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Before Grace Rett's life was tragically cut short last year, she was not only a world record holder on the Holy Cross Crusader's rowing team, but in her younger years an Angels basketball player and dedicated student at Our Lady of the Valley (OLV) in Uxbridge.
On Thursday her alma mater dedicated and broke ground on the site that will become the Grace Rett Athletic Complex and Education Center.
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"I know she would be thrilled, she would be so thrilled," said her mom, Mary Jo Rett. "Not just about the gym but the classrooms. Honestly, she was a true student athlete, and just to know how much better it will be for them, that's what she will be most excited about."