The Candor community is mourning the loss of a remarkable, beautiful, strong, resourceful citizen. Jordana Joy Suttmeier died at age 46 on Feb. 12, after a battle with cancer. \u2018Jo\u2019 was an avid animal lover and focused from a very young age on making sure her life\u2019s work would involve horses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jo earned an undergraduate degree from Cornell University in animal science and a master\u2019s from the University of Vermont. She was particularly concerned with animal nutrition and worked hard to make sure that each individual horse stabled at her farm received the just the right amount of nutrients in their diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jo worked tirelessly for the Candor Bread of Life Food Pantry, collecting food from various vendors and delivering to the pantry. Jo was generous with her time. Her \u2018riding lessons\u2019 always extended well beyond the allotted time of an hour, teaching students the importance of not only taking care of the horse, but taking care of horse paraphernalia, and the barn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf you are going to have a horse, you need to know how to take care of a horse,\u201d was her credo. Jo was an environmentalist before it became vogue, sincerely caring about the earth and all the creatures on it and the impact that humans have on them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an effort to keep Jo\u2019s legacy of love of animals and their welfare, her spirit of generosity, altruism, and environmentalism alive, the Candor Community has established a scholarship in Jo\u2019s name. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior who is determined to pursue a career in an animal science or an environmental science field and who has demonstrated a sincere effort to achieve their best both morally and academically. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please consider a tax-deductible donation to: The Jordana Suttmeier Scholarship Fund, Candor School District, P.O. Box 145, Candor, N.Y. 13743; Attention: Sydney Wade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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