WITH LOVE....

IN HONOR OF LINDA MANSON

Mary Popa

Linda L. Gibb

IN HONOR OF LAURA LEIGH WETSEL AND REBECCA MARTIN

The Mathews Family

The Nagel Family

The Vaughn Family

IN MEMORY OF VICKI ALWARD

On April 2, 2011, Vicki Alward, of Decatur, Illinois, lost a seven year battle with Lynch cancers. She raised four wonderful children and adored four grandchildren, was a loving wife and a nurturing mother. She was loved by a community. Her passion was writing poetry, traveling the world and spending time with her family. Her laugh, smile and heart encouraged those to live and cherish life. A giving person, she changed the lives of people she touched, both during and following life, including many of us and our families. We are so very grateful to her, her family and to those who loved her...our hearts are with Dr. Philip Alward, the Alward family and all those who loved and still love her.

Diana Odon

Advanced Eyecare

Sally Hodges

Dawn Bruner

Christine Swim

Mary Totel

Ron McGregor, MD

Roland Carlson

The Robert and Elise Rokose Family

Katherine G. Bellows

The Robert and Norma Reedy Family

The Paul and Shirley Stanley Family

Janet Gaither

Sikitch, LLP

The William and Peggy Watson Family

Betty L. Holt

Macon County Eye Center

The Lloyd and Jo Ellen Allsop Family

Cara S. Montgomery

Sarah E. Helton

Jeffrey M. Smith, MD

John Lee, MD

The Jerald and Miriam Jackson Family

The Philip Alward Family

The Thomas and Emilee Best Family

The Clark and Shirley Furr Family

The James and Phyllis Brubaker Family

Macon Family Medical Society

John H. Huff

Dan and Dorothy Frishkorn Family

Arthur and Natalie Sweet

Alfred and Shirley Ann Blickensderfer

Diane Odin

Paul E. Kroenlien

Richard and Toni Helton

Alliance Global Investors

Reagan and Cathy Flemming

Marsha Grubb

Dr. Norman Tolly, Center for Sight

In Memory of Tom Kaiser

The Cook Family

Memorial in Honor of Pamela Kaye Vollmer

Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Allsop

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Allsop

Memorial in Honor of Rachel George-Greenwalt

Sometimes people come into our lives for reasons unknown to us...to help us learn, to inspire us or to serve as a warning. Rachel George-Greenwalt was one of those persons who will always live within our memories as she provided all of that and more during our encounter and working together to protect families and save lives.

On December 10, 2011, Rachel George-Greenwalt passed away from a rare Stage 4 cancer of the appendix. Rachel was a passionate and active volunteer of Lynch Syndrome International. Despite a terminal diagnosis, she never complained. She always thought of others first, never gave up and participated in representing LSI at Relay for Life events and at local parades. She was a strong advocate of those at high risk for Lynch syndrome and participated in clinical trials in an attempt to find a vaccine which would be effective in fighting our cancers as well as authored a blog, sharing her experiences with fighting Lynch cancers.

She was a radio personality in her local area, a loving wife, a mother of two little girls under the age of five, a loving daughter of one of our active volunteers and a wonderful sister to several siblings. She and her sister Mickie were very close and supportive toward one another, both dedicated toward public awareness of Lynch syndrome.

We will miss Rachel dearly. Her courage inspired us and her spirit will live within us as we speak to each and every physician, each and every person at high risk for Lynch cancers and as we advocate and work toward getting more research for those with Lynch syndrome.

Lisa Whited, dedicated to Mickey George

Margaret Davidson, dedicated to the George/Greenwalt Families

Jennifer Taylor, dedicated to Erma Rutter

Janet Pierce, dedicated to Jason Greenwalt

Anonymous

Stephen and Linda Bruzzone

Jane Linscott

Pat Talder

Charles and KarenTornes

Denis and Anna Pierce

Tina Kanios

Janet Pierce dedicated in Memory of Rachel Greenwalt

Anonymous In Memory of Rachel Greenwalt

Jennifer Taylor dedicated to Erma Rutter

Lisa Whited dedicated to the Memory of Rachel Greenwalt

Charles and Enid Tholin in Memory of Rachel Greenwalt

Damian and Wendy Chrisman Family

Douglas L. and Gina Sampson Family

David and Susan West Family

In Memory of Todd Painter

At the age of thirty eight years old, Todd Painter of Shady Side, Maryland, passed away peacefully of a Lynch syndrome related cancer. Todd not only served his country as a member of the Maryland National Guard, but was a wonderful husband and father to two very young daughters.

He was an loyal Redskins fan, followed the NASCAR circuit and was an avid outdoors enthusiast and hunter. He was recently inducted into the Annapolis Area Christian Schools' Hall of Fame for excellence in soccer, wrestling and baseball, serving as a Captain in all three sports.

Our hearts are with his wife Marina, his children, his parents, brothers and sisters and all those who loved and still love him.

Rochelle Smith Humphrey

Frederick C and Nancy A. Meyer Family

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald L. Robeson Family

Douglas S. and Nancy O. Snyder Family

Edward M. and Nancy A. Riley Family

James E. and Francis G. Catterton Family

Latva-Kokko Family

Watkins Meegan LLC

Rochelle Smith-Humphrey

Virginia Andrews

Gayle Grasso, In the Name of Tommy Painter

Brian Andrews

Charles Aldeman In the Name of Tommy Painter

Bill Dennison In the Name of the Painter Family

Alice Womble In the Name of William J. Painter

Richard Steffan In the Name of Marina Painter

Leo and Kathleen Stimmler

Ernest and Virginia Wiltsey

Charles Breiterman

In Memory of Patricia Diane Lawson

LAWSON, Patricia Diane (Robertson) "Trish" 61, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at home on April 2, 2012, after a long courageous battle with lung cancer. Trish was born Sept. 29, 1950 at Tampa General Hospital to the late L.D. Robertson, Jr, and Frances Mitchell Robertson. She attended Gorrie Elementary, Wislon Jr High, and H.B. Plant High School, before her fathers work temporarily moved them to New Jersey where she graduated from Stevens H.S. in Edison. She tirelessly worked for Centerplate (formerly Canteen & Volume Services) for 35 years in the Tampa Bay area up until her Stage IV diagnosis on 11/30/2010.

She was the General Manager of all food, beverage, & merchandise sales for their following locations: Tampa Stadium, where she had the honor of turning the lights off for the last time for the entire Big Sombrero after their last event; McKecknie Field in Bradenton, & the NYY Legends Field. Lastly she worked for Centerplate as the Controller of Tropicana Field.

She is survived by her husband, John Lawson, and her loving daughter, Caren Carney Berry and son-in-law, Paul Berry, and precious granddaughter Camryn Diane Berry of Tampa; her sister and husband, Cathy and Frank Uvanni of Crystal River; her niece and husband, Kristin and Dan Rose, and their children Katelynn, Dominick, & Hayden of Tampa; and niece Ayren Anderson and son Anderson Briggs of Tampa; and former husband James F. Carney, Jr. of Apopka. Trish was the great-great-granddaughter of Nelson Tift, founder of Albany, GA.

She loved spending time in Key West where the Tift family was the original owners of the Hemingway House. The current Shiprwrecker's Museum has actors playing her ancestors as their tour guides. The Tift Ice Warehouse, currently the Shell Warehouse, still stands at Mallory Square where she enjoyed many of sunsets. Trish was a 3rd generation Davis Islander and loved the water so much she lived on a boat for five years, before returning to her home on Davis Islands.

The most important legacy Trish leaves behind is her generosity and caring heart. She impacted many of her employees' lives and the community through her contributions to numerous Bay Area charities that have throughout the years developed Tampa into a city of destination. Trish had a passion for helping others. She helped begin Open Arms Ministry at Hyde Park United Methodist serving the homeless. What started as a simple hot cooked breakfast on Sunday mornings in the church parking lot has now blossomed into a model program for other communities.

Tampa Bay Rays Baseball

Steve and Linda Bruzzone

In Memory of Gayle Krenik

Julia Zdrazil

Tim Krenik

Jamie Loveland In Honor of Jenn

In Memory of Paula Rubin

Melissa A. Gatusso

Michael and Jennifer Judge

Sean and Erin Erney

Peter Glintz

Marion Kerr

Richard and Gloria Ronca

Kenneth and Laurie Renko

Suzanne Cook

Michael and Brenda Palucki

Holly Boykin

Scott and Shirleen Smiley

Floyd and Mary Gladwell

Greg and Lauren Machita

Andrew and Shawn Towne

Roland and Kelley Olson

Pampered Chef Corporation

Angela Teles

DOROTHY AND JOHN SPINETTO

Wendy Allen in the name of Joanne Spinetto Marty

In Memory of Dorothy and John Spinetto

TEAM COURAGE - THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING GENES

Through extensive family tree research and genetic counseling, the seven children of Sam and Audrey Wetzel, one by one were genetically tested for Lynch Syndrome following the death of their mother, Audrey, who passed away, March 7, 1991, of colorectal cancer.

Three children were diagnosed, Stephanie Wetzel-Toole, Marlene Wetzel-Bloomfield and Gerri Wetzel-Schoutko who are now undergoing a journey of embracing life. Together, with family and friends, they created a family organization...The Sisterhood of the Traveling Genes, to create public awareness and is supporting LSI.

Their journey continues….with 19 children, between Stephanie(7), Marlene(7), and Gerri(5), they now face the task of having each of the children genetically tested, praying they flipped the coin heads up and did not inherit Lynch Syndrome.

It is a journey to be proactive…..in Aug. 2012 Marlene Wetzel-Bloomfield had a complete hysterectomy followed by Stephanie Wetzel-Toole who had her complete hysterectomy in Dec. 2012. Having this surgery Stephanie and Marlene removed a huge part of the risk of developing endometrial cancer. With all pathology reports clear for Marlene and Stephanie they both breathed a sigh of relief.

A journey that has thankfully had all three sisters getting colonoscopies proactively for 15 years. Knowing their mother died so young and so fast, we wanted honor her memory and be proactive in their health.

Stephanie and Marlene’s journey is not over. To remain cancer free they will have to be vigilant with our health and stay on top of our wellness with yearly screenings.

A journey that led their family to find out Gerri Wetzel- Schoutko, who in Jan. 2012 became the seventh family member to be diagnosed with cancer. At age 44, nine years after her first cancer diagnosis, Gerri was diagnosed with a second cancer, Endometrial Cancer.

A journey that has recently shown the cancer, malignant thymoma, that Gerri was diagnosed with nine years ago at age 36 has reoccurred.

And, finally, a journey which lead them to step out of themselves and into the world to promote public awareness for others and to live outside themselves...in honor of them...and of their family which is standing behind one another and helping others.

Beth Darmstadter, honoring Marlene Wetzel-Bloomfield

Elizabeth O'Brien in the name of Stephanie Wetzel-Toole

Glenn Brown

Emily M. Adkins in the name of Stephanie Toole

Cindy McClain

Teresa and Joel Andreani in the name of Stephanie Wetzel Toole

Anthony LaCerva

Jennifer Lybarger

Alan Chonco

Elaine Breiner in the name of Team Courage and Stephanie Wetzel Toole

Jessica Kaminski

Anna P. Schoutko in honor of Gerri Wetzel Schoutko

Jeremiah and Diane M. Dunleavy

D.C. and Paula Thompson

Timothy and Mimi R. Burke

Ellen Breiner in honor of Stephanie Wetzel-Toole

Debbie Donofrio in honor of Stephanie Wetzel-Toole

Timothy Murnane in honor of Stephanie Wetzel-Toole

Jesse Sawyer

Linda Carter

Brenda Budzar

Sandra Maggio

Mary Ellen Volpe

IN HONOR OF KERRY MURPHY-DUARTE

Bethany Jackson

RAMSEY FAMILY

In Memory of Grandmother Charlotte Fawkes Finley and mother, Charlotte Finley Ramsey, who both died far too young, and to Charlotte Lynne Clark who is still doing well following her third Lynch related cancer, thanks to genetic testing and proper monitoring...from their loving grandson, son and brother, Marc Ramsey.

SNELLING FAMILY

In Memory of Great Grandfather Harrie Snelling, his son Hap Snelling and daughter Marcella Snelling and in honor of Hap's son, Jim and his daughter Donna and Linda, and her children Judith and Chris from a loving son in law, Steve, and with gratitude for the hope and promise of a future which will allow for families to live.

IN MEMORY OF AMY MANISCALCO

Amy Maniscalco, 37 years old passed away from endometrial cancer due to Lynch syndrome. She was an extraordinary young woman.

Amy, My Strong Lady

You bring chocolate covered strawberries

And strawberry shortcake to family Easter dinners,

Wake a quiet room with your spirit

And a laugh that punctuates  your funny commentary.

You are the perky “Hey guys” on the message machine

The one I still cannot erase.

Cancer was a war waged

Against the beauty that was you.

So you fought.

You rallied the troops

Wrapped your arms around your family

To protect  them.

A giving that was customary for you.

Every assault was attacked

With precision.

Every insult was met

With grace.

“Hey Aunt Meg, I got a prescription for a wig.

I’m going shopping with Mom”

With humor

“Maybe a red one..”

We could not cry for you

Because you didn’t.

Not when the first clot hit your lung

Or the last that stole your speech.

How kind you were to all of us.

Never whispering the secrets of your sickness

Or your shortened sense of time.

Said you wanted no expiration date

stamped on your forehead-

A date that came too soon-

Took even you by surprise

That Thursday night

When the clot surgeon searched for 7 hours,

When we cried in the waiting room

While American idol played on the flat screen TV.

You fought your final battle.

We felt your arms slowly fall away.

They could not cushion us any longer.

This enemy was faster and deadlier

Than the cancer you endured.

And you “Strong Lady” lay quietly

While we cried

For the gift that would no longer be ours,

For the hole in our hearts

That will never be filled,

For the love of an extraordinary young woman,

And her short life, well lived. 

Amy authored the blog "The Lynch Sister's Incomplete Guide to Christianity, Cake and Cancer," which she described as "an imperfect Christian woman's endometrial cancer fight, one ridiculously true story at a time."