Our dear friend, and NELR team member, Diane Cliche, passed away on Dec 13th, 2017.  Diane was an important and valued member of our NELR team. She was a foster Mom to over 50 NELR dogs!  The amount of people she met at transport was literally in the thousands.  She always had it all under control and made everyone feel secure and excited to meet their new Lab. Diane had a unique sense of humor and her ability to take on difficult situations and turn them into success stories was amazing and such a wonderful gift.  She was able to go on her dream vacation to Spain before she passed.  She visited some of the foreign exchange students that she fostered as young teens. She and Steve fostered and took in about 20 or more students over the years. Her home was always open to so many students. Diane was also on our Board of Directors, did lots of paperwork and came to all of our NELR events and shows to talk to potential adopters. She once drove to South Carolina to pick up our NELR labs and had a heart that loved people and especially all dogs who needed love. She had 5 dogs of her own, Max, Bella, ( who she fostered for NELR for 2 years), Baxter and Dickens ( both adopted from NELR). Diane volunteered for NELR for over 6 years and she soon became part of our big “family”. She is greatly missed by all of us here at NELR, and our hearts go out to her two grandchildren, her son and daughter and her husband, Steve, who also went to every transport to help Diane.  Diane, we love you, we miss you so much, and your legacy will live on in our hearts and minds always. Your big heart of love was an inspiration to everyone you met and you changed our world with your generous and kind spirit.