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Western Mass Community Plants New Life For 'Cherished' Gardener, Cancer Victim Western Mass Community Plants New Life For 'Cherished' Gardener, Cancer Victim
Western Mass Community Plants New Life For 'Cherished' Gardener, Cancer Victim A community in Western Massachusetts is looking to plant a new life for a "cherished" gardener who tragically lost hers earlier this month.  Jori Ross died after battling Multiple Myeloma cancer for more than two years on Thursday, May 25, according to her obituary. She was 69 years old.  Despite this crippling disease, Jori took full advantage of her life and "never stopped moving forward in her craft."   "She was hopelessly addicted to human connection, something that was shown through her numerous groups," her obituary reads. "Jori’s connections were never static or passively lived. Sh…