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Lori Ann White

September 4, 2019

Lori Ann White was the beloved wife of the Rivkin Center’s Executive Director, Joe White, and mother to their son, Tyler Nicklaus White. As a nurse, she cared for children and adults alike, but clearly shined as a pediatric charge nurse. Lori battled ovarian cancer for seven and a half years. She was a patient […]

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Mary Ellen Bissell

September 4, 2019

Mary Ellen Bissell raised her nine children as a single mother while working seven days a week and returning to college to earn her education degree. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer during the time that her daughter-in-law, Lori White, was battling the same disease. A lifelong educator, Mary Ellen was extremely proud of all […]

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