Defined by their actions

Hilly Kristal and Richard Jewell

Atlanta Olympic Park bombing suspect Richard Jewell died at the age of 44. While CBGB founder Hilly Kristal, whose punk rock club located in Bowery New York, died at the age of 75 this week. Both men are presumed dead from health complications until an autopsy is performed. Jewell battled diabetes and more recently kidney failure, while Kristal struggled with lung cancer. Two men who have been in the public eye within the past decade were swooned into by unforeseen life choices. Jewell, who worked as a security guard at Georgia's Centennial Olympic Park. While Kristal's decision to open CBGB & OMFUG in 1973 began as a place where "Country Bluegrass and Blues" for "Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandisers" turned into the center for the 1970s punk rock movement.
Jewell's decision to turn attention to a suspicious package at the Olympic Park later landed him in an 88-day FBI questioning act. Jewell later sued several media organizations including CNN and NBC for the scrutiny he received while being questioned by the government. He was later cleared for any wrongdoing.
At CBGB & OMFUG the Talking heads, the Ramones, Blondie, Smith and Television were among the bands that defined the punk rock crowd.
Two men who have been defined by the media and by their actions, Jewell and Kristal depart without saying goodbye.