by Rick Danzl
Sister Joanne Vander Heyden looks at baby Gissele, daughter of Eva Resendez, both of Hoopeston, at Provena United Samaritans Medical Center in Danville on Monday. Vander Heyden is a chaplain at the facility and is being honored by the Illinois Eye Bank.
DANVILLE - Sister Joanne Vander Heyden's drive and hard work to help others live a fuller life through the gift of sight has resulted in her receiving the Watson Gailey Award from the Illinois Eye Bank.
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