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Florence Wald Obituary
Wald's daughter, Shari Vogler, said Saturday that Wald died of natural causes at her Branford home.
Wald was dean of the Yale University School of Nursing in the 1960s when she updated its curriculum to include a stronger focus on comfort for dying patients and their families.
Wald's passion for hospice was sparked when she heard a lecture by the founder of St. Christopher's Hospice in London. She left Yale to study at that center but returned to organize Connecticut Hospice in 1974, widely accepted to be the first U.S. hospice program.
The hospice movement, which includes more than 3,200 programs nationwide, focuses on providing care for terminally ill patients and their families.
Copyright © 2008 The Associated Press
38 Entries
Barbara Galgiani
November 24, 2008
I never had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Wald, however she touched my life when I utilized Hospice care for my mother in California. I am now an active volunteer with our local Hospice and have received so much back from the families we have touched. I hope that her family has an idea of how far reaching her work has been and will continue to be.
Jeanne
November 21, 2008
My condolences go out to you all. Florence was a caring and motivated person who made a difference in many,many lives. Please find comfort in the words of our Heavenly Father when He says; "Just like a man whom his own mother keeps comforting, so I myself shall keep comforting you people." (Isaiah 66:13) Florence's life was a tribute to all that is good and noble and her contributions will continue to benefit so many.
Nancy Lytton
November 20, 2008
Thanks for the wonderful work you done for mankind.
Angela
November 20, 2008
To the Wald's Family:
I am so very sorry to hear if Mrs. Walds passing. I'm sure this must be such a difficult time for you. May you draw comfort from God's promise to bring an end to both death and the sarrow that comes with it.
Isaiah 25:8 "He will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces..."
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Daniels Family
November 20, 2008
Our deepest condolences are extended to the Wald family on the loss of such a giving person. May you all find comfort in your memories and solace in "the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort." (2 Cor 1:3,4)
Debbie Sellars
November 19, 2008
Thank you Florence, for your good heart and love toward others.
MaryAnn Clinton
November 19, 2008
Prayers are with you. The hospice program was a godsend for my family, when my father "just wanted to go home". Thanks to all the wonderful, caring people who work the program, who allowed a man his last wish.
LORI FARRAR
November 19, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
LORI FARRAR
November 19, 2008
THE HOSPICE PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE BEST PROGRAMS I HAVE EVER HEARD OF. WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR ME TO PASS, I WOULD LOVE TO BE PART OF THAT PROGRAM. IT WOULD SHOW A KIND OF LOVE THAT IS BARELY FOUND NOWADAYS. GOD BLESS THIS WONDERFUL LADY. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH THIS FAMILY AT THIS TIME OF NEED.
Candace Seifert
November 19, 2008
I know you are with the angels do to all of your work and guidance in establishing the US Hospices. Thanks to all of your work, my mother was able to die in a loving caring environment surrounded by family, old friends and the new friends she made through the Palm Beach Hospice and Faith Hospice in Grand Rapids, MI.
Mrs. Thomas Smith
November 19, 2008
Wald family,
You have our sincere sympathy on the death of your loved one. Florence Wald lived to be 91 years old which is called" special mightiness" in the scriptures, Psalm 90:10. She made a tremendous impact on society. Many families have benefited from the hospice program that is so caring and comforting to the seriously ill patients. In the near future, death will be done away with. Please read Rev. 21:4. God's words bring us comfort and give us hope.
Sharon
November 18, 2008
To the Wald Family,
I would like to express my condolences at this time. May your family find comfort in the scripture, John 5:28,29.
HELENA TAGLIERI
November 18, 2008
My Condolences to the Wald amily:
Only God can send us an Angel in Human likeness. I hope your Mother had a wonderful life. Even in Death, she will continue comforting the sick & helping their families cope with caring for someone they love so dearly who is terminally ill.
I lost my Mother in 1999 from cancer. One our Hospice Nurses, Daryl, left her new born baby at 3am to come to our home to care for my Mother & us.
I know our Dear Lord has held a special place for you in his Kingdom.
Now rest peacefully knowing all the great you have done in your lifetime.
Thank you Mrs. Wald,
God Bless you & your Family.
Helena, Hoboken NJ
November 17, 2008
To one GREAT nurse from a grateful nurse: It is nurses like Florence Wald who put the "care" in a caring profession. I am proud to be part of this profession that "gives birth" to nurses like Ms. Wald. Blessings, thoughts, and prayers to your family.
Ellisa Naumann, BSN, PHN
Lisa Baldone
November 17, 2008
I am a student graduating as a Nurse Practitioner in Palliative Care in May. Thank you for being The First Angel of Mercy! Thank you Dean Wald!!!!
Meredith
November 17, 2008
Florence, you were an angel sent from up above to help others and you surely fulfilled your mission. God Bless You. Hospice took wonderful care of my mother during her struggle with cancer in 1995. They were able to keep her comfortable and allow her to pass peacefully. I know how difficult it is to lose your mother. I still miss mine everyday.
Debra Ellis-McGregor
November 17, 2008
My thoughts and prayers to you and your family....and thanks for helping restore dignity to the dying and comfort to grieving families.
Rosalind Squire
November 17, 2008
May God Bless you, your foot prints are left to be followed
warren snook
November 17, 2008
i hope every city can say they have a hospice, and we owe it all to you.. thank god, and i am sure you can thank him yourself. say hi for me.
A fellow mourner
November 17, 2008
To the Wald Family:
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers at this time. As a true pioneer who put altruism into practice, Florence will be missed by many. The programs that she began have proven to be beneficial to so many families. The compassion she showed by helping others will never be forgotten.
May the God of all comfort help you cope with your loss. The holy bible provides so many promises for a beautiful future on a peaceful earth where the sting of death will be gone forever.
It is our sincere hope that you draw comfort and strength from the many promises regarding the Kingdom of God; one of which is to rid the earth of sickness, pain and sorrow.
Karlean Moss-Queen
November 17, 2008
Just think, it it weren't for you, my father who died in 1990 of Cancer, would not have experienced the loving care of Hospice.
Thank you. May you rest in peace.
Karen Yaiser
November 17, 2008
Thank-You ever so much Florence Wald for your wonderful spirit of compassion. It was YOU who gave my Husband & then my Mother the comfort during their final time on earth. I am forever thankful. You are very loved & more so ever missed!
Jim
November 16, 2008
God bless you!!! You have truely earned your wings and a place with God!!!! Rest in Peace!!!!
marsha chesbro
November 16, 2008
thank you for all the patients you helped with your hospice program.forever grateful from one nurse to another.
Alesia Combs
November 16, 2008
I worked in healthcare for close to 15 years and was familiar with hospice for others but in the early part of 2007, my family and I experienced it first hand for my step-father whom we lost to lung cancer in April of 2007. Had it not been for the care and kindness of our hospice nurses and other staff I don't think we would have made it through that difficult time, especially the morning of his passing. My thoughts and prayers go out the the family Ms. Wald. My prayer is that you find comfort just as we did thanks to the service that was established by Flrence Wald.
Laura Lochowski
November 16, 2008
Thank you Florence for all your hard work and compassion. You lit the way for hope, happiness, and dignity for the dying. My Dad was in CT hospice in Oct. this year for a few days before his passing. The staff was so caring towards my Dad and respectful and informative to all of us in the family. I just wanted to thank the woman who helped start it. Godspeed, Laura.
Pamela C
November 16, 2008
I happened to come across Florence's announcement of death while searching for something else. When I read about her actions, I could not help but to thank her family & friends for Florence's efforts for Hospice. My Mother passed away 5 months ago. 6 weeks before we called on Hospice to help. What a Godsend they were. I only wish I knew Florence before her passing so I could thank her personally. Blessings and prayers to all of you on your loss.
Pamela C
Y T
November 16, 2008
Florence Wald will be remembered for her compassion and love towards others. To her friends and family:
May you find comfort in the promise of Revelation 21:4, "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away."
Kathy Frew
November 16, 2008
God bless you Florence for the love, compassion and understanding you held for those in such dire need and their families. Your hospice programs left people to go with dignity.
November 16, 2008
A GREAT LADY.
PATTY NEW YORK
S. Griffin
November 16, 2008
The Family:
Please accept my condolences for the loss of Florence, her compassion for the dying will be remembered by many who have used the hospice program . May you find comort in the love of family and friends and remember that Almighty God will swallow up death forever and will wipe the tears from all faces. Isaiah 25: vs 8
Henryk Zaleski
November 16, 2008
Thank you and rest in peace.
SHEILA SMITH
November 16, 2008
Rest in Peace Florence.
Marcela Serrano
November 16, 2008
Be Still
Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.
Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.
If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.
D. ZIMMERMAN
November 15, 2008
REST IN PEACE FLORENCE WALD
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