Rebekka

Rebekka Sprouse Grubbs was an athlete, a scientist, a teacher and a genuinely sweet human being.

Born in Mechanicsville, Virginia, Rebekka had a love for puppies, cows and country music. Rebekka obtained a PhD in biochemistry from UVA, and followed her research to postdocs at the HudsonAlpha Institute and Cornell, before transitioning to teaching at Gonzaga Univesity.

Rebekka biked and ran a bunch, even completing a half ironman, but she really excelled in relaxing. A book, a beer, or perhaps some low-brow TV after a jog made Rebekka about the happiest camper you've ever seen.

Rebekka also loved her family, her friends, french fries and pretty well anything related to a county fair. She certainly would have loved a ramble walk/jog with friends and beers.

At age 31 Rebekka developed an advanced and untreatable case of cholangiocarcinoma, and she passed from the disease several months later. The Rebekka Ramble is an annual celebration of Rebekka and a fundraiser for cholangiocarinoma research.

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