Tamara Faye Avery, who continued working toward a medical degree throughout a five-year battle against multiple sclerosis, died Tuesday. She was 35 and lived in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia.
The former Tamara Griffin, she was studying at Hahnemann University to become a physician's assistant. She was a 1976 graduate of Philadelphia Community College.
"She was a ... caring, outgoing person, bursting with energy ...." Gloria Choice said of her friend. "She was very brave and never complained. Her major concern after she learned of her illness was the future of her children. Her mother . . . has been a warrior through it all and has been caring for them."
Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 Jul 1983, Fri • Page 20
The former Tamara Griffin, she was studying at Hahnemann University to become a physician's assistant. She was a 1976 graduate of Philadelphia Community College.
"She was a ... caring, outgoing person, bursting with energy ...." Gloria Choice said of her friend. "She was very brave and never complained. Her major concern after she learned of her illness was the future of her children. Her mother . . . has been a warrior through it all and has been caring for them."
Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 Jul 1983, Fri • Page 20
Tamara Faye Avery, who continued working toward a medical degree throughout a five-year battle against multiple sclerosis, died Tuesday. She was 35 and lived in the Nicetown section of Philadelphia.
The former Tamara Griffin, she was studying at Hahnemann University to become a physician's assistant. She was a 1976 graduate of Philadelphia Community College.
"She was a ... caring, outgoing person, bursting with energy ...." Gloria Choice said of her friend. "She was very brave and never complained. Her major concern after she learned of her illness was the future of her children. Her mother . . . has been a warrior through it all and has been caring for them."
Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 Jul 1983, Fri • Page 20
The former Tamara Griffin, she was studying at Hahnemann University to become a physician's assistant. She was a 1976 graduate of Philadelphia Community College.
"She was a ... caring, outgoing person, bursting with energy ...." Gloria Choice said of her friend. "She was very brave and never complained. Her major concern after she learned of her illness was the future of her children. Her mother . . . has been a warrior through it all and has been caring for them."
Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 15 Jul 1983, Fri • Page 20
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