GAIL DENNY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA LOSES VALIANT BATTLE TO BREAST CANCER...
It's been reported and confirmed that classmate Gail Denny lost her valiant battle with breast cancer and died April 8, 2009 in Charlottesville, VA, with her daughter Kate at her side.
At NHHS, Gail was a popular classmate who was a dedicated member of the marching band, she excelled in math, and was an honor roll student. She wore a smile from ear to ear. And her cheerful voice woke us up over the school's public address system each day just prior to the first period with the daily announcements.
During the last couple years, Gail battled her illness long and hard and never lost her zest for life. Her friends will remember her as "the ultimate people person" whose on-going display of intelligence, courage, compassion and good humor was her forte. Gail knew no strangers, and she loved, and was loved by people of all ages and all walks of life.
Following her days at Bucknell Univerisity where she enrolled following North Hills, a number of relocations, and graduation from Iowa State University where she earned a degree in Distributive Studies (Biology and Anthropology), she and her family settled in Decorah, IA, devoting her time to raising her children, giving them a solid foundation of which to carry forward into their lives.
While in Decorah, Gail also found time to attend Luther College and complete the accounting major sequence program. She participated in volunteer work and became office manager of Decorah's Well-Elderly Clinic.
She then spent the last 15 years of her life in Charlottesville, VA. After losing two sisters to cancer, Gail moved to Virginia where she not only took care of her parents in their later years but found time to make a contribution while working at the National Headquarters of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was again cited for her sense of humor, attention to detail and organizational skills.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Van Fossen, two sons, a daughter, their families, along with five-grandchildren.
Details regarding a private ceremony honoring and celebrating Gail's life were unavailable...
At NHHS, Gail was a popular classmate who was a dedicated member of the marching band, she excelled in math, and was an honor roll student. She wore a smile from ear to ear. And her cheerful voice woke us up over the school's public address system each day just prior to the first period with the daily announcements.
During the last couple years, Gail battled her illness long and hard and never lost her zest for life. Her friends will remember her as "the ultimate people person" whose on-going display of intelligence, courage, compassion and good humor was her forte. Gail knew no strangers, and she loved, and was loved by people of all ages and all walks of life.
Following her days at Bucknell Univerisity where she enrolled following North Hills, a number of relocations, and graduation from Iowa State University where she earned a degree in Distributive Studies (Biology and Anthropology), she and her family settled in Decorah, IA, devoting her time to raising her children, giving them a solid foundation of which to carry forward into their lives.
While in Decorah, Gail also found time to attend Luther College and complete the accounting major sequence program. She participated in volunteer work and became office manager of Decorah's Well-Elderly Clinic.
She then spent the last 15 years of her life in Charlottesville, VA. After losing two sisters to cancer, Gail moved to Virginia where she not only took care of her parents in their later years but found time to make a contribution while working at the National Headquarters of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and was again cited for her sense of humor, attention to detail and organizational skills.
She is survived by her husband, Ralph Van Fossen, two sons, a daughter, their families, along with five-grandchildren.
Details regarding a private ceremony honoring and celebrating Gail's life were unavailable...
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