We Remember – Mardrey Swenson
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We Remember – Debbi Heffern
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We Remember – Karen Evon
There was a tribute to Karen in the Vol 15, Issue 1 edition of Clinical Lactation. Sorry I did not know her but the article said she lead meetings for over 20 years. Submitted by Ann Calandro
We Remember – Carolina Evans de Villa
The following appeared in LLL Today #4 on October 26, 2023 as “Tribute to Carolina Evans de Villa” I never fully grasped the significance of my mother being a La Leche League Leader until I became an adult. I remember coming home from school and finding the living room full of mothers and…
We Remember – Mary Buchanan
Obituary Link Mary Buchanan was accredited as a La Leche League Leader in August 1974. She led the New Plymouth West group. Dearly loved and cherished wife of the late Leo Buchanan who was one of LLLNZs Professional Advisory Group for many years. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Rachel & Mike, Felicity, Hana…
We Remember – Kathy Zambie Doody
Obituary Link I roomed with Kathy at a LLL of NC Area Conference once. I enjoyed getting to know her and was a bit shocked to see on her Facebook page that she had recently passed away when reminded by FB that it was her birthday. My condolences to her family. Submitted by Susan…
We Remember – Marijane McEwan
Marijane McEwan was a LLL Leader who worked primarily in the LLLI Office in Schaumburg, IL USA. She was the Director of Outreach Programs. Her department directed programs that responded to all requests for breastfeeding help and information. She managed 150 Peer Counselor Administrators, the 800 LA LECHE phone operators, and the after hours…
We Remember – Jane Ritchie
Article from The Waikato Times Professor Jane Ritchie OBE, one of our early Leaders passed away on 21 April 2023. Jane Ritchie was accredited as LLLNZ’s 8th Leader in 1968, a time when mothers wrote directly to one of the Founding mothers to be accredited. Around the time that Yvonne Foreman (formerly Procuta)…
We Remember – Leith Kassier
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of LLL Leader Mrs. Leith Kassier after a short illness on 1st December 2023 at the age of 76. Leith’s LLL story began in Bristol in 1975 when, as a first-time mother she was helped by the local group through this difficult time. Leith’s rapacious…
We Remember – Helene Scheff
Obituary My friend, Helene Scheff, is known to many in La Leche League for her many years of work on the “pizazz” at International Conferences. I was fortunate to call her friend from years before she became “known” as she and I were ACL and CLA, respectively, when tiny Rhode Island was its own…