Background
Power was born October 22, 1974, in Middlebury, Vermont and grew up in nearby Cornwall. His mother was Jane Steele, his father was John Power, and he had two sisters, Julie Ruppert and Elizabeth Robison.
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Matthew Power
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Power studied at Middlebury College and at Columbia University.
Career
Early life and education
He left Columbia before graduating to intern at Harper"s Magazine. Personal life
Power worked both as a print and broadcast journalist. His work appeared in such periodicals as Gentlemen’s Quarterly, Harper"s Magazine, Men"s Journal, National Geographic, and The New York Times.
His articles were also collected in annual anthologies such as Best American Travel Writing and Best American Spiritual Writing", and he was a three-time finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in international reporting.
Additionally, Way of New York City noted he "was considered one of the most vibrant, young voices in public radio". Power died in Uganda on March 10, 2014, at age 39, while working on an assignment for Men"s Journal.
He had been accompanying British explorer Levison Wood, who was trekking along the Nile in a year-long attempt to become the first person to walk the length of that river, when Power unexpectedly suffered from severe heatstroke and died. Daily Mail reports: "The expedition had recently reached Murchinson Falls National Park, in what Wood had described on his Facebook page as a "real test of endurance" ".
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