Philanthropist Lois Pope’s latest donation — $10 million — went to further Alzheimer’s research at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine last month. Pope’s daughter Lorraine, 51, succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease last year. Photo provid
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GULF STREAM — Bill (William John) Shannon died peacefully Nov. 9 after a long battle with ALS.
Bill truly loved life with all of its highs and lows and always with a quick joke and a full heart.
Born on May 26, 1965, in Montreal, Canada, to
Most adults have heard of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year, according to the ALS Association. The incidence of ALS is two per 100,000
