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Illini
Womens Hockey Club member loses long battle
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Garnet
Litherland |
April
28, 2004 - It
is with great sadness that the Illini Hockey Club
inform you that Illini Womens Hockey Club member
Garnet Litherland lost her battle with acute lymphblastic
leukemia (ALL). On September 29, 2003, Garnet was
diagnosed with ALL
and was admitted
to Carle Hospital in Urbana/Champaign. As it turns
out, Garnet had an extremely rare and difficult leukemia
to treat which involves an additional complication
of a chromosome breakdown. After the many procedures
and treatments to help Garnet battle the illness,
she returned home earlier this month for her final
fight. At ten minutes to noon Garnet lost this fight
and slipped away. On Friday, April 30, 2004, there
will be a visitation at Noon and a Funeral Service
at 2:00PM at The Grace Methodist Church in Urbana,
Illinois; burial will immediately follow at Mt. Olive
Cemetery on Rt. 150 between Urbana and St. Joseph.
Memorial Contributions may be made to Leukemia Research
Foundation or Illini Women's Club. The Illini Hockey
Club would like to thank all of their fans, friends,
and families for the support, kindness, and generosity
they have shown, it was very much appreciated.
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