Justice O'Connor's act of kindness reported
<p>When cancer recently prevented Mitchell Alvarez from attending a ceremony where he would take his citizenship oath from <a href="http://www.law.asu.edu/Apps/Faculty/Faculty.aspx?individual_id=51225">S… Day O'Connor</a> and fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming an American, the retired U.S. Supreme Court justice came to him instead.</p><separator></separator><p>As reported by Glen Creno in the April 18 edition of The Arizona Republic, Alvarez, 18, and his family were headed to Phoenix in March for a naturalization ceremony when a pain in his leg worsened. The young man was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma and hospitalized at Phoenix Children's Hospital to begin chemotherapy.</p><separator></separator><p>The Justice found out about it and arrived at the hospital on Friday, April 17, to erase Alvarez's worries that he'd have to put off indefinitely becoming a U.S. citizen. "I want you to know how welcome each of you are," Justice O'Connor told Alvarez and his two younger brothers, who also took the oath, Creno reported.</p><separator></separator><p>In March of 2006, the College of Law at Arizona State University was named in the justice's honor, and she frequently speaks and teaches there.</p><separator></separator><p>To read the full story, click <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2009/04/17/20090417… style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma" lang="EN">Janie Magruder, <a href="mailto:Jane.Magruder@asu.edu"><font color="#0000ff">Jane.Magruder@asu.edu</font></a><br />(480) 727-9052<br />Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law</span></p>