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can’t
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amilies are are in in
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mpassion
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on helps
helps with
with
allow
these
to
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these
child’s
y t their
at their
child’s
rophic illness.
tastrophic
illness.
ft financial
swift
financial
unprecedented
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e Andre Sobel
Sobel
dation’s 20th
oundation’s
20th
e Contour
Contour of of
ecognizes
the the
recognizes
he Compassion
Compassion
ization has has
ganization
he the last last two two
an expression
was
an expression
rwin
Erwin Sobel’s
Sobel’s
child’s
name
eir
child’s
name
of
their
loss loss
t of
their
ssion
that that
has has
mission
ANDRE…
ANDRE…
Andre
Sobel
was was
a remarkable
young
man man
who who
had had
natural
dignity,
Andre
Sobel
a remarkable
young
natural
dignity,
a promising
future,
and and
an unconventional
sense
of humor.
Andre’s
a promising
future,
an unconventional
sense
of humor.
Andre’s
young
life life
ended
just just
one one
year year
after
he was
diagnosed
with
a brain
young
ended
after
he was
diagnosed
with
a brain
tumor.
He He
was was
19. 19.
He He
was was
the the
beloved
son son
of Erwin
and and
Valerie
tumor.
beloved
of Erwin
Valerie
Sobel
and and
brother
to Simone.
Sobel
brother
to Simone.
Andre
was was
well
traveled,
often
seeking
destinations
that that
were
Andre
well
traveled,
often
seeking
destinations
were
frequented
by by
his his
favorite
authors,
like;
Rabelais,
Samuel
Beckett,
frequented
favorite
authors,
like;
Rabelais,
Samuel
Beckett,
St. St.
Augustine
and and
Franz
Kafka.
Augustine
Franz
Kafka.
The The
books
Andre
left left
behind
were
filled
with
his his
margin
comments,
books
Andre
behind
were
filled
with
margin
comments,
underlinings,
and and
asterisks,
indicating
his his
intellectual
curiosity
and and
underlinings,
asterisks,
indicating
intellectual
curiosity
burgeoning
spirituality.
But But
the the
finest
of all
gifts gifts
were
his his
qualities
burgeoning
spirituality.
finest
of his
all his
were
qualities
of mercy
and and
compassion.
To To
honor
Andre
and and
out out
of their
deep
of mercy
compassion.
honor
Andre
of their
deep
love love
and and
respect
for for
him,
his his
family
established
the the
Andre
Sobel
respect
him,
family
established
Andre
Sobel
River
of Life
Foundation.
River
of Life
Foundation.
Erwin
Sobel
, his , his
father
died died
within
a year
of his
son son
and and
their
tragic
Erwin
Sobel
father
within
a year
of his
their
tragic
deaths
moved
Valerie
to help
others
who who
are are
going
through
what
her her
deaths
moved
Valerie
to help
others
going
through
what
family
had had
to endure.
family
to endure.