Services Set for IAHCSMM President Brenda Sexton
Services for International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) president Brenda Sexton, who died suddenly on February 10, 2003 from post-operative complications while as a patient at Houston N.W. Medical Center, have been set. Services will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, February 14, 2003 at St. Matthew Mortuary, 12317 Garrett Rd. in Houston, Texas. The mortuary's phone number is (281) 458-4860. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2003, at St.Stephen Baptist Church, 170 Ritter House St. in Houston.
The association has set up an area on its Web site at the IAHCSMM Discussion Forum where members can express their sympathies and/or share memories of Brenda. Donations may be made in memory of Brenda Sexton to the American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org) or the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org).
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