Dan DeRosa Family Endowment

Type

Scholarship / Fellowship

Year Established

2013

Purpose

To support families receiving services at the Scott Center for Autism Treatment. (GF000497)

Description

Income derived from this fund goes directly to the WISH Scholarship fund which supports families receiving services at the Scott Center for Autism Treatment.

If you would prefer mailing a check in support of this fund, please make it payable to Florida Institute of Technology, adding The Dan DeRosa Scholarship fund in the memo section. Mail to: Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901

History

Daniel (Dan) Christopher DeRosa was the son of Daniel and Linda DeRosa. Dan was a Doctoral student at Florida Institute of Technology and had just received a dual master’s degree the May before his death. He worked as a Graduate Assistant at Florida Tech as well as a Social Skills Coordinator at the Scott Center for Autism Treatment. Dan was passionate about making a better life for children with autism.

Linda L. DeRosa was Dan’s mother and was incredibly amusing, selfless, the best gift-giver, fantastic at holiday decorating, a shopaholic, a great cook/baker, had the best laugh, and was a true angel here on this earth. She would go out of her way for anyone at any time. Anyone who has ever met her, had to love her because that’s just who she was. She was a gift, a gem, a truly one-of-a-kind person.

Thank you for your support of this scholarship fund and the memories of both Dan and Linda DeRosa. Forever in our hearts.

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