Graduation Year | Class of 1997 |
Date of Passing | Aug 03, 2005 |
About | On May 7th, 2005, the day before Mothers' Day, Susan M. (Rollin) Torres -- a 26-year-old vaccine researcher at NIH; mother of a two-year-old son, Peter; graduate of the University of Dallas; and parishioner at St. Rita's Catholic Church in Alexandria, Virginia collapsed. She was rushed to the Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, where she has been diagnosed with stage four melanoma and is brain dead with no hope of recovery. Susan was 17 weeks pregnant at the time and although the doctors have given her no hope of survival, they are fighting to keep her unborn child alive until at least July 11 where he or she will have a viable chance at life. Susan passed after giving birth on August 3, 2005. With great sadness, her daugeter, Susan Anne Catherin Torres passwed away. prayers for the repose of the soul of 5 week old baby Susan Ann Torres. She passed away last night after surgery for a perforated intestine. Please include in your prayers a request for the peace and comfort of her family, especially Jason Torres, who has had a very difficult past several months. She was an angel here on Earth and one at the Right hand of the Father now. God Bless. |