Jeanne Lent

LENT- Jeanne Andrick Lent of Alpharetta, GA died peacefully on November 12, 2009 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta for terminally ill patients with cancer. Jeanne fought cancer valiantly for seven years, survived a stroke, had major neck surgery, was in hospice six times, and always came back. She was the most wonderful person you could ever meet, even with all that she was going through. Jeanne was born in the summer of 1947 in Suffern, NY, the daughter of Dr. Eugene Andrick and Thelma Andrick. Jeanne was raised in Ho-ho-kus, NJ, where she graduated from nearby Ridgewood High School. She attended the University of Tennessee, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1970. Upon gradution, she moved to North Miami Beach, FL, where she got a job as a world history teacher and swim coach at McArthur High School in nearby Hollywood, and she taught there for nine years. While teaching, she met her future husband, David, also a teacher and coach at McArthur High School, in 1976, and they married in August of 1977. Jeanne, in 1979, changed careers and started her illustrious career in healthcare management. During her six years with Allergan Pharmaceuticals, she was promoted from district to regional sales manager of central Florida, making the President’s Club three straight years. After Allergan, Jeanne was employed with Care Plus/Critical Care America. Jeanne was general manager of the Miami branch, and after stabilizing and increasing revenue, she was promoted to general manager of the largest branch of the company, in Columbia, MD. She was soon sought after by many companies, one of which was Homedco, where she was hired to analyze operations, personnel, and interdepartmental functions for both infusions and RT/DME. Jeanne developed and implemented plans for starting infusion centers in the southeast, and the first opened in Raleigh, NC. When Homedco merged with another company to form Apria, Jeanne was instrumental in consolidating offices, personnel, contracts and systems. Jeanne next moved to Nations Healthcare/Home Medical of America, where she was promoted from regional sales and operations manager to area vice president for the southeast region. During this time, she developed two disease management programs, negotiated several million dollar contracts, and successfully reorganized Duke Hospital program to prevent loss of contract. Jeanne’s last job before becoming ill was with Sun Healthcare Group, where she was senior vice president and division vice president of Sun Script Specialty Operations. She consulted for six months as acting COO of Sun Care, a subsidiary of Sun Health. Jeanne’s work ethic, management style, personnel development, and monitoring abilities made her a leader in her field. Cynthia Rosier, who worked for Jeanne for three and a half years, said that “as a mentor, Jeanne led by example, believed in me and my potential, enabled and empowered me to succeed, coached and taught as needed, inspired and challenged me to do my best”. Jeanne is survived by her husband of thirty-two years, David; sister, Constance Hollmann and her husband Michael of Jackson, MI; brother, Sandy Andrick and his wife Diane of Ramsey, NJ; four nieces and nephews, Lynne Morea of Jackson, MI; Ted Andrick of Ashville, NC; Damien Tully of Ramsay NJ; and Christopher Davies of Cape Elizabeth, ME. She will be missed by many friends and business colleagues, but especially by her husband, David, who took care of her the last seven years, and said “the best thing that ever happened to me was meeting Jeanne Andrick”. Jeanne will be cremated at Northside Chapel Funeral Directors in Roswell, GA. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta and Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, GA. The family would like to thank all of the doctors, nurses, and assistants, especially Dr. Benedict Benigno at Southeastern Garnocological Oncology at Northside Hospital, the wonderful doctors, nurses, and CNA’s at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, and the wonderful staff, doctors, and sisters at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home in Atlanta, where she was a patient the last five months of her life, especially sister Mary Damien. Jeanne’s ashes will be placed near the Portland Head lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, where David proposed to her, at a future date.

Jeanne Lent

August 20, 1947 - November 12, 2009