Ashleigh Royalty Range, IE 07, of Allen, Texas, on July 19. Range had a successful career as a consultant at Alvarez and Marsal and in the human resources practice of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. In 2013, Range earned a master’s degree in systems engineering and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she was the recipient of the prestigious Miriam Sherburne award. Loyal to her Georgia Tech roots, Range was a past president of the North Texas Alumni Network. Range ultimately succumbed to a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as Inflammatory Breast Cancer. After her diagnosis, Range became an advocate for IBC research and raised money to find a cure. She chronicled her fight with the disease in a well-read blog, myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com, that also provided support and information to others. At Georgia Tech, Range was a student ambassador and graduated with highest honors. Range was the 2003 valedictorian of Satellite High School in Melbourne, Fla., and voted “Best All Around.” Range was an avid runner and participated in marathons and triathlons. She was known for hosting parties and had a passion for singing. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Allen, and a previous member of First Baptist Churches in Carrollton and Dallas. She was a caring mother to her sons Noah, 2 ½, and David, 1, and a loving wife to her husband and Georgia Tech classmate Brad Range, ME 07, MS ME 11.
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