Now, that tragedy has become the source of more disheartening behavior, this time by officials of the International Olympic Committee, who adamantly refuse to mark the anniversary of that dark day with a simple moment ofsilence.
Davern, the former captain of the yacht Splendour, broke his silence with an account of that day in "Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour, " a book he co-wrote that was published in 2009.
It doesn't seem much to ask that other journalists -- and why not also political leaders and willing members of the public -- should stop for a minute's silence on one day each year, May the third, to pay tribute and reflect on the courage of those who have died for our right to know.