By Matt Lewis

The sudden and unknown circumstances around the death of Armando Montaño, an intern with the Associated Press, makes it more difficult for those who cared about him to find some sort of closure. I did not know ‘Mando’ well, but I knew him enough to know that the world lost a great soul.  I had the distinct pleasure of working on a story with this young man at The New York Times Student Institute.

Montaño’s parents decision to sign him up for journalism in high school would forever alter the trajectory of his life. As a young man, he aspired to be an actor.

For those who knew him better than I did, I am sorry for your loss. I too know the heart-ache of losing this wonderful young man.

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