Memories of Dr. Lori Ann Scappino

In memory of

Dr. Lori Ann Scappino

Creedmoor, NC

July 20, 1966 - July 12, 2025

Jul 20, 1966 - Jul 12, 2025

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Randy Lanou

2006, Cow Wreck, The Settlement, British Virgin Islands

Sailing in the Islands

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Sheila Munsey

Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Samantha Scappino

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Randy Lanou

2006, British Virgin Islands

Sailing in the Islands

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Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Randy Lanou

2004, Nicaragua

Our First Trip to Nicaragua 21 Years Ago

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Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Donna Butcher

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Randy Lanou

2004, Nicaragua

Our First Trip to Nicaragua 21 Years Ago

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Nissa Pauley

Samantha Scappino

Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Carol Regli

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Samantha Scappino

She so cute in this photo ❤️❤️❤️ She so cute in this photo ❤️❤️❤️ She so cute in this photo ❤️❤️❤️

Randy Lanou

2004, Nicaragua

Our First Trip to Nicaragua 21 Years Ago

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Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Randy Lanou

2004, Nicaragua

Our First Trip to Nicaragua 21 Years Ago

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Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Randy Lanou

1997, Marmaris, Muğla, Turkey

Sailing on a Turkish Gulet

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Sheila Munsey

Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

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Donna Valicenti

So young 😘 So young 😘 So young 😘

Randy Lanou

2005, Quito, Ecuador

Mountains Above Quito — with Lori

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Lee Lanou

Nissa Pauley

Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Erik Mehlman

Amy Lanou

Holly Fraccaro

Carol Regli

Alona Bardina

Randy Lanou

2025, Horseshoe Farm

A Tree for Lori

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Holly Fraccaro

Erik Mehlman

Lee Lanou

Ashley Bowles

Sheila Munsey

Nissa Pauley

Samantha Scappino

Joyce Scappino

Donna Valicenti

Anthony Corriveau

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Barbara Lee Smith

Serviceberry. A perfect choice Serviceberry. A perfect choice Serviceberry. A perfect choice

Amy Lanou

It’s a service berry. Pretty in 3 seasons and it is a friend to both bees and birds! It’s a service berry. Pretty in 3 seasons and it is a friend to both bees and birds! It’s a service berry. Pretty in 3 seasons and it is... Read more

Randy Lanou

2025, Oak Island, NC, USA

According to the first responders in Oak Island, they use a cardiac code whenever the person that they are treating is unconscious. Lori was unconscious when the emergency was called in and they assigned that code. Local news reported that Lori died from cardiac arrest based on this code. Other news organizations picked that up and repeated the incorrect information. While we do not have the final autopsy report back and her cause of death is listed as pending on her death certificate, the medical examiner told me that the preliminary cause of death is drowning.

We will not have the final report for several weeks. I'll share that information when we have it.

Lori was a fish - she loved the water and she was a strong swimmer. She was in shallow water when she died - she could stand with her head above water. I hope that the autopsy report sheds some light on what happened because nothing about this makes sense. Did she have have a health issue that rendered her unconscious when she was in the water? We may know or we may not ever know.

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Barbara Lee Smith

Donna Butcher

Ashley Bowles

Donna Valicenti

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Holly Fraccaro

Oh Randy, it’s still so unbelievable. I’m so sorry. Oh Randy, it’s still so unbelievable. I’m so sorry. Oh Randy, it’s still so unbelievable. I’m so sorry.... Read more

Carol Regli

It doesn't make sense. I hope that they can shed some light on this surreal happening. I am so sorry for ... Read more It doesn't make sense. I hope that they can shed some light on this surreal happening. I am so sorry for your loss. 😔 It doesn't make sense. I hope that they can shed some... Read more

Georgana Kicinski

Randy, I am so sorry that all of this happened and still hurts you so badly. Randy, I am so sorry that all of this happened and still hurts you so badly. Randy, I am so sorry that all of this happened and ... Read more

Anne Crews

Shared a heart

CARLA MANLY

Shared a heart

Hilda Hughes

My thoughts are with you, the family and all of her friends. Dr. Lori was truly a blessing to Granville County and gave endlessly to so many causes. I started taking dogs to her when I was fostering for a rescue in NJ. She had not opened Mule Town but I knew that I would follow her there. We even exchanged numbers so we could keep in touch while her wonderful clinic was under construction. It was well worth an hours drive. She soon became my babies vet too. We shared stories and had lots of good laughs. She teased me about being a foster failure a couple of times. It was very easy to think about her not just as a vet but a caring friend. ❤️

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