Laurie Beth died May 24, 2007.

She grew up in Franklin Lakes, N.J., where she was involved in everything from softball to drama to Academic Decathlon before setting off for Princeton in 1989. She received a bachelor’s in molecular biology magna cum laude, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

In 1995, Laurie entered Yale School of Medicine, and from the outset was devoted to helping sick children. She received the Schweitzer Award, for which she practiced pediatrics at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon. In 2000, she was awarded a medical degree as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national honor society for medical students, as well as a master’s in public health.

Laurie completed her residency in pediatrics in Boston, taught a course at Harvard Medical School for which she received a teaching award, and served a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology until she moved to Auburn, N.Y., in 2005 to join the Auburn Pediatrics Group.

Laurie is survived by her parents, John and Teresa; her brother, Timothy; and her extended family, including Mia, her faithful yellow Lab. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them and to Laurie’s many friends. We share in the loss of a brilliant, courageous, and beautiful person.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Cayuga County, N.Y.

Undergraduate Class of 1993