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An Aspiring Doctor Dies in a Car Accident

          Staicy Matchanickal, an aspiring Doctor at Cornell University, died as a result of a car accident in Dobbs Ferry, New York. She was 27 years old.
          Matchanickal, a resident of Yonkers, was involved in a serious car accident during the big storm last Friday night. She was with her four friends, all of whom are in serious conditions. Staicy was able to spend at least twelve hours with her family before she passed away in St. John's Riverside Hospital Saturday morning.
          "She was a very hardworking and dedicated women," Steven Paul, a colleague of Staicy's at Lawrence Hospital where she did her residency, said. "Staicy was always a very warm person who cared about her patients very much. She never left the patient's room without leaving a smile on their faces."
          A memorial service is planned for her on Friday at 5 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Yonkers. There will be a mass afterwards also in Malayalam.
          Matchanickal was born in Yonkers, New York. She attended School 17 and Museum Middle School as her secondary schools. She graduated Maria Regina High School in June 2011 and entered Cornell University's pre-med program. She is supposed to graduate with a PhD in May 2021.
          Staicy married her long time boyfriend Jason George, a doctor, in the summer of 2019.
          Staicy was an active member of her Knanaya Catholic Church in Rockland. She taught religious education and was a real leader. In school Staicy was on the soccer team and was active in numerous clubs and organizations.
          "I always thought she would be the next Marta of the U.S. and set up her own soccer school and go all over the world teaching under privileged kids how to play the sport." Geena Patel, Staicy's high school friend, said.
          But Staicy's real passion was to help people. She always knew that she wanted to be a doctor ever since she started volunteering at Lawrence Hospital in high school. She loved being there for the patients when their families weren't around to witness their pain. Staicy enjoyed seeing them recover and go home peacefully. Most importantly she loved to make people smile.
          Matchanickal is survived by her daughter, Jessica; her two sisters, Sheena and Syna; her parents and her husband.
          Staicy's family requests that flowers be sent to St. Peter's Memorial Hall and that contributions be sent to the Matchanickal foundation.