A eulogy from an engineer

Elizabeth Garret, Cornell's 13th and the first female president, has passed away recently. Before starting her new position, she severed as Provost at the University of Southern California. The fact that she recently started this new chapter in her life only amplifies the tragedy.

Here's my eulogy, a eulogy from an engineer:

import Universe.University as University
import Universe.Earth.UnitedStates.NewYork.Ithaca as Ithaca
import Universe.Humans.Person as Person
'''
The history
'''
ezra = Person(1807, "Ezra Cornell")
cornell = University(1865, ezra, Ithaca)
Universe.time.flow(5) # 5 years later, 1870
cornell.admission.admit_female = True # first to admit female students in the Ivies
Universe.time.flow(93) # in 1963
beth = Person(1963, "Helen Elizabeth Garrett")
Universe.time.flow(52) # in 2015
cornell.administration.president = beth
cornell.administration.female_president = True # Cornell's first female president
'''
The tragedy
'''
beth.cancer = True # a tragedy comes up
beth.strong = True # she fought hard and did not give up
weill = cornell.college.weill
try:
    weill.doctors.surgery(beth)
    beth.cancer = False
except:
    cornell.president = None
'''
Today
'''
if not beth:
    for person in cornell.community:
        person.mood = sad # we mourn her death
        person.memory.append(beth) # each of us honor her in our memory
while cornell: # as long as Cornell exists
    try:
        cornell.community = True # our community stands strong
        cornell.challenge() # and we challenge——even in difficult times
    except:
        cornell.try_again() # we do not give up—-just like she did not
    cornell.inspirations += 1
# Elizabeth Garrett, June 30, 1963 – March 6, 2016. RIP.
# 2016-03-08 JSK