Celebrating a Life by Supporting the Nurses of Tomorrow
The late Saint Xavier University (SXU) alumna Renee Isadore ’06 made an incredible impact on the people around her as a nurse. Her legacy will live on to impact others, thanks to two of the people who loved Renee the most.
Linda Vahl, Renee's best friend, and Eddie Isadore, Renee's husband, worked to put together the Renee Isadore ’06 Memorial Scholarship, which will provide financial support to a student enrolled in an academic discipline in the School of Nursing and Health Sciences (SONHS).
“I wanted Renee to live on forever, and I think her family is truly comforted by this,” Linda says. “There is something good we created out of the pain we all had, and Renee was both a proud graduate and someone who would go above and beyond to take care of those in need.”
“She was a very selfless and humble person, and my hope is that the student who receives this is just as passionate as Renee,” Eddie says. “It was in her DNA to help others, and now that will be passed on. She could have gone anywhere she wanted, but she wanted to go to SXU.”
In fall 2021, Saint Xavier announced the inaugural recipient of the Renee Isadore ’06 Memorial Scholarship, Taylor Fugett, a junior nursing student.
“After hearing Renee's story, it means so much to me to be able to receive this scholarship,” Taylor says. “She was such an amazing woman and there are not even words to explain how grateful and honored I am to use the scholarship funds to help in earning my degree.”
With a gift in your estate plan, you can change lives at Saint Xavier University for years to come. To learn more about creating your SXU legacy, contact Jeanmarie Cusack '85 at 773-298-3316 or cusack@sxu.edu today.
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