Virginia (Ginny) DiLibero | August 24, 2018 Friendly, kind, vivacious, a ray of sunshine when she entered the room are all terms people use to describe Ginny. Constantly hard-working to…
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Aphasia Legacies
Introducing Legacy Pages
Legacy pages memorialize members of our aphasia community. We want to show the world the similarities and unique aspects of each aphasia experience, and we want to make sure that people who experience aphasia or aid those who have aphasia are not forgotten.
Creating a Legacy Page
Anyone who has experienced aphasia or who works with people with aphasia in either a caregiver or professional capacity are invited to create a legacy page. The initiative is in place for people we lose in the future, but we also encourage people to create legacy pages for people who died years ago. Find a form for submitting the information and story of the individual you would like to memorialize below.
Browse Legacy Posts
In addition to contributing a legacy page, we encourage you to read and leave a comment on other legacy pages. These stories represent the contributions that people have made to our community. You can make a donation in their name, or continue their legacy by educating the general public about aphasia.
Randy Joe Hawkins | September 20, 2019 Randy was an incredibly successful and generous businessman and philanthropist, who was diagnosed with PPA in May of 2013. He bravely fought the…
Harold T Lomb | July 24, 2013 Harold Lomb was a very intelligent, hard-working man. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with aphasia not too many years after retiring. It affected his…
Liz Jelinek | August 25, 2019 A lifelong learner, Elizabeth (Liz) Jelinek passionately pursued education, knowledge, and an understanding of the human experience. She was an outspoken and gregarious woman…
Lewis Yale Faber | July 24, 2014 Before aphasia brought on by a stroke, Lewis was a gregarious, strong-minded and generous husband and father. He was a business owner who…
Derrick Wong | August 27, 2016 Derrick Wong became a stroke survivor in 2008. Developing aphasia changed his life dramatically. As a former reporter and sales trainer, he was accustomed…
Larry Lurin | April 23, 2019 Larry was born on June 13, 1934, in Hackensack, NJ. Larry knew at the age of four years that he wanted to become an…
John Cooper | November 20, 1940 to November 9, 2018 John Cooper spent his life working as a litigation attorney from 1966 to 2003. His first job was practicing at…
Steven Battern | February 16, 1953 to April 12, 2019 In 1998, my father, Steve Battern, suffered a brain aneurysm followed by a stroke which left him with paralysis on…
Pat Cornett | March 10, 1942 – October 22 2017 Pat suffered a stroke in 2015. Afterward, she was partially paralyzed and suffered from aphasia. Prior to this her passions…
Shirley Morganstein | January 28, 2018 The aphasia world lost a true champion when Shirley Morganstein passed away after a bout with cancer. Shirley was a long-standing member of the…
Myron “Mike” Adler | September 15, 2015 The aphasia world lost one of its strongest advocates on September 15, 2015, with the passing of Mike Adler. In addition, the National…
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