Chicago, Ill., Mar 5, 2010 / 04:46 am
The Thomas More Society reported on Wednesday that one of the 88 pro-life protestors who was arrested at the University of Notre Dame last year has died.
Linda Schmidt passed away on Tuesday night after a terminal battle with cancer, said Tom Brejcha, president of the Thomas More Society in a statement yesterday. In spite of her illness, of which the prosecutors were given proof before her death, Brejcha said she still faced charges for protesting President Obama's speech at Notre Dame in May of 2009.
“It is with a heavy heart that we report that Linda Schmidt died early last night,” said Brejcha on Wednesday. “While she will be missed by her family and loved ones, as a woman of tremendous faith she will no doubt spend eternity with our Lord.”
“But our grief at losing this dedicated pro-life heroine is greater given the grim truth that she lived her final days under this cloud of criminal charges instigated by Notre Dame, which remained pending even as she departed this life,” he added.