It was not easy to bid farewell to our friend, Melinda Rose, who recently retired as the director of the Johns Hopkins Nursing Alumni Association. Melinda consistently went above and beyond to assist CHH alumni since our merger. On behalf of the alumni, Susan Riddleberger and I presented her with a Brighton bracelet and gift bag. The ID-style bracelet had the words “Thank You” engraved in six different languages. A poem was also written for the occasion and read to Melinda.
Farewell to Melinda Rose
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