EDITOR’S NOTE
“I know this type of information is not what is
typically written about in Mt. Lebanon Magazine,
but you may want to consider an article about how
the community comes together in the wake of such
tragedies,” Woodhaven Drive resident and friend
Margaret Izzo wrote to me this summer. Margaret
and her son and daughter, like a too-long list of
other Mt. Lebanon families, had just dealt with
the death of her husband, Todd, a bright, shining
star of a man, whose laugh ignited every party
and whose head for numbers and logic was infi-
nite. When Todd died of stomach cancer at 49, we
were dumbfounded.

Municipal Commission STEVE MCLEAN, PRESIDENT
CRAIG GRELLA, VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN BENDEL
KELLY FRAASCH
STEVE SILVERMAN
Publisher KEITH MCGILL, MUNICIPAL MANAGER
Editor in Chief LAURA PACE LILLEY
Art Direction CHRISTOPHER LEEPER
JUDY MACOSKEY
Advertising Manager DIANE CYPHERS
Managing Editor MERLE JANTZ
Content Creator KATIE WAGNER
Office Administrator AMY MARTIN
Contributors SHELLY ANDERSON,
ANNETTE BASSETT, KATE BENZ,
ANNE CAFFEE, LISA GOLDSTEIN,
CODY MCDEVITT, JENNIFER RIGNANI,
CRISTINA ROUVALIS, CLAIRE
SCHUCHMAN, J.W. STEHLE,
BOB TAYLOR, LOIS THOMSON,
SHANNON VENDITTI,
CYNTHIA WEISFIELD,
ELAINE WERTHEIM
Photography JOHN ALTDORFER, LINDA HACKETT
KEN LAGER, ELIZABETH HRUBY
MCCABE, JUDY MACOSKEY,
GEORGE MENDEL, SAM OSHLAG,
ROB PAPKE, JACQUELINE RADIN,
MARTHA RIAL, JOHN SCHISLER
Advertising Account
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KRISTA FOSTER
EMILY CHIAPPETTA
Copy Desk
SHELLY ANDERSON, ANNETTE BASSETT
ANNE CAFFEE, JULIE DAUBNER
HOLLY FERKETT, KATY BUCHANAN
to hurl at this insidious disease, which has stolen
so many wonderful people from us. But Margaret,
and many of the families like hers, doesn’t dwell on that. What they want you to
know is how wonderful this community is and how everyone held them up during
the worst time in their lives.

To be sure, we have many stories of survival, of families who emerged from the
upheaval of diagnosis and treatment, but those families also speak of the legions
of neighbors who stood by their sides.

This fighting spirit has risen again with beloved Mt. Lebanon High School
Principal Brian McFeeley’s ongoing battle with stage IV pancreatic cancer. Brian’s
wife, Keary, a teacher at the high school, has expressed thanks for all the kind
words, gifts and support for her and their two sons. McFeeley Strong T-shirts spot-
ted around town proclaim: “The Lebo family does not fight alone.” Indeed.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and writer Katie Wagner talked
to a Mt. Lebanon family who knows firsthand the importance of genetic testing
for families who notice cancer patterns. Read the story, page 36, find out if you
should get tested and learn the personal twist Katie never expected as she was
doing her research.

While it’s on your mind, make those appointments. Whether you’re due for bloodwork,
a mammogram, a colonoscopy or some other routine screening, schedule it today.

And please save the date of June 13, 2020, for the new, invigorated Relay for Life
of Mt. Lebanon at the high school stadium. You also can support many of the
activities they present throughout the year. With your donations and your help,
the last four-letter word we will ever need to hurl at cancer is “CURE.”
Laura Pace Lilley, Editor in Chief
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The Izzos were not alone. Cancer hit so many Mt.

Support surrounds Brian and Keary Lebanon families this year, including many young
adults. We do not have enough four-letter words
McFeeley, bottom row center.

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