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Recognizing our
Honoured Remembered Heroes
Jim Abernethy
Jim Abernethy was a charismatic lover of life who made an impact on so many. Losing our dear Jim to Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma on December 5, 2019, a ...
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Angela Byrde
Angela Byrde was born in 1955 in Placentia, NL, the second youngest of six children. She grew up there before leaving to attend university in St. John...
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Michael Cobden
Throughout his life, Michael Cobden was a healthy, active person. As a child he played many sports including rugby, soccer, track and field, tennis an...
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Peter John Dielschneider
It’s a bit difficult to put into words the life of someone who lived such a full life. Peter John Dielschneider was born December 20,1951. He was the ...
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Brian Patrick Fraser
With the courage, dignity and positive attitude he displayed, and the legacy he has left to benefit others, there is no denying Brian’s victory. He is...
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Linda Marie Giesbrecht
Linda was an optimistic soul, always preferring to look on the bright side and not wasting any time worrying about things over which she had no contro...
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Christina Law
It is with much mixed emotions that I am writing this to honour Christina as a Remembered Hero this year. I am proud that Christina is being remembere...
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Andrea (Andie) Lehnen
Andie was in the prime of her life when she was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) in Nov. 2016 at 37 years old. She had a wonderful hus...
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Alma Ripitelli Rosato
A hero is someone who devotes themselves to the well being of everyone around them. Our mother, Alma Ripitelli Rosato was a genuine, loving and selfle...
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Honoured Survivor Heroes
Joanne Archibald
My name is Joanne Archibald, and I was 25 years old was I was diagnosed with Stage IV Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2017. I am so grateful to report that ...
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Jenna Black
I was diagnosed on March 18, 2016, the day before our son’s birthday. My family doctor called me while I was with my two children and ask if I could c...
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Adamo Bocchino
Today, Adamo is cancer free and will be in remission as of October 2021. In the meantime he is still followed every 2 weeks for maintenance check up’s...
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Quinn Taylor Curtis
On January 20th 2019, Just before Quinns second birthday, we heard the words no parent wants to hear. That your child has cancer.
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Rob Gray
Ok, so I am at the bottom of the hill from the Tom Baker Cancer Centre. Why? I don’t really know. I just pulled the chemo tube out and left when n...
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Aubrey Hirsch
Our daughter Aubrey was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in 2016 at just 17 months old. It was a huge shock being admitted into the ICU and...
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Charlotte Janssen
There is something special about congregating with all the survivors and all the people who are still in active treatment. Picking them out in the cro...
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Grace McCrea
Cancer makes you realize what’s important in life. It definitely isn’t the 90% on that exam; it’s all the moments you can’t get back and the people an...
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Rachelle Pharand
When you have cancer, you lose a lot, but you also gain. This ordeal allowed me to find what I wanted to do in life, become a nurse.
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Ryan Ricard
My name is Ryan, I am from Paradise, NL, and I am currently a grade 10 student in high school. In February of 2018, a few months before I turned 13, I...
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Leah Suhubiette
Leah was diagnosed on June 27, 2018 at just 3 years old, about 2 months shy of her 4th birthday.
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Corporate Walk Chairs
John Davis
John Davis co-founded WealthBridge Group, in January 2011. WealthBridge is a Calgary based Wealth Management firm advising and supporting the wealth m...
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Patrick Hébert
Patrick is an avid supporter of causes that help heal people and foster hope in all walks of life. He has recently joined the Leukemia Lymphoma Societ...
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Sashieka Seneviratne
As Co-chair of the Ottawa Leadership Committee in 2022 for the Light The Night Walk , she is hoping to bring her passion and experience to work collab...
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June Tavenor
June Tavenor is a Registered Nurse and the founder and CEO of Catalyst Health Solutions, an innovative nursing and medical support services company in...
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Mike Olson
Mike Olson, President of OML Construction Ltd., is honoured to be Chairing this year’s Edmonton Executive Leadership Committee for the Light the Night...
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Ingrid Jensen
As her involvement in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada evolved over the course of the years, she was delighted to take on the role of co-ch...
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Rob Zeidel
Rob is partnering with his co-chair and the rest of the Light The Night team to raise $1M for LLSC through this campaign alone. The cause is incredibl...
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Dr. Christopher Cowper-Smith
Chris is a published and award-winning leader, product innovator, and go to market strategist with commercial experience in start-ups, manufacturing, ...
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Jayne Shannon
Engaging and strategic, Jayne is driven to lead people and companies holistically. As President of Paul Davis Halifax, a restoration company serving H...
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