We lost Shannon Forde eight years ago today to cancer. In some respects, I think it happened just yesterday. Even though she has been gone for a while, her legacy is alive and well.
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Thanks to MLB, Shannon Dalton Forde field resides in her hometown of Little Ferry, NJ. The field plays host to many high school and college baseball and softball teams.
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Shannon was a trailblazer in the field of women’s public relations in professional sports. She was fearless in the way she tackled her job in a male oriented profession.
Today, my friend Linda and I visited her grave site to let her know we haven’t forgotten. She was one of a kind.
