For The Diamondback
“Loving sisters, best friends.” Those are the words forever engraved on the tombstone of former University of Maryland students Colleen and Erin Marlatt, who were killed by a tornado that tore through the university’s campus and College Park 25 years ago Thursday.
The F3-rated tornado touched down on Sept. 24, 2001, hitting parts of Prince George’s and Howard counties. The storm killed two people, Colleen and Erin, and injured at least 55 others, The Diamondback reported at the time…