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We at the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic
Program are saddened to hear the news of the death of
Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald on Tuesday, June 23, 2009.
During her time as the physician at NSF's Amundsen-Scott
South Pole Station, Dr. FitzGerald was a dedicated member
of the station team, and we will always be appreciative
of her service to the US Antarctic Program and the scientific
mission that continues there.
Dr. FitzGerald's cancer diagnosis while at the station
and her subsequent evacuation in October of 1999 made
her a public figure through circumstance and not through
choice, yet she was able to inspire and educate others
diagnosed with the disease and continue practicing medicine.
We extend our sympathies to her family, colleagues and
community as they mourn her loss.
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NSF
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