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Must, of Huntington Woods. 
Though her illness made it 
difficult for her to cope with 
the normal struggles of young 
adulthood, she found commu-
nities that accepted her loving, 
outgoing nature. 
Miya attended Western 
State Colorado University in 
Gunnison, Colorado, where 
she eventually settled and ran 
a yoga studio, The Yoga Room. 
She relished the small-town life, 
the mountains, skiing and other 
forms of recreation.
She was sensitive to those 
who felt isolated or perceived 
themselves as outliers, and she 
touched many lives during a 
short period of time, her family 
said. Even as she struggled with 
her own demons, she tried to 
help others, bringing together 
the area’s other fitness business 
owners to accomplish various 
goals.
She loved animals and vol-
unteered with the Gunnison 
Valley Animal Welfare League. 
After her death, a gift from her 
family in her memory helped 
that organization build a new 
shelter.
Miya’s mother, Monni Must, 
a portrait photographer in 
Sylvan Lake, said her suicide 
was such a shock because the 
family thought she was able to 
recognize when she was head-
ing in the wrong direction and 
seek help. “She was the most 
together/untogether woman I’ve 
ever known,
” said Monni, who 
is married to Mary’s son Joel.

Kadima’s Miya Must Home 
has many of Miya’s personal 
belongings, including a kitchen 
table, chairs and pieces of her 
artwork. One of the residents 
is a man who knew Miya as a 
girl. “She would be so grateful 
and proud that she has helped 
and protected him,
” said Monni 
Must, who has befriended the 
man. “His family feels grateful 
and relieved that their son and 
brother is in a place where he is 
safe,
” she added.
Mary Must adored her 
granddaughter and got involved 
with Kadima as a way of gener-
ating some good from a horrific 
event, said Monni, who also 
helps the organization by taking 
photos of the residents and staff.
“JVS+Kadima is immensely 
grateful for Ms. Must’s contin-
ued generosity and the support 
of generations of the Must fami-
ly,
” said Paul Blatt, president and 
CEO of JVS+Kadima.
“With this gift, Ms. Must has 
allowed JVS+Kadima to invest 
in improving our homes in a 
meaningful way. In particular, 
we have immediate plans to 
renovate a bathroom, address 
kitchen ventilation and fix a 
concrete driveway — and that’s 
just the start!” 

JVS Human Services and Kadima 

Mental Health Services officially joined 

together in January 2022. A new 

name for the joint organization will be 

announced soon. Information about 

the mental health programs, including 

residential care, is available at www.

kadimacenter.org.

Congresswoman Wasserman 
Schultz and Congressman 
Crenshaw, including 
Michigan lawmaker, Rep. 
Elissa Slotkin [D-MI-8]. 
Hadassah also supports 
infertility treatments and 
research through the work 
of the Hadassah Medical 
Organization in Israel. 
In a country that is the 

worldwide leader in in-vitro 
fertilization (IVF), with the 
most IVF cycles per capita of 
any other, the Jerusalem med-
ical center’s fertility clinics 
stand out. They are renowned 
for their services and tech-
niques and have made 
Hadassah a leader in fertility 
treatment and research since 
the 1960s. 

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