Nesses in Roca Blanca
We’ve just received a holiday newsletter from Dave and Mary Kay Ness about their mission work in Mexico:We are quickly moving toward early January 2008 when we plan to return to the mission base Roca Blanca in Oaxaca, Mexico. Many of you have been faithful supporters and prayer partners in this mission activity over the past 5 years. Earlier this year we went for 2 months and this year we actually intend to go for 3 and a half months… Please do let us know if you will stand with us in your prayers day by day. Click here to read their entire newsletter and here to visit their...
Read MoreURMC’s Vega and Fugate
Med students want to help minority communitiesJoshua Vega, 23, sees a medical career as one way to break down cultural barriers that affect the Hispanic community. Thomas Fugate, 22, has always been concerned about the high incidence of hypertension and heart disease in the African-American community. As a doctor, he thinks, he’ll be able to help solve the problem. Vega, a St. John Fisher College graduate from Rochester, and Fugate, who’s from Fairport and graduated from Xavier University in New Orleans, are first-year medical students at the University of Rochester School of...
Read MoreDean Guzick’s Newsletters
Dr. David Guzick, who has been Dean of the U of R School of Medicine and Dentistry for the past several years, writes a very informative bimonthly newsletter that goes out to the faculty. His most recent one is a fascinating essay about the life and career of Dr. Arthur Kornberg who died earlier this year and for whom the Kornberg Medical Research Building is named. For those of you who may be interested, Dr. Guzick’s newsletters are archived here.
Read MoreWaseem Ghazoly 1962-2007
In MemoriumWaseem N. Ghazoly, MDAugust 4, 1962 (Cairo, Egypt) – October 25, 2007 Survived by his loving wife Sonia Ghazoly; children Mariah and Damian Ghazoly; sisters Nagua (Edward) Ibrahim and Nashua (Nashaat) ; father-in-law and mother-in-law Selim and Samia Serry; sister-in-law Sylvia Serry; brother-in-law Steve Serry; many friends and colleagues.Visitation was held on October 28 from 2 pm until 6 pm. A celebration of Waseem’s life was held at 11 am on October 29 at Greece Assembly of God Church, 750 Long Pond Road. Interment Riverside Cemetery.Donations may be sent to the Mary...
Read MorePolly Lowry 1930-2007
In Memorium Mary Elizabeth “Polly” Lowry October 18, 2007 at the age of 77. Predeceased by her sister, Sarah Zimmermann and brother, Will Robison. Mrs. Lowry is survived by her loving husband of 57 years, Harold; children, Hal Jr. (Carol), Susan (Bill) Morehouse, Tom (JoAnn); grandchildren, Malcolm, Melissa, Dillon, Delaney, Sarah, Nathan (Kari), Johanna, Joel, Meghan and Julia; great-granddaughter, Zoya; brother, Charles D. (Betty) Robison; many nieces, nephews and friends. Polly was an excellent tennis player and at the age of 17 she won the Nebraska State Title for Womens...
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