For someone so meticulous and precise, it is especially cruel that one wrong step cost Cathy Inglese her life.
Inglese, the longtime women’s basketball coach who posted back-to-back undefeated regular seasons at the University of Vermont and later redefined the standard of excellence for the women’s program at Boston College, suffered a traumatic brain injury when she fell down a stairway last week. Surrounded by loved ones, she passed away on Wednesday at the age of 60.
The praise and warm memories of Inglese over the past 48 hours has made her sudden death even more painful for those who knew, respected and admired her.