Alyssa Douglas

Today, I went to meet several other Relay for Life Committee members and a West Orange Schools Employee at the site for a preliminary, pre-event walkthrough. While there, by chance, we bumped into a young lady who is a student at West Orange High School and also very involved with the committee. She informed us of some sad news that none of us had yet heard. Alyssa Douglas, who was a vibrant and energetic young lady, lost her fight with Leukemia this past Saturday at the age of 18. In my very brief exposure to her, it was clear that she was an exceptional person, and she will be missed. Today was a sad day, but in a way, it gives a renewed purpose to this year's Relay. As Deirdre said as we walked to our cars, "this is why we do it... ". Please keep Alyssa and the Douglas family in your prayers.