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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">GSOE Students,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may have seen the Provost’s recent
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://insideucr.ucr.edu/announcements/2021/02/24/passing-christina-cicchetti"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">announcement</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
that UCR Librarian Christina Cicchetti passed away suddenly last week. Christina had a special connection with the GSOE—so many of us have benefited from her expertise and unfailing kindness.
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Christina’s family has invited us to attend the Memorial Service scheduled for this Saturday, March 6, at 6 pm. If you wish to attend via Zoom, please email UCR Librarian Judy Lee (</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="mailto:judylee@ucr.edu"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">judylee@ucr.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)
for the Zoom-link. [In respect for the family’s security concerns the Zoom link has not been posted.] The service is also being streamed via Don Cicchetti’s (husband)
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/don.cicchetti"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Facebook page.</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt;">The family has decided on the following charitable organization to which donations in Christina’s memory can be made:
</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt;"><b>Homeboy Industries</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt;">,
</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><a href="https://homeboyindustries.org"><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">https://homeboyindustries.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; background: rgb(255, 255, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; font-size: 11pt;">
was a favorite service program that she supported for many years.</span><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Christina will be sorely missed.<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sincerely,<o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Interim Dean Louie Rodriguez and Interim Associate
Dean Robert K. Ream</span><br>
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