Fla. Dr. Stone was on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester since 1986. She was a national leader in medical education and the university is creating an endowed professorship in her memory. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan Tech in 1978, and graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School in 1982. Dr. Stone did her residency at Oregon Health Science and the Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston. She was actively involved in the Natick community education improvement, and was an advocate for children s issues.
Funeral services are private.