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A prescription for tragedy?Published 04/14/07
An Annapolis woman killed herself by jumping off an observation tower at Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania on Tuesday.
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Mary ''Sissy'' Lee Pastirik kneels with her daughter Mary Rose after they collected athletic equipment for children in Mexico. Mrs. Pastirik killed herself Tuesday when she jumped off an observation tower in Pennsylvania.Mary "Sissy" L. Pastirik, 47, was found dead at the bottom of an observation tower by Canadian high school students. Evidence indicated that the death was a suicide, Adams County Pennsylvania Coroner Patricia Felix said. Mrs. Pastirik's family said the suicide was unusual and unexpected. They believe Lariam, an anti-malarial medication Mrs. Pastirik took a year ago, contributed to her death by causing suicidal thoughts. "This wasn't normal - you don't know how much she loved her kids. She...
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