New York, New York
SAUNDERS--Alexis, age 34, of Tampa, FL. The beloved daughter and only child of Alan and Stephanie Saunders also of Tampa, FL. She died Sunday March 7, 2010 after four years battling brain cancer. A graduate of Vanderbilt University, an advocate of animal rights, and a talented poet who published...
Read MoreAlexis was just a beautiful human being. I knew her only in her teenage years, but the character and integrity she displayed then obviously blossomed as she matured. Her accomplishments in the last years of her life, her courage in the face of an illness that would have daunted the spirit of most of us, are an inspiration to those who had the privilege of knowing her. My deepest sympathies to Alan and Stephanie. Katherine Wyly
March 22, 2010
Alexis lived on my freshman hall at Vandy and she lit up the hall with her beautiful smile and wonderful sense of humor. It was a privilege to know her.
Lauren Dickinson McClary
March 12, 2010
To Alexis's wonderful parents... please accept my deepest condolences for the world's terrible loss. Alexis and I worked together at Newsweek - it was love at first sight for me :) Her beauty, intelligence, sense of humor, warmth, fashion style, and her contagious laugh all helped sway me to join NWK and then to be glad that I had. She was a brilliant market researcher and taught me a great deal professionally. But mostly she inspired me to be a better person, as she radiated goodness,...
Kate Barber Schultz
March 09, 2010 | Bear, DE
