
The other dead were identified as Federal Judge John Roll, Pastor Dorwin Stoddard, 75, of Mountain Ave. Church of Christ, Gabe Zimmerman, 30, an aide to the congresswoman, Dorothy Morris, 76, and Phyllis Scheck, 79.
rschapiro@nydailynews.com
Christina Taylor Green, 9-year-old victim in Tuscon shooting, born on 9/11; had passion for politics
One of the six people slain by the Arizona madman was the 9-year-old granddaughter of former Yankees and Mets manager Dallas Green.
Christina Taylor Green, a student at Mesa Verde Elementary School who was born Sept. 11, 2001, attended Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' event to learn about the political system.
Christina was a member of the student government and also loved baseball, horseback riding and swimming.
Christina's father is John Green, Dallas Green's son, who is the East Coast supervisor of amateur scouts for the Los Angeles Dodgers. John Green told the Arizona Star-News that his daughter had developed an interest in politics.
"She was a good speaker. I could have easily seen her as a politician," he said.
Christina's mother, Roxanna, said, "She was all about helping people and being involved. It's so tragic. She went to learn today, and then someone with so much hatred in their heart took the lives of innocent people."
Dallas Green, now 76, managed the Yankees for three-quarters of the season in 1989 until he was abruptly fired by George Steinbrenner at a Detroit hotel while the Bombers were in town to play the Tigers.
Green had butted heads with Steinbrenner after famously calling him "Manager George." Green also managed the Mets in 1993-1996 before being replaced by Bobby Valentine.
Green managed the Phillies to a 1980 World Series championship and is now an adviser to the Phillies. He was honored with a spot on the Phillies Wall of Fame in 2006. He currently lives in Newark, Del.
A neighbor invited Christina to Giffords' event, her uncle said.
"She was real special and real sweet," Christina's uncle, Greg Segalini, told The Arizona Republic.
The other dead were identified as Federal Judge John Roll, Pastor Dorwin Stoddard, 75, of Mountain Ave. Church of Christ, Gabe Zimmerman, 30, an aide to the congresswoman, Dorothy Morris, 76, and Phyllis Scheck, 79.
rschapiro@nydailynews.com
