article_snippet.sent: WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi had just finished covering a house fire in the borough of Queens on March 19, when the married mother-of-two collapsed from a brain aneurysm and never regained consciousness.
article_snippet.sent: her mother Lois WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi was greeting mourners at her funeral on March 23 on March 23 when WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi was approached by her boss.
article_snippet.sent: Witnesses who overheard the allegedly awkward interaction told the New York Post's Page Six that WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi refused to hug her boss and told WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi: 'You are the reason I am standing in this church'.
article_snippet.sent: her boss went on to tell WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi how hard of a worker her daughter was and how everyone at the station respected her daughter. '
article_snippet.sent: I am talking about how you worked her daughter to death,' WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi responded.
article_snippet.sent: Lisa Colagrossi, who lived with her daughter husband and two sons in Stamford, Connecticut, would commute into the city each day as early as 2am and work through the afternoon.
article_snippet.sent: Unexpected: WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi was returning from covering a house fire in Queens, New York on March 19 when the married mother-of-two collapsed from a brain aneurysm and never regained consciousness .
article_snippet.sent: However, the family has denied any grudge against either her boss or the station where WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi worked. '
article_snippet.sent: Lisa always chose to work the overnight shift because it allowed Lisa to spend the most time with Lisa family,' the family said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: In a separate statement, WABC said: 'her daughter is a tireless and compassionate champion for everyone who works here.
article_snippet.sent: WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi started at the station in 2001, on the Sunday following the 9/11 attacks, and covered such high-profile stories as the Sandy Hook massacre.
article_snippet.sent: WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi is a native of Ohio and had previously worked at stations in Alabama and West Virginia.
highlights_snippet.sent: WABC reporter Lisa Colagrossi died March 19 while covering a story in New York City .
  