All in the family
IRMC Healthcare Foundation Executive Director Heather Reed and Colonial Auto Group owner CJ Spadafora with the van Colonial donated to Indiana Regional Medical Center.
Support for IRMC spans generations
If ever there was a group of children to whom the phrase “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” applies, it is the offspring of Charles and Linda Spadafora. Charles, who for decades owned the Colonial Motor Mart in Indiana, loved doing his part to make his community a better place. “My mom has always believed in giving back to the community, and my dad felt the same way when he was living,” says CJ Spadafora, Charles' and Linda's son. The Spadaforas were frequent donors to Indiana Regional Medical
Center, an institution that has been Linda’s first stop whenever she experiences health problems, CJ notes. They first donated to the IRMC nearly 20 years ago during the hospital’s capital campaign.The couple’s generous gift led to a room being named after Charles’ parents, Cecil and Ann, CJ adds. Charles died in 2019, but IRMC still holds a special place in the hearts of Linda and her four children.That was evident in 2021 when CJ, who took over the family’s auto dealership, and his siblings donated a new accessible Toyota Sienna van to the hospital. “I talked to my dad numerous
times about how the economy here prevents a lot of folks from getting to the hospital to receive treatment, and he always thought it would be a pretty neat idea to donate a handicap- accessible van that IRMC could use to get patients back and forth to the hospital,” CJ says.“We were in the midst of looking into that when he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer in 2016, and although he beat cancer, it took such a toll on him that the project got put on hold for a little bit.” After Charles passed away, CJ says his mother and his three siblings — Char-Lynn, Sam and Jo-Una — all
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