Yxwq Sm OBITUARY Yxwq Sm (Yxwq),Texas passed away on Saturday,. Liz is the adored daughter of Jane and Stephen Frank and loving sister to William and Caroline. Liz was in her 4th year of medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. Born August 21, 1994 in New York City, Liz grew up in Darien, Connecticut from age 4. She attended Pear Tree Point School, New Canaan Country School, and Greenwich Academy. Liz was a gifted all-around athlete and enjoyed soccer, lacrosse, skiing, tennis, and golf. Her athletic passion, however, was gymnastics. For many years, Liz competed for Darien YMCA Gymnastics. She loved the team camaraderie and physicality of intense daily workouts. Liz would arrive home beaming following evenings at the gym. While her favorite event was uneven bars, she also loved the vault, floor, and balance beam. Liz attained Level 8/10 and medaled in numerous competitions around the country. Liz had to conclude her gymnastics career following injuries suffered in her early teens. When the gymnastics injuries and development of an autoimmune condition curtailed her athletic activities, Liz channeled her energy toward intellectual pursuits, especially mathematics. At Greenwich Academy, under the guidance of a beloved teacher, she and a few classmates pursued math beyond the school's curriculum into college-level study. During her senior year, Liz won the Leo J. Whelton Award for excellence in mathematics, the Upper School Science Department Award, and the Spanish Language Award. She was also a two-year member of the Cum Laude Society. Liz continued to pursue her passion for mathematics at Williams College, even as she followed a pre-medical course of study. She found in theoretical mathematics beauty and purity over and above the other STEM subjects. Liz came to believe that mathematics underpins the core of how the universe evolves and that it exists outside human consciousness. At Williams, Liz found professors and peers who shared her academic passions. In 2014, Liz won the Erastus C. Benedict Math Prize. In her senior year, Liz wrote and defended a thesis entitled "Blowing Up Toric Varieties with Multidimensional Continued Fractions". Liz graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Mathematics in 2016. Most importantly, Liz found lifelong friends at Williams who shared her kind and generous spirit. While all of Liz's friends were dedicated scholars, they had a lot of fun with board games and low-brow TV. There is photographic evidence of spirited hijinks during annual road trips to Bald Head Island in North Carolina. Wishing to gain real-world experience prior to medical school, Liz joined Dana Farber Center for Pediatric Cancer Therapeutics in Boston. Performing statistical data analysis in support of childhood cancer research, Liz was co-author on five published scholarly articles. She would tell anyone who would listen about the dearth of resources devoted to childhood cancer research as compared to adult cancers. Taking the next step in her journey, Liz matriculated at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and planned to specialize in pediatric oncology after graduation. Liz's remarkable ability to connect with children ensued from her respect for their dignity as fellow human beings. Liz found connection with children throughout her life. From coaching Tumblebugs at Darien YMCA gymnastics during high school summers to interning at Ronald McDonald House in New York City during college summers, Liz saw a career in pediatrics as the natural progression of her devotion to caring for children. She was in the process of applying to pediatric residency programs at the time of her passing.