RICKERT RACHEL SAPIENTE Age 43, on August 2, 2017, at her home in the Minneapolis neighborhood of St. Louis Park, after a fiercely-fought, three-year battle with triple negative breast cancer. Born April 10, 1974, in St. Louis, MO, seven minutes after her twin brother, Rachel was a graduate of Falk School, Peabody High School, and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Prior to the progression of her illness, she was the creative marketing manager for Sightpath Medical at its corporate headquarters in Bloomington, MN. Our Rachel was an excellent and devoted mother. She is survived by her cherished sons, Ethan Christopher and Elliott John Rickert. She loved them to the moon and back. She is also survived by their father and her caregiver, Brian Rickert; her parents, Rebecca Wallace of Pittsburgh, PA, and Dr. Ronald Sapiente of Marquette, MI; her twin, Andrew Wallace Sapiente (Rebecca Weidman) of Watertown, MA; aunt, Barbara Colaco (Dr. Rudy) of Cranford, NJ; uncle, John Sapiente (Pamela) of Naples, FL; great- aunt, Celia Demyan of Columbia, MD; great-uncle, Father Joseph Borodach of Bradenville, PA; and her dear cousins and in-laws. Rachel's Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. on August 8, 2017, at Our Lady of Grace Parish in Edina, MN. We are at a loss to properly thank the many, many people who helped her and her boys in such supportive and generous ways, and who followed her posts on social media as she chronicled her illness. In particular, we would like to express our gratitude to Father Kevin Finnegan of Our Lady of Grace, and to the remarkable doctors and staff of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Donations in Rachel's memory may be directed to the Rachel Sapiente Rickert Trust (on behalf of her sons' educations), c/o Dr. Ronald Sapiente, 233 N. Lakeshore Blvd., Marquette, MI 49855, the St. Louis Park High School Band c/o Director Steve Schmitz, or to Park Nicollet Methodist Hospice, c/o Park Nicollet Foundation, 6500 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park, MN 55426. "Thy beauty, now, is all for the King's delight: He is thy Lord, and worship belongs to Him." Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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