Pida, Valerie Ann, 1967-1992

Valeria Ann Pida was born on July 2, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pida was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of thirteen and battled the disease while attending the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1985 to 1991. Pida was a cheerleader for the Runnin' Rebels basketball team and cheered in the team's NCAA Final Four appearance. In 1991, the plaza outside the north entrance to UNLV's student union was dedicated to Pida. She passed away on November 10, 1992, at the age of twenty-five.

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"The Back Story: Valerie Pida Plaza." News Center. December 10, 2012. Accessed March 26, 2019. https://www.unlv.edu/news/article/back-story-valerie-pida-plaza.