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3 RELAY FOR LIFE. LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com jUNE 17, 2013
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Up past midnight and happy in Logan County
Who goes for a walk in the middle
of the night and is happy about it?
In the early morning hours Saturday, there
were sane people up, walking and talking at
the Lincoln Center, and they were willing to
share their stories. Lively music by DJ Chris
Ramlow of Log Cabin Entertainment was
playing in the background and the atmosphere
was festive. And why not -- it was the annual
Relay For Life walk to end cancer.
One of those present and keeping the early
vigil was Bill Post, an honorary chair for the
event this year.
Post has been attending since April 1998 to
honor his sister, Donna Roschnafsky, who lost
her fight with cancer in 1984 and was laid to
rest on July 24, her 50th birthday.
Post was instrumental in getting the names
on the luminaria bags this year, and at the 9
p.m. reading he cited over 1,000 names to hon-
or cancer survivors and those who have lost
the battle with this terrible disease.
Post has never been on a relay team, but he
has been involved with the event for many
years and said that he plans to continue to help
as long as he is able.
Members of Robin Ingram’s team were up,
too. She was the other honorary co-chair, and
team members Holly Meteer, Aubrey Letter-
le and Jodi Deters were participating in the
event for their second time.
When Ingram was diagnosed with cancer
last year, there were 50 people on the team
for that first year. This year there were 30
members -- family and friends by her side.
The girls said they do not have to ask people
to help, because people just volunteer. These
team members and their friends were more
than willing to make cash donations for the
fight against cancer.
“As soon as you tell them what it’s for, it’s
no problem,” Deters said.
They all agreed, this team will continue to
participate in the Relay For Life as long as
they are needed.
Jim and Susan Gehlbach are familiar faces
in the community. Why were the two of them
still there in the wee hours of the morning?
Jim and Susan both lost their moms to renal
cell carcinoma, a cancer that forms in the lin-
ing of very small tubes in the kidney that filter
the blood and remove waste products. Jim’s
mom, Patsy Gehlbach, died 15 years ago. Su-
san’s mom, Fran Lessen, walked in the Relay
For Life inApril 2003 before losing her battle
in June of the same year.
This is the 16th year for the Gehlbach team,