The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale
May 9th was the date for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Man & Woman of the Year Grand Finale. Tracy Link and Ashley Gulledge were the named 2019 Man & Woman of the Year. The 15 candidates raised more than $575,000 to support the mission of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
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Molly Lack, 2020 All-Star Candidate; Janet Conner, chairman; and Chris Frantze, 2020 co-chairman |
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Katherine Lee, Rebecca Stover, Blair Bowen, Jill Heider, Megan Stumph-Turner, Elizabeth Page, and Ashley Gulledge, candidates |
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Alex Berhorst, Chris Meyer, April Nicole, Rachel Karabas, and Clint Hocker |
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Sophia Feyerabend, 2019 Girl of the Year; Raymond Clayton, 2019 All-Star candidate; and Magnus Hoenshell, 2019 Boy of the Year |
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Jimmy Frantze and Rich Bracken |
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Kathleen Gulledge, jewel in a box winner |
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(Front row) Magnus Hoenshell (back row) Tracy Link, Blair Bowen, Megan Stumph-Turner, Katherine Lee, Rebecca Stover, Jill Heider, and Elizabeth Page |
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Ashley Gulledge, 2019 Woman of the Year; and Tracy Link, 2019 Man of the Year |
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Katherine Lee, Rebecca Stover, Blair Bowen, Jill Heider, Megan Stumph-Turner, Elizabeth Page, Ashley Gulledge, Rich Bracken, Tracy Link, Conor Twibell, Chris Meyer, Jeff Wunsch, Shawn Geib, and Paul Johnston |
Additional photos featured in the June 22, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Ruthie Stark Photography
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