Donna Lynn Sands

Hello Jean,
My name is Bobbie Del Sol, a friend of CC Spiliotis-Hill,we were the nurses that came from Ringwood, N.J.
Donna was my patient for 3 yrs but I took care if her as if she was my child.
She liked it when I sang to her,massaged her hands n feet.Triming her nails was not of her favorite parts of her care.
Massaging her head she made a expression of relaxation.
As I looked through an an article which had pictures of your sons n Donna she was beautiful!.There...

Dear Jeannie - you did not leave a return address, so I am contacting you here - sorry. I'm crying all over again to see her pictures and read what others wrote. How funny that we all say the same thing - must have been her true self that she showed to the world. Please reply again and leave a return e-addy. All the best, Cate

today, January 21, 2013, I was reading through a stack of recent NYTimes and happened to look down and see a picture of Donna. And time stopped. And I was so saddened to see that she had passed in 2008. Donna and I had the exact same surgery, the exact same day - both our lives were changed for ever. I think of her so often, not as I last saw her, at Columbia, but as she often was - full of light and laughter and wry insight - spending time at my house to escape for a little bit from...

Donna was one of the most beautiful, generous and loving beings I ever met. I was the English exchange student at Peddie, and was fortunate to work with Donna on two drama productions. She was an enormously talented actress, a total joy to work with, and I am so sad that the world has been cheated of this wonderful person. She was also my dear dear friend, who welcomed me into her world and made me smile every day I spent with her. I posted some pictures of her on my Facebook page, and it has...

My deepest sympathies to the Family of Donna Sands. We met on my first day at the Peddie School many years ago. She made this shy kid feel welcome. She was kind, prone to infectious fits of laughter and had boudless spirit. Although it has been many years, I remember her fondly, and always will.
Steve Callahan (Peddie '82)

April 9th is has always been a special day and always will be. Yesterday all day long I thought of my many memories of Donna, endless wonderful memories - memories that shaped my life. All my love to Jeannie and family. Jennifer

Registration day at The Peddie School (NJ) can be dauntless. There are long lines to sign up for classes, recreational activities, religion, photographs and every other imaginable school activity. For me, it was my most memorable day: I met Donna Sands (and Jeannie!) standing in line in front of me. After 3 hours of twists and turns, upstairs/downstairs, inside and out, we were elated to find out we were assigned as roommates. I had an instant best friend – complete with a family! Every...