The Martha s Vineyard Times
Dorothy Ellen Morrissey Szekely Holt
With a personality, character, and inner strength as fierce as her red hair, Dorothy Ellen Morrissey Szekely Holt lived life on her terms, determined to blow past every goalpost set for her, and surpassing everyone’s expectations. She went by many names, and wore many hats: Dot, Dots, Dotsy Motsy, Dottie, Dottie Karate, Red Dot, Mama Dot, Red, Grandma Dot, D, and Gigi. She was a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a high school dropout, a wife, mother, a volunteer, a community worker, a GED candidate, a college student, a graduate student (twice), a professor, a business school administrator, a widow, a crime victim’s advocate, a teacher, a grandmother, a bride (again), a cancer patient, a fighter, a warrior, and an inspiration to everyone whose path she crossed.
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5 prominent national and global rare disease-focused organizations. Combined, these organizations are
supporting 122,000 rare disease patients and families with Alexion Charitable Foundation’s funding. Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), for example, applied Foundation funding toward a newly launched Global Health and Wellness Initiative in its France, Italy, Australia, and UK chapters. This program helps local families and caregivers cope with their children’s diseases and fosters psychosocial and physical well-being. Another RARE BELONGING grantee, Angel Flight Northeast (AFNE), provides cost-free air and ground transportation and accommodations for patients in need of specialized care outside their immediate area. AFNE Founder and President Rev. Larry Camerlin, shared that the impact is not only quantitative – “it is so amazing how much hope, love, and joy we are bringing to these families with The Alexion Charitable Foundation’s support.”