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Compassion in Caring Award Luncheon


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 4:30 p.m. February 25, 2011
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Tidewell's 2nd Annual Compassion in Caring Award luncheon will honor an individual whose contributions to the community echo the compassionate example set by Dame Cicely Saunders, the recognized founder of the modern hospice movement.
Jay Berman and Tidewell President and CEO Gerry Radford
Jay Berman and Tidewell President and CEO Gerry Radford
Tim Camerisi and Cynthia Dunlap
Tim Camerisi and Cynthia Dunlap
Karen Hall, Alan and Donna McKee
Karen Hall, Alan and Donna McKee
Doug Heinlen, Congressman Vern and Sandy Buchanan, Gerry Radford
Doug Heinlen, Congressman Vern and Sandy Buchanan, Gerry Radford
Jeanne Hubbard, Conni Arledge and June Turner
Jeanne Hubbard, Conni Arledge and June Turner
Hershel Kuykendall and Debra Bectal
Hershel Kuykendall and Debra Bectal
John LaCivita and Baron Schimberg
John LaCivita and Baron Schimberg
David Lafferty, honoree Marge Maisto and Dr. Stephen Leedy
David Lafferty, honoree Marge Maisto and Dr. Stephen Leedy
Mary Lou Loughlin and Bob Ploussard
Mary Lou Loughlin and Bob Ploussard
Tidewell Hospice Board Chair Mark Maretka and Board member Jan Miller
Tidewell Hospice Board Chair Mark Maretka and Board member Jan Miller
Tidewell Hospice Board Chair Mark Maretka,  Board member Jan Miller and Paul Hudson
Tidewell Hospice Board Chair Mark Maretka, Board member Jan Miller and Paul Hudson
Tidewell Hospice Board Chair Mark Maretka and Board member Jan Miller
Tidewell Hospice Board Chair Mark Maretka and Board member Jan Miller
Terry McKee and friends
Terry McKee and friends
Isabel Norton, Alice Rau and Peggy Wilheim
Isabel Norton, Alice Rau and Peggy Wilheim
Janice Rutkowski and Ray Castro
Janice Rutkowski and Ray Castro
Kathleen Weiner, Brad Robbins and Holly and Jay Logan
Kathleen Weiner, Brad Robbins and Holly and Jay Logan

 

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