It is great having them here, they can see what we are doing for their daughter. It is hard, but they are very strong people. “Her mom was tearing up a little bit thinking about her daughter, the legacy she left with the university and type of person she was. “They are very good people, strong people and her mom, this is the first time they have been to the bone marrrow drive,” said Tre Moore, a freshman quarterback on Yale’s football team. The student-athletes that Rick and his wife met during their time on campus were not enrolled at Yale when Mandi was a key member of the Yale women’s hockey team, but that hasn’t stopped the Yale athletic community from stepping to the forefront in the annual life-saving event. “That is where out of all of this even though Mandi is not with us anymore, that is the good that can come out this are those life-saving matches.” “We talk about that all the time, every time we hear the 5,300 that have registered and there are 32 potential donors, that is the most amazing thing,” Rick Schwartz said. More than anything, it was a chance to reflect on the ultimate legacy left by their daughter - the gift of life. “It was great to see Coach (Larry) Ciotti out there, put the magic work in today, great seeing all the guys, seeing the female ice hockey team and field hockey team, it was great to see them and put a face to who they are.” “It was great to see all the guys take part and assist with this event,” Rick Schwartz said. As they made the rounds to greet the players volunteering at the bone marrow drive, it was a chance for Rick and Carol Schwartz to pay tribute to a community that has never forgotten their daughter even five years after her death due to leukemia. 17 jersey still hangs in the women’s hockey locker room.
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