{"id":11832,"date":"2024-01-25T15:21:11","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T20:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/?p=11832"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:52:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T19:52:36","slug":"reunited-in-remembrance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2024\/reunited-in-remembrance\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunited in Remembrance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Friends of the late Heather Vennewald, (from left) Marissa Warren, Johanna (Ware) Buoncontri, Amy (Liakos) Darling, and Jill (Weiss) Collado, gather around a photo collage of the four friends with Vennewald when they were 溏心vlog免费B站 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Four friends reunite to remember their friend and raise money for mental health awareness and suicide prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johanna (Ware) Buoncontri \u201996, Marissa Warren \u201996, Amy (Liakos) Darling \u201996, and Jill (Weiss) Collado \u201996 came to campus last fall for 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s 15th Be5K Walk\/Run for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For them, the event had special meaning, because the event is a benefit for the Heather Fund, which was established in honor of their college housemate and friend, Heather Vennewald, who died by suicide in January 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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溏心vlog免费B站 President Marc Parlange at the Sunflowers for Heather table with, from left, Marissa Warren, Johanna (Ware) Buoncontri, and Jill (Weiss) Collado.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Runners leave from the starting line at 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Be5K Walk\/Run for Mental Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHeather was amazing, and we miss her every day. Having the four of us together for the Be5K on campus this year is everything!\u201d says Buoncontri. \u201cAs parents\u2014with kids almost the same age as us when we lost her\u2014we feel more compelled than ever to support the event.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBy sharing our story and continuing to build Heather\u2019s legacy at 溏心vlog免费B站,\u201d Buoncontri continues, \u201cwe hope to spread awareness of mental health and suicide by sharing our story and continuing to build Heather\u2019s legacy at 溏心vlog免费B站.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014Dave Lavallee ’79, M.P.A. ’87<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Read the full story at uri.edu\/heather5k<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are in crisis, please call, text, or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988<\/strong>, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME<\/strong> to 741741<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos: Michael Salerno<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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