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CYNTHIA HURD
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Victim: 54-year-old Cynthia Hurd, right, who had worked for Charleston libraries for 30 years, also died
Cynthia Hurd’s brother took some comfort in knowing that his sister died in the church she grew up in and loved.
Hurd, 54, was the manager of one of the busiest branches of the Charleston County library system. In her honor, the system closed all 16 of its branches Thursday, the day after her death.
She grew up in Charleston, and her mother made sure they went Emanuel AME Church on Sundays, Wednesdays and any other time it was open, said her brother Malcom Graham, a former state senator from North Carolina.
'I wasn’t surprised on a Wednesday night she was there,' Graham said Thursday.
Hurd’s husband is a merchant sailor currently at sea near Saudi Arabia. Graham was trying to help him get home.
When Graham spoke to his sister last weekend, she said she couldn’t wait for her 55th birthday on Sunday, he said.
She was also looking toward retirement after 31 years of library work.
'Cynthia was a tireless servant of the community who spent her life helping residents, making sure they had every opportunity for an education and personal growth,' the library said in a statement.
'Her loss is incomprehensible, and we ask for prayers for her family, her co-workers, her church and this entire community as we come together to face this tragic loss.'
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CYNTHIA HURD
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Victim: 54-year-old Cynthia Hurd, right, who had worked for Charleston libraries for 30 years, also died
Cynthia Hurd’s brother took some comfort in knowing that his sister died in the church she grew up in and loved.
Hurd, 54, was the manager of one of the busiest branches of the Charleston County library system. In her honor, the system closed all 16 of its branches Thursday, the day after her death.
She grew up in Charleston, and her mother made sure they went Emanuel AME Church on Sundays, Wednesdays and any other time it was open, said her brother Malcom Graham, a former state senator from North Carolina.
'I wasn’t surprised on a Wednesday night she was there,' Graham said Thursday.
Hurd’s husband is a merchant sailor currently at sea near Saudi Arabia. Graham was trying to help him get home.
When Graham spoke to his sister last weekend, she said she couldn’t wait for her 55th birthday on Sunday, he said.
She was also looking toward retirement after 31 years of library work.
'Cynthia was a tireless servant of the community who spent her life helping residents, making sure they had every opportunity for an education and personal growth,' the library said in a statement.
'Her loss is incomprehensible, and we ask for prayers for her family, her co-workers, her church and this entire community as we come together to face this tragic loss.'
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