Annie V. Cacciato
In everything she did, Annie's determination and leadership shone through, and she raised those around her to be as passionate as she was. After Annie was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in November of 2013, she became a devoted advocate for the disease and worked closely with her Thoracic Oncologist, Dr. David Carbone, to raise the image, awareness and funding for critically important research, much of which extended Annie's time with us. In particular, Annie was committed to radon awareness, testing & mitigation, as Annie firmly believed it was the root cause of her cancer. In her time of advocacy, The Blue Beautiful Skies Fund at the James was created, and she contributed to the spread of awareness through Breath of Hope Ohio, Lungevity and Radon Be Gone. In the last year of her life, she achieved a much desired goal to help pass legislation that would raise awareness of the dangers of radon with its own designated month. This past summer, Annie was present when Governor DeWine sighted the Annie Cacciato Radon Awareness Act into law, and January 2022 will be the inaugural Radon Awareness Month in Ohio.
Thank you!
Annie V. Cacciaqto
November 8, 2021
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