Mila Rainof, one of the smartest, ambitious and most interesting people that I knew in middle school and high school has suddenly passed away in a tragic car accident in New Haven, where she was attending medical school at Yale. While I lost contact with her over the years, I feel a renewed sense of connection, knowing that she would have come to Oakland this fall to start her residency.
The world is indeed worse-off without her. We’ll miss you, Mila.
Cyrus Farivar is the Senior Business Editor at Ars Technica, a radio producer and author. His book, "The Internet of Elsewhere," was published in April 2011. 
Hey Cyrus, I’m really sorry for your loss. She sounds like a really amazing person.
I’m shocked and so saddened that this happened. She was definitely one of the most brilliant and amusing people I knew from our days in Santa Monica. Thanks for writing about this.
I’m numb…….She was one of the nicest people I have ever known…Rest in Peace, Mila….
She always had a big smile across her face in high school. RIP Mila
Sorry for your loss Cyrus.
I never met Mila, however I did have the pleasure of talking to her. I got a comforting feeling of what a pleasant and truley genuine person she was. Without even meeting her my husband and I opened our home to her and her boyfriend to rent in June. We were all thrilled and excited. I looked forward to meeting them both. Then this tragic accident happened. Im so deeply sorry and think of Mila all the time. She must have been a wonderful person to leave such an impact on someones life that she didnt even meet. “Mila, Rest In Peace”
Being a grad student I never knew Mila, but some of the medical students I take classes with were her friends. The medical community here at Yale has suffered a great loss that will take a long time to heal. It is painful when a young life is extinguished; it is even more so when that life was dedicated to serving others.
Erin Darling told me yesterday. . . I started to cry in class. I remember elementary school sleep overs and a halloween when she dressed up as a lady bug and I was a flapper. In Mrs. Di Jiacomo’s class she said her favorite animal was a pigmy marmisat. Even as a kid, you saw how much promise she loved learning. She was robbed of her future. I am deeply saddened by the news.
I can’t imagine the pain her family is going through right now. My sincerist condolences.