Why This Founder Finds Inspiration in a Necklace
It reminds Evolved by Nature's Rebecca Lacouture of her mother -- and helps her to always do her best.
By Rebecca Lacouture •

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My mom, Gail, died after a brief illness in 2005. I was a month away from finishing a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Tufts University. My dad created a personal gift for my sisters and me: necklaces engraved with our mom's thumbprint on the front, and her birth date and the date she passed on the back. They would serve as a reminder that our mother is always with us.
Over the years, I've come to rely upon that necklace -- both personally and professionally.
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