In Death, Victim
Joins DWI Fight
Wreckage Of Amy Stock’s Car
To Warn Students Of Dangers
By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com
COOPERSTOWN – A travelling memorial exhibiting the wrecked car of Amy Stock, the sister of a Cooperstown woman killed by a drunk driver last July, will be unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 11, in hopes that it might warn students of the dangers of drinking and driving.
The dedication ceremony will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the county Emergency Service garage in The Meadows Office Complex, off Route 33 south of Cooperstown.
Stock, a professor and environmentalist, was killed while driving home from babysitting on July 19, 2015, when her car was struck by a man driving 65 mph down an Albany city street. His BAC was .27, more than three times the legal limit, and he had a previous DWI conviction.
Amy’s sister, Eileen Anania, contacted Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. to help create the memorial, which was built by Medical Coaches in Oneonta and prepped by students at ONC BOCES, under the guidance of Joseph Booan, assistant superintendent.
The trailer, which will travel to high schools and colleges around the state, features her mangled car, as well as supporting audio and visual documentation to raise awareness about the consequences of driving while intoxicated.
Amy was a professor of Environmental Studies at SUNY Empire State College and a grant writer for Capital Roots in Troy, as well as a freelance writer. She made numerous contributions to the communities in which she lived.
While in Olympia, WA, Amy helped to build the Olympian Zen Center, Order of Ryokan and passionately contributed to the Long Dance Women’s Retreat in the Olympia/Seattle area. In 2008, she co-founded Sustainable Saratoga along with the current mayor of Saratoga Springs, Joanne Yepsen.
Amy was also proud to be a foster parent in Albany County.
Amy’s book, “River Stories Healing Through Nature and Rivers” was published by her family posthumously.
