Mary Beth was born on November 27, 1984 at Hurley Medical Center in Flint to Michael and Mary Jo (Sauve) Knox, just one minute after her twin Marcy "Sarcey." She was a 2003 graduate of Clio High School and a senior at Michigan State University where she majored in Supply Chain Management. She was looking forward to an internship with Stryker Medical. MSU is where she found true friendship with the Bailey Street Girls, G-Baby, and the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega. Throughout her life, Mary showed us the world in a different light. She was blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a tremendous zest for life. She touched the lives of many by her courage, strength, and determination.
Mary Beth Knox's Monday was everything she could have wanted.
Despite the 22-year-old's struggle with cancer at an Ann Arbor hospital, Mary Beth was able to celebrate the sunshine, relax with her closest family and friends and Bo-Bailey, the golden retriever she got shortly after her cancer diagnosis.
"On Monday, the day before she died, she was out in the courtyard (of the hospital) singing the State fight song and just being goofy," said Mary Beth's twin sister, Marcy.
Mary Beth died at about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday after a yearlong battle with sarcoma a soft tissue cancer, Marcy said.
The supply chain management senior was an Alpha Chi Omega sister, along with her twin, and was the keynote speaker at this year's Greek Week Relay for Life event.
"She was a caring, compassionate, beautiful, true woman who inspired us all to believe in ourselves, to persevere through hardships and to give selflessly to help others," said Alpha Chi Omega Chapter President Alyse Vollmer in a written statement.
"We will never forget her."
More than 200 people gathered Wednesday night in front of the rock on Farm Lane to attend a candlelight vigil in honor of Mary Beth. A breeze caused the numerous candles to flicker and blow out during the tear-provoking readings of one of Mary Beth's letters and a poem by her sorority sister, Kailey Coleman.
"Sometimes it seemed as though we were the ones she was picking up off the floor, rather than the other way around," said Coleman, a psychology sophomore.
The vigil ended with a moment of silence and a blowing out of the candles. The Alpha Chi Omega sisters sang as they showered the rock with carnations. "Mary Beth, In Loving Memory," was emblazoned in purple on the rock.
Mary Beth, of Clio, was first diagnosed with cancer March 24, 2006. She had felt sick with a headache on St. Patrick's Day and went to an Okemos clinic the following Monday, which diagnosed her with bronchitis, Marcy said. By that Friday, she had trouble breathing and was transported to the emergency room at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital. That was when she received her cancer diagnosis.
"She was at Sparrow for seven days, and then she was transported by ambulance to the University of Michigan, where she was put on a ventilator for three weeks," Marcy said. "After that, she learned to walk and talk and eat again."
Mary Beth spent the fall finishing classes from the previous spring. This semester, she was taking two online courses.
She went through full brain radiation in October after doctors spotted lesions. The lesions returned in February, and Mary Beth received radiation and chemotherapy once more March 20.
This Friday, she went back to Ann Arbor, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and had to stay at the hospital through Tuesday.
"She said was going to take a nap, but she said, 'Don't leave without saying goodbye,'" said advertising senior Mandy Kilyanek, who visited Mary Beth that Monday with some other close friends. "We waited in the waiting room for a while. โฆ Her family let us go in, and no one could wake her up. She was not really attentive. Each of us went in individually and said our goodbyes.
"We went home, and it was like you knew it was the last time you'd see her."
Mary Beth will always be remembered for her positive, humorous personality, Marcy said. Known as Birdie because of the few hairs she had left on her head, Mary Beth loved to watch "Deal or No Deal."
"She applied to be on it, and one of the questions in the applications was, 'If you had an article in People magazine, what would it be and what would the photo be?'" Marcy said. "She said it would be her, Howie Mandel and Britney Spears and all their bald heads."
Marcy said Mary Beth didn't wear a wig to mask the effects of her chemotherapy treatments.
"At first, it was difficult for her, but then she got the nickname, Birdie, because she only had about five hairs on her head," Marcy said. "After about three weeks, she never wore a wig."
A 2003 graduate of Clio High School, Mary Beth participated in golf, volleyball and basketball while in high school. She played intramural volleyball while at MSU.
Mary Beth also leaves behind her parents and another sister, Courtney, 25.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio.
KNOX, Mary Beth (Our Beloved Birdie) - of Clio, age 22, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 after a year long battle with Sarcoma (a soft tissue cancer). Funeral Mass will be held 10am Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio. Rev. Fr. Gerald Ploof officiating with burial at New Calvary Catholic Cemtery. Friends may call at the O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio on Thursday and Friday from 2-9pm. A Rosary will be prayed at 4 PM Thursday and a Scripture Service will be held at 8 pm Friday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
Throughout her life, Mary showed us the world in a different light. She was blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a tremendous zest for life. She touched the lives of many by her courage, strength, and determination.
She will be greatly missed by her parents. Michael and Mary Jo Knox of Clio; twin sister and bestest friend Marcy Knox of Clio, sister Courtney Knox and fiance Gerald Edwards of Clio; nephew Ethan Edwards of Clio; grandmother Geraldine Sauve of Montrose; grandparents Bill and Patricia Knox of Lakeland, FL; many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and dog Bullwinkle. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Richard R. Sauve and best friend Rocky. A special thanks to Dr. Lawrence Baker and Denise Reinke, the staff at the Med Inn and of the University of Michigan Medical Center. Please sign our guest book or share an online condolence with the family at www.oguinnfh.com.
O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes
Clio Chapel
686-5070
Mary Beth Knox's Monday was everything she could have wanted.
Despite the 22-year-old's struggle with cancer at an Ann Arbor hospital, Mary Beth was able to celebrate the sunshine, relax with her closest family and friends and Bo-Bailey, the golden retriever she got shortly after her cancer diagnosis.
"On Monday, the day before she died, she was out in the courtyard (of the hospital) singing the State fight song and just being goofy," said Mary Beth's twin sister, Marcy.
Mary Beth died at about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday after a yearlong battle with sarcoma a soft tissue cancer, Marcy said.
The supply chain management senior was an Alpha Chi Omega sister, along with her twin, and was the keynote speaker at this year's Greek Week Relay for Life event.
"She was a caring, compassionate, beautiful, true woman who inspired us all to believe in ourselves, to persevere through hardships and to give selflessly to help others," said Alpha Chi Omega Chapter President Alyse Vollmer in a written statement.
"We will never forget her."
More than 200 people gathered Wednesday night in front of the rock on Farm Lane to attend a candlelight vigil in honor of Mary Beth. A breeze caused the numerous candles to flicker and blow out during the tear-provoking readings of one of Mary Beth's letters and a poem by her sorority sister, Kailey Coleman.
"Sometimes it seemed as though we were the ones she was picking up off the floor, rather than the other way around," said Coleman, a psychology sophomore.
The vigil ended with a moment of silence and a blowing out of the candles. The Alpha Chi Omega sisters sang as they showered the rock with carnations. "Mary Beth, In Loving Memory," was emblazoned in purple on the rock.
Mary Beth, of Clio, was first diagnosed with cancer March 24, 2006. She had felt sick with a headache on St. Patrick's Day and went to an Okemos clinic the following Monday, which diagnosed her with bronchitis, Marcy said. By that Friday, she had trouble breathing and was transported to the emergency room at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital. That was when she received her cancer diagnosis.
"She was at Sparrow for seven days, and then she was transported by ambulance to the University of Michigan, where she was put on a ventilator for three weeks," Marcy said. "After that, she learned to walk and talk and eat again."
Mary Beth spent the fall finishing classes from the previous spring. This semester, she was taking two online courses.
She went through full brain radiation in October after doctors spotted lesions. The lesions returned in February, and Mary Beth received radiation and chemotherapy once more March 20.
This Friday, she went back to Ann Arbor, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and had to stay at the hospital through Tuesday.
"She said was going to take a nap, but she said, 'Don't leave without saying goodbye,'" said advertising senior Mandy Kilyanek, who visited Mary Beth that Monday with some other close friends. "We waited in the waiting room for a while. โฆ Her family let us go in, and no one could wake her up. She was not really attentive. Each of us went in individually and said our goodbyes.
"We went home, and it was like you knew it was the last time you'd see her."
Mary Beth will always be remembered for her positive, humorous personality, Marcy said. Known as Birdie because of the few hairs she had left on her head, Mary Beth loved to watch "Deal or No Deal."
"She applied to be on it, and one of the questions in the applications was, 'If you had an article in People magazine, what would it be and what would the photo be?'" Marcy said. "She said it would be her, Howie Mandel and Britney Spears and all their bald heads."
Marcy said Mary Beth didn't wear a wig to mask the effects of her chemotherapy treatments.
"At first, it was difficult for her, but then she got the nickname, Birdie, because she only had about five hairs on her head," Marcy said. "After about three weeks, she never wore a wig."
A 2003 graduate of Clio High School, Mary Beth participated in golf, volleyball and basketball while in high school. She played intramural volleyball while at MSU.
Mary Beth also leaves behind her parents and another sister, Courtney, 25.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio.
KNOX, Mary Beth (Our Beloved Birdie) - of Clio, age 22, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 after a year long battle with Sarcoma (a soft tissue cancer). Funeral Mass will be held 10am Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio. Rev. Fr. Gerald Ploof officiating with burial at New Calvary Catholic Cemtery. Friends may call at the O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio on Thursday and Friday from 2-9pm. A Rosary will be prayed at 4 PM Thursday and a Scripture Service will be held at 8 pm Friday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
Throughout her life, Mary showed us the world in a different light. She was blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a tremendous zest for life. She touched the lives of many by her courage, strength, and determination.
She will be greatly missed by her parents. Michael and Mary Jo Knox of Clio; twin sister and bestest friend Marcy Knox of Clio, sister Courtney Knox and fiance Gerald Edwards of Clio; nephew Ethan Edwards of Clio; grandmother Geraldine Sauve of Montrose; grandparents Bill and Patricia Knox of Lakeland, FL; many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and dog Bullwinkle. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Richard R. Sauve and best friend Rocky. A special thanks to Dr. Lawrence Baker and Denise Reinke, the staff at the Med Inn and of the University of Michigan Medical Center. Please sign our guest book or share an online condolence with the family at www.oguinnfh.com.
O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes
Clio Chapel
686-5070
Mary Beth was born on November 27, 1984 at Hurley Medical Center in Flint to Michael and Mary Jo (Sauve) Knox, just one minute after her twin Marcy "Sarcey." She was a 2003 graduate of Clio High School and a senior at Michigan State University where she majored in Supply Chain Management. She was looking forward to an internship with Stryker Medical. MSU is where she found true friendship with the Bailey Street Girls, G-Baby, and the ladies of Alpha Chi Omega. Throughout her life, Mary showed us the world in a different light. She was blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a tremendous zest for life. She touched the lives of many by her courage, strength, and determination.
Mary Beth Knox's Monday was everything she could have wanted.
Despite the 22-year-old's struggle with cancer at an Ann Arbor hospital, Mary Beth was able to celebrate the sunshine, relax with her closest family and friends and Bo-Bailey, the golden retriever she got shortly after her cancer diagnosis.
"On Monday, the day before she died, she was out in the courtyard (of the hospital) singing the State fight song and just being goofy," said Mary Beth's twin sister, Marcy.
Mary Beth died at about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday after a yearlong battle with sarcoma a soft tissue cancer, Marcy said.
The supply chain management senior was an Alpha Chi Omega sister, along with her twin, and was the keynote speaker at this year's Greek Week Relay for Life event.
"She was a caring, compassionate, beautiful, true woman who inspired us all to believe in ourselves, to persevere through hardships and to give selflessly to help others," said Alpha Chi Omega Chapter President Alyse Vollmer in a written statement.
"We will never forget her."
More than 200 people gathered Wednesday night in front of the rock on Farm Lane to attend a candlelight vigil in honor of Mary Beth. A breeze caused the numerous candles to flicker and blow out during the tear-provoking readings of one of Mary Beth's letters and a poem by her sorority sister, Kailey Coleman.
"Sometimes it seemed as though we were the ones she was picking up off the floor, rather than the other way around," said Coleman, a psychology sophomore.
The vigil ended with a moment of silence and a blowing out of the candles. The Alpha Chi Omega sisters sang as they showered the rock with carnations. "Mary Beth, In Loving Memory," was emblazoned in purple on the rock.
Mary Beth, of Clio, was first diagnosed with cancer March 24, 2006. She had felt sick with a headache on St. Patrick's Day and went to an Okemos clinic the following Monday, which diagnosed her with bronchitis, Marcy said. By that Friday, she had trouble breathing and was transported to the emergency room at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital. That was when she received her cancer diagnosis.
"She was at Sparrow for seven days, and then she was transported by ambulance to the University of Michigan, where she was put on a ventilator for three weeks," Marcy said. "After that, she learned to walk and talk and eat again."
Mary Beth spent the fall finishing classes from the previous spring. This semester, she was taking two online courses.
She went through full brain radiation in October after doctors spotted lesions. The lesions returned in February, and Mary Beth received radiation and chemotherapy once more March 20.
This Friday, she went back to Ann Arbor, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and had to stay at the hospital through Tuesday.
"She said was going to take a nap, but she said, 'Don't leave without saying goodbye,'" said advertising senior Mandy Kilyanek, who visited Mary Beth that Monday with some other close friends. "We waited in the waiting room for a while. โฆ Her family let us go in, and no one could wake her up. She was not really attentive. Each of us went in individually and said our goodbyes.
"We went home, and it was like you knew it was the last time you'd see her."
Mary Beth will always be remembered for her positive, humorous personality, Marcy said. Known as Birdie because of the few hairs she had left on her head, Mary Beth loved to watch "Deal or No Deal."
"She applied to be on it, and one of the questions in the applications was, 'If you had an article in People magazine, what would it be and what would the photo be?'" Marcy said. "She said it would be her, Howie Mandel and Britney Spears and all their bald heads."
Marcy said Mary Beth didn't wear a wig to mask the effects of her chemotherapy treatments.
"At first, it was difficult for her, but then she got the nickname, Birdie, because she only had about five hairs on her head," Marcy said. "After about three weeks, she never wore a wig."
A 2003 graduate of Clio High School, Mary Beth participated in golf, volleyball and basketball while in high school. She played intramural volleyball while at MSU.
Mary Beth also leaves behind her parents and another sister, Courtney, 25.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio.
KNOX, Mary Beth (Our Beloved Birdie) - of Clio, age 22, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 after a year long battle with Sarcoma (a soft tissue cancer). Funeral Mass will be held 10am Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio. Rev. Fr. Gerald Ploof officiating with burial at New Calvary Catholic Cemtery. Friends may call at the O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio on Thursday and Friday from 2-9pm. A Rosary will be prayed at 4 PM Thursday and a Scripture Service will be held at 8 pm Friday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
Throughout her life, Mary showed us the world in a different light. She was blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a tremendous zest for life. She touched the lives of many by her courage, strength, and determination.
She will be greatly missed by her parents. Michael and Mary Jo Knox of Clio; twin sister and bestest friend Marcy Knox of Clio, sister Courtney Knox and fiance Gerald Edwards of Clio; nephew Ethan Edwards of Clio; grandmother Geraldine Sauve of Montrose; grandparents Bill and Patricia Knox of Lakeland, FL; many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and dog Bullwinkle. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Richard R. Sauve and best friend Rocky. A special thanks to Dr. Lawrence Baker and Denise Reinke, the staff at the Med Inn and of the University of Michigan Medical Center. Please sign our guest book or share an online condolence with the family at www.oguinnfh.com.
O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes
Clio Chapel
686-5070
Mary Beth Knox's Monday was everything she could have wanted.
Despite the 22-year-old's struggle with cancer at an Ann Arbor hospital, Mary Beth was able to celebrate the sunshine, relax with her closest family and friends and Bo-Bailey, the golden retriever she got shortly after her cancer diagnosis.
"On Monday, the day before she died, she was out in the courtyard (of the hospital) singing the State fight song and just being goofy," said Mary Beth's twin sister, Marcy.
Mary Beth died at about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday after a yearlong battle with sarcoma a soft tissue cancer, Marcy said.
The supply chain management senior was an Alpha Chi Omega sister, along with her twin, and was the keynote speaker at this year's Greek Week Relay for Life event.
"She was a caring, compassionate, beautiful, true woman who inspired us all to believe in ourselves, to persevere through hardships and to give selflessly to help others," said Alpha Chi Omega Chapter President Alyse Vollmer in a written statement.
"We will never forget her."
More than 200 people gathered Wednesday night in front of the rock on Farm Lane to attend a candlelight vigil in honor of Mary Beth. A breeze caused the numerous candles to flicker and blow out during the tear-provoking readings of one of Mary Beth's letters and a poem by her sorority sister, Kailey Coleman.
"Sometimes it seemed as though we were the ones she was picking up off the floor, rather than the other way around," said Coleman, a psychology sophomore.
The vigil ended with a moment of silence and a blowing out of the candles. The Alpha Chi Omega sisters sang as they showered the rock with carnations. "Mary Beth, In Loving Memory," was emblazoned in purple on the rock.
Mary Beth, of Clio, was first diagnosed with cancer March 24, 2006. She had felt sick with a headache on St. Patrick's Day and went to an Okemos clinic the following Monday, which diagnosed her with bronchitis, Marcy said. By that Friday, she had trouble breathing and was transported to the emergency room at Lansing's Sparrow Hospital. That was when she received her cancer diagnosis.
"She was at Sparrow for seven days, and then she was transported by ambulance to the University of Michigan, where she was put on a ventilator for three weeks," Marcy said. "After that, she learned to walk and talk and eat again."
Mary Beth spent the fall finishing classes from the previous spring. This semester, she was taking two online courses.
She went through full brain radiation in October after doctors spotted lesions. The lesions returned in February, and Mary Beth received radiation and chemotherapy once more March 20.
This Friday, she went back to Ann Arbor, where she was diagnosed with pneumonia and had to stay at the hospital through Tuesday.
"She said was going to take a nap, but she said, 'Don't leave without saying goodbye,'" said advertising senior Mandy Kilyanek, who visited Mary Beth that Monday with some other close friends. "We waited in the waiting room for a while. โฆ Her family let us go in, and no one could wake her up. She was not really attentive. Each of us went in individually and said our goodbyes.
"We went home, and it was like you knew it was the last time you'd see her."
Mary Beth will always be remembered for her positive, humorous personality, Marcy said. Known as Birdie because of the few hairs she had left on her head, Mary Beth loved to watch "Deal or No Deal."
"She applied to be on it, and one of the questions in the applications was, 'If you had an article in People magazine, what would it be and what would the photo be?'" Marcy said. "She said it would be her, Howie Mandel and Britney Spears and all their bald heads."
Marcy said Mary Beth didn't wear a wig to mask the effects of her chemotherapy treatments.
"At first, it was difficult for her, but then she got the nickname, Birdie, because she only had about five hairs on her head," Marcy said. "After about three weeks, she never wore a wig."
A 2003 graduate of Clio High School, Mary Beth participated in golf, volleyball and basketball while in high school. She played intramural volleyball while at MSU.
Mary Beth also leaves behind her parents and another sister, Courtney, 25.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio.
KNOX, Mary Beth (Our Beloved Birdie) - of Clio, age 22, died Tuesday, March 27, 2007 after a year long battle with Sarcoma (a soft tissue cancer). Funeral Mass will be held 10am Saturday, March 31, 2007 at Saints Charles & Helena Catholic Church in Clio. Rev. Fr. Gerald Ploof officiating with burial at New Calvary Catholic Cemtery. Friends may call at the O'Guinn Family Funeral Home in Clio on Thursday and Friday from 2-9pm. A Rosary will be prayed at 4 PM Thursday and a Scripture Service will be held at 8 pm Friday evening at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarcoma Foundation of America.
Throughout her life, Mary showed us the world in a different light. She was blessed with an incredible sense of humor and a tremendous zest for life. She touched the lives of many by her courage, strength, and determination.
She will be greatly missed by her parents. Michael and Mary Jo Knox of Clio; twin sister and bestest friend Marcy Knox of Clio, sister Courtney Knox and fiance Gerald Edwards of Clio; nephew Ethan Edwards of Clio; grandmother Geraldine Sauve of Montrose; grandparents Bill and Patricia Knox of Lakeland, FL; many aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and dog Bullwinkle. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather Richard R. Sauve and best friend Rocky. A special thanks to Dr. Lawrence Baker and Denise Reinke, the staff at the Med Inn and of the University of Michigan Medical Center. Please sign our guest book or share an online condolence with the family at www.oguinnfh.com.
O'Guinn Family Funeral Homes
Clio Chapel
686-5070
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