Deena Baxter
Deena Baxter (MET’80, GSM’92) of Naples, Fla., writes with news of a hopeful response to a personal tragedy. “After losing our youngest son to suicide in July 2012, I partnered with the local National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) to provide life-affirming resources to help families impacted by mental illness,” she writes. “The Funny Farm Project (book and new website) officially launched on September 10, 2014, Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day.” All profits from the sale of Deena’s book, Surviving Suicide: Searching for “Normal” with Heartache and Humor, will go to nonprofit mental health organizations. Deena invites fellow alums to submit artwork for consideration for display on the website galleries. Email Deena at deenabaxter2@gmail.com.