‘Her spirit is still alive’; In memory of Grace Rett, fallen Holy Cross rower, Uxbridge school breaks ground on athletic and academic center
Updated May 06, 2021;
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Our Lady of the Valley Regional School breaks ground on Grace Rett Athletic Complex and Education (G.R.A.C.E.) Center
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Among Mary Jo Rett’s favorite photos of her late daughter, Grace, is an image from the College of the Holy Cross bookstore.
It was an orientation day and Mary Jo snapped the photo from behind Grace, she recalled Thursday morning, capturing a shirt in the Holy Cross signature purple, but also a drawstring bag strapped to her back, bearing the name of Our Lady of the Valley Regional School in Uxbridge.
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Two weeks before Grace Rett died, she set an indoor rowing world record.
On Saturday, her College of Holy Cross teammates kicked off a rowing marathon called G.R.A.C.E. to the finish the event is serving as a virtual fundraiser, one year to the day after Rett embarked on that record-breaking rowing session of 62 hours and 3 seconds.
Rett was just 20 when she was killed in a crash in January when the rowing team s van collided with a pickup truck in Florida. Rett s teammates say they are still very much feeling the loss and have been finding ways to honor her legacy.