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LEXINGTON - Lyssa Rauch, 20, of Lexington, entered into eternal rest January 19, 2006, in Lexington Medical Center, after a 10-month battle with cancer.
Born in Lexington July 2, 1985, Lyssa was the daughter of Holly S. Rauch and Charles O’Brian Rauch. She was a 2003 graduate of White Knoll High School and attended Winthrop University.
An avid fan of marching bands and drum corps, she was a member of the Lexington High School Cat Band Color Guard in 9th grade, and a member of the White Knoll High School Timberwolf Marching Band in 10th through 12th grades, serving as flute section leader, audio-visual librarian, secretary and vice-president, and lettering all four years. She was also a member of the White Knoll High School Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, and received an excellent rating for three consecutive years in the SCBDA Solo and Ensemble Festival. She played the flute, piccolo and oboe. She also attended the USC Summer Music and Leadership Camp.
At White Knoll High, she was also a member of the Student Government Association, the Drama Club, the Art Council, the Debate Team and the National Thespian Society. During high school she was employed by Sonic Drive-In and BI-LO in West Columbia.
After graduating from White Knoll, Lyssa received the Life Scholarship and attended Winthrop University in Rock Hill, majoring in design/technical theater. Her dream was to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching and teach drama to young people at a school for the performing arts. Her inspirations were her drama teachers, art teachers, and her band directors. She was a member of the Winthrop Glee Club, the Winthrop Flute Choir, the Anthology staff, the “Young @ Heart” children’s theatre troupe, and the Terpsichore dance group. She was recently inducted as an honorary member of the Winthrop chapter of Alpha Psi Omega National Honor Society for Excellence in Theatre. While at Winthrop, she worked as a technician for the Northwestern High School Marching Band, Color Guard and Winter Guard in Rock Hill. During college breaks she was employed by Palmetto Dermatology in West Columbia.
Lyssa will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Todd A. Leger Sr. of Lexington; her father of Elgin; godparents, Richard and Nancy Riles of West Columbia; godmother, Karen L. Collier of Kingston, PA; maternal grandmother, Stephanie Suchomel of Hollywood, FL; paternal grandfather, William B. Rauch of Chapin; paternal grandparents, Charles and Sue Gunter of Baltimore, MD; an aunt, Janie Westphal of Chapin; a half sister, Helena Rauch of Elgin; and many loving extended family members, teachers and friends.
Visitation will be held at Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, from 6-8 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2006. A memorial service will be held at the Thompson Funeral Home Chapel Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. Since Lyssa has made a Gift of Body donation to the USC School of Medicine, a memory chest will be on display at the visitation. Friends and family are encouraged to place a memento or remembrance item into the chest as a tribute to Lyssa. The chest will be buried in her honor in the Rauch family plot at Mount Horeb Lutheran Church Cemetery in Chapin immediately following the memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, Lyssa requested that memorials be made in her name to the EdVenture Children’s Museum, 211 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Lyssa’s family and friends would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Steven Madden, Ms. Melodie Frick of Crossroads Counseling, the nurses and staff of Lexington Oncology, and the nurses and staff of 8th floor Oncology at Lexington Medical Center for the compassionate and professional devotion they committed to Lyssa’s care.
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Born in Lexington July 2, 1985, Lyssa was the daughter of Holly S. Rauch and Charles O’Brian Rauch. She was a 2003 graduate of White Knoll High School and attended Winthrop University.
An avid fan of marching bands and drum corps, she was a member of the Lexington High School Cat Band Color Guard in 9th grade, and a member of the White Knoll High School Timberwolf Marching Band in 10th through 12th grades, serving as flute section leader, audio-visual librarian, secretary and vice-president, and lettering all four years. She was also a member of the White Knoll High School Concert Band and Wind Ensemble, and received an excellent rating for three consecutive years in the SCBDA Solo and Ensemble Festival. She played the flute, piccolo and oboe. She also attended the USC Summer Music and Leadership Camp.
At White Knoll High, she was also a member of the Student Government Association, the Drama Club, the Art Council, the Debate Team and the National Thespian Society. During high school she was employed by Sonic Drive-In and BI-LO in West Columbia.
After graduating from White Knoll, Lyssa received the Life Scholarship and attended Winthrop University in Rock Hill, majoring in design/technical theater. Her dream was to earn a Master of Arts in Teaching and teach drama to young people at a school for the performing arts. Her inspirations were her drama teachers, art teachers, and her band directors. She was a member of the Winthrop Glee Club, the Winthrop Flute Choir, the Anthology staff, the “Young @ Heart” children’s theatre troupe, and the Terpsichore dance group. She was recently inducted as an honorary member of the Winthrop chapter of Alpha Psi Omega National Honor Society for Excellence in Theatre. While at Winthrop, she worked as a technician for the Northwestern High School Marching Band, Color Guard and Winter Guard in Rock Hill. During college breaks she was employed by Palmetto Dermatology in West Columbia.
Lyssa will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Surviving are her mother and stepfather, Todd A. Leger Sr. of Lexington; her father of Elgin; godparents, Richard and Nancy Riles of West Columbia; godmother, Karen L. Collier of Kingston, PA; maternal grandmother, Stephanie Suchomel of Hollywood, FL; paternal grandfather, William B. Rauch of Chapin; paternal grandparents, Charles and Sue Gunter of Baltimore, MD; an aunt, Janie Westphal of Chapin; a half sister, Helena Rauch of Elgin; and many loving extended family members, teachers and friends.
Visitation will be held at Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, from 6-8 p.m. Friday, February 3, 2006. A memorial service will be held at the Thompson Funeral Home Chapel Saturday, February 4, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. Since Lyssa has made a Gift of Body donation to the USC School of Medicine, a memory chest will be on display at the visitation. Friends and family are encouraged to place a memento or remembrance item into the chest as a tribute to Lyssa. The chest will be buried in her honor in the Rauch family plot at Mount Horeb Lutheran Church Cemetery in Chapin immediately following the memorial service.
In lieu of flowers, Lyssa requested that memorials be made in her name to the EdVenture Children’s Museum, 211 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Lyssa’s family and friends would like to express their appreciation to Dr. Steven Madden, Ms. Melodie Frick of Crossroads Counseling, the nurses and staff of Lexington Oncology, and the nurses and staff of 8th floor Oncology at Lexington Medical Center for the compassionate and professional devotion they committed to Lyssa’s care.
no comment for now...i'm a little speechless