AS A MEMBER OF THIS TEAM, WE ARE EACH PLAYING A PART IN HELPING SUSAN G. KOMEN® IN THEIR MISSION TO END BREAST CANCER FOREVER.

WE PAY TRIBUTE AND WALK TO HONOR OUR FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE KAREN.  KAREN WASN'T JUST A COWORKER AND FRIEND; SHE WAS A BEACON OF STRENGTH, RESILIENCE, AND HOPE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.

HER JOURNEY WAS ONE MARKED BY BOTH TRIUMPHS AND CHALLENGES, YET THROUGH IT ALL, SHE FACED EACH DAY WITH UNWAVERING DETERMINATION AND GRACE. AS A DEDICATED NURSE, SHE UNDERSTOOD THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPASSION AND EMPATHY, QUALITIES SHE EMBODIED NOT ONLY IN HER PROFESSION BUT ALSO IN HER BATTLE AGAINST THIS RELENTLESS DISEASE.

KAREN WAS A WARRIOR IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD, BRAVELY CONFRONTING EACH OBSTACLE WITH A SPIRIT THAT INSPIRED ALL WHO KNEW HER.

BEYOND HER ROLE AS A NURSE AND CANCER WARRIOR, KAREN WAS A BELOVED DAUGHTER, FRIEND, AND CONFIDANTE. HER LOVE KNEW NO BOUNDS, AND HER KINDNESS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF EVERYONE SHE ENCOUNTERED. EVEN IN HER DARKEST MOMENTS, SHE REMAINED A SOURCE OF STRENGTH AND COMFORT TO THOSE AROUND HER.

THOUGH SHE MAY NO LONGER WALK AMONG US, KAREN'S SPIRIT WILL CONTINUE TO LIVE ON IN THE COUNTLESS LIVES SHE TOUCHED. LET US CARRY FORWARD HER LEGACY OF COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND HOPE, KNOWING THAT SHE HAS LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON OUR HEARTS AND SOULS.