Leondis ’08, remembered for service to others, dies after fight with leukemia
Stacey Rose Leondis ’08 had survived two bouts with osteosarcoma before her oncologist diagnosed her in 2006 with leukemia, caused by her chemotherapy treatment.
But the cancer did not deter her from what she did best: helping others. Leondis co-chaired Yale’s Relay for Life event the next year, and despite taking a yearlong leave of absence after her junior year during her second episode of osteosarcoma, she came back to school to finish her credits and graduate in May 2008.
