Highland in Rochester in Monroe County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Eric Coker and Kate Hollister Memorial

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2022

1. Eric Coker and Kate Hollister Memorial

Inscription. This memorial, placed here by their fellow students, is dedicated to the memory of

Eric Coker and Kate Hollister
who died with 268 other innocent victims of a terrorist bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Disasters. A significant historical date for this entry is December 21, 1988.

Location. 43° 7.697′ N, 77° 37.796′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in Highland. It can be reached from Wilson Boulevard just south of Alumni Road, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located near the southwest corner of Morey Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Wilson Boulevard, Rochester NY 14627, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Finger Lakes.

It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Founding of the River Campus (within shouting distance of this marker); Francis Bellamy (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Genesee (about 700 feet away); Oak Hill Country Club & The University of Rochester (approx. ¼ mile away); Trophy Cannon presented to Monroe County by Hon. O.F. Williams. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Memorial in Mount Hope Cemetery

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Bausch & Lomb Riverside Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welcome to Genesee Valley Park (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Indian Town (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Lessons of Lockerbie (University of Rochester Alumni Gazette). Excerpt:

The transatlantic flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to New York was carrying 243 passengers, including 35 American students returning from a London study abroad program sponsored by Syracuse University. Two of the passengers—Eric Coker and Katharine Hollister—were Rochester students, both from the Class of 1990. The Lockerbie bombing was an act of terrorism that until Sept. 11, 2001, was the deadliest single attack involving American civilians. A total of 270 people died, including 189 Americans as well as 11 people in Lockerbie. Suspicion for the attack ultimately turned to Libya, setting off an international legal battle that in 2001 resulted in the conviction of one of two suspected Libyan intelligence officers. The Libyan died in 2012 after
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 23, 2022

2. Eric Coker and Kate Hollister Memorial
Looking northeast; Morey Hall is on the left.
being released by Scotland on the grounds that he was terminally ill.

(Submitted on February 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Eric Michael Coker (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

(Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York) The flight took off from London's Heathrow Airport bound for New York City. Less than 40 minutes into the flight, the plane exploded in the sky above Lockerbie, Scotland, killing everyone on board and 11 souls on the ground. Evidence established that the bomb had been placed inside a piece of luggage, planted by Libyan intelligence operatives. Eric was killed along with his twin brother Jason who were traveling home from London after completing a semester with Syracuse University's DIPA program.

(Submitted on February 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. Katharine Augusta “Kate” Hollister (Find A Grave). Excerpt:

(Pan Am Flight 103 Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia) On 21 December 1988, a terrorist bomb destroyed Pan American Airlines Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all on board and 11 on the ground. The 270 Scottish stones which comprise this memorial cairn commemorate those who lost their lives in
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this attack against America.

(Submitted on February 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

4. Pan Am Flight 103 (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The transatlantic leg of the route was operated by Clipper Maid of the Seas, a Boeing 747 registered N739PA. Shortly after 19:00 on 21 December 1988, while the aircraft was in flight over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, it was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing. Large sections of the aircraft crashed in a residential street in Lockerbie, killing 11 residents. With a total of 270 fatalities, it is the deadliest terrorist attack in the history of the United Kingdom.

(Submitted on February 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 2, 2024, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.