KIT'S TREE

Message from Howie Cohen...

Each year at Mother's Day, Kit Taylor's mother, Mary Jane, checks out the first bloom of the tree planted in Kit's
memory at Nazareth College. Kit was our classmate who died at age 21 from Cystic Fibrosis. During the making of
the reunion video last July (2001), Mary Jane invited me to join her for the 2002 bloom.

It was a very touching afternoon. The campus was active, as college students were preparing to leave for the
semester. Graduation was approaching at the end of the week, and Mary Jane reminisced about how much Kit
loved that campus and that school. Mary Jane attended the graduation that Kit was not able to - she had died the
year before.

Her tree looked fantastic, and Mary Jane commented to me that friends have told her they believe the tree has
2 main trunks, symbolizing the strength and the bond that Kit and her Mom enjoyed during Kit's life (her father
died early in her life).

The tree is located at Nazareth College, in between the library, and Inspiration Garden.

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