Once describing New York as the great love of her life, Sonja Trytko ’02 moved to the Big Apple to pursue her love for fashion and design. She built a successful career in luxury retail management over 12 years before moving back to her hometown of Portland, Oregon following a breast cancer diagnosis. She worked alongside her family at their construction company, volunteered with organizations like the Pink Lemonade Project helping others with breast cancer, discovered a newfound love for gardening, and traveled whenever she could. Sonja died on Oct. 16, 2024.