Allentown Woman's Tattoo is a Tribute to Kevorkian
Betsy Harron's back is covered with a tattoo of a painting by assisted suicide doctor.
Editors's Note: This story originally appeared Friday in the Royal Oak Patch in Royal Oak, Mich. A public memorial for controversial assisted suicide advocate Dr. Jack Kevorkian was held in Troy, Mich., but a living tribute of sorts carries on some 575 miles away, here in the Lehigh Valley. Betsy Harron of Allentown, 30, has a tattoo of Kevorkian’s painting “Fever” that covers her entire back. Harron says the late pathologist was “the most influential person in her life.” She says her respect for him began in high school. Whenever she was asked to write a persuasive essay, she chose to write about Kevorkian. “Any time we were assigned to debate an issue, I would write about him,” she said. "He had great personal integrity and dedication to…
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Mallory Vough
5:48 pm on Sunday, June 12, 2011
Ann - definitely a very interesting story and quite different than the stories you normally read about Kevorkian, which makes this story much more interesting. more ›