Rose Finnegan (1937 – 2018)

  • Resided in Issaquah

  • BSN Carroll College in Helena, Montana

  • Parent of five children, one with developmental disabilities

  • Retired nursing supervisor

  • Co-Founder of Life Enrichment Options Organization (LEO) in 9/1988

  • Member of LEO Board of Directors for 30 years

  • 35 Years of Challenge Day races in Cities across Washington State

  • 40 Years of Advocating for those with Developmental Disabilities

  • Participant in nearly every LEO Event or Work Project for Decades

  • Guiding Light in the Creation of LEO Adult Family Homes

  • The first LEO Adult Family Home (AFH) is named “The Rose Finnegan House”