Saint Johns Magazine

THE MAGAZINE OF SAINT JOHN’S HEALTH CENTER FOUNDATION | SUMMER 2015

Celebrating 40 Years of Leadership and Philanthropic Support

CONTENTS

LETTERS

Editorial Staff Chief Executive, Saint John's Health Center Marcel Loh President and CEO, Saint John's Health Center Foundation Robert O. Klein Director of Marketing, Public Relations & Communications Andrea R. Salazar

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Marketing Manager Tabitha Ji

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INSIDE

9 | FINANCIALS

3 | MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDATION 4 | LETTER FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

10 | YOUR GIFT CAN MAKE AN IMPACT NOW

6 | MARK THE DATE

12 | TRUSTEE NEWS

8 | INSPIRATION FROM SISTER MAUREEN

32 | MEMORABLE EVENTS 39 | HONOR ROLL

VP, Branded Media: Emily S. Baker Creative Director: Angela Akers Editor: Shari Roan

PROFILES

FEATURE

16 | NO IS NOT IN HER VOCABULARY

18 | WELCOMING DR. TIMOTHY G. WILSON

Trustee Gretchen A. Willison has a heart of gold.

An international expert in robotic prostate surgery joins Saint John’s.

20 | A GUIDING LIGHT

Carl W. McKinzie brings creative thinking to the Foundation board of trustees.

22 | FORTY GREAT YEARS

28 | BIG SHOES TO FILL

Trustee Shelby Notkin sets high standards for himself and others.

Copy Editor: Laura Watts Contributors: Laurel DiGangi, Sandi Draper, Nancy Brands Ward

Gretchen and Peter V. Haight find inspiration at Saint John’s.

ON THE COVER Saint John’s Health Center Foundation observes its 40th anniversary, pg. 22.

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his is a special time for all of us at the Foundation as we celebrate 40 years of serving our beloved Saint John’s Health Center.

Despite some bumps in the road such as the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the years have been kind to us, and we have remained solidly committed to the values of our founding sisters as we transitioned to the leadership of our new sponsor, Providence Health & Services.

Our Health Center today is a special blend of compassionate care and clinical excellence. We are expanding our already distinguished services in numerous specialty areas including neuroscience, orthopedics, cancer, cardiology and women’s health. We pride ourselves on offering a full spectrum of treatment and diagnostic services and meeting the specific needs of our community.

The Foundation continues to grow as a philanthropic partner

with the Health Center, and we are committed to our stated mission to provide leadership and be the catalyst for philanthropic support for the hospital and the John Wayne Cancer Institute.

We are comprised of a strong base of trustees and volunteers who appreciate Saint John’s for the wonderful place it has become and who wish to ensure its future and help it evolve.

The Health Center is poised for a thriving future, reflected in the upcoming development plans for our north and south campuses, and the Foundation will be behind this effort every step of the way.

We are grateful for the support of our many friends and partners, both longtime and new. We hope you enjoy this special 40th anniversary issue of Saint John’s magazine and invite you to share your feedback on our magazine by taking a brief online survey.

Photographers: Michael Neveux, Lauren Pressey, Scott Gilbert, Remy Haynes Managing Partners: Charles C. Koones, Todd Klawin

The Foundation celebrates its past and lays plans for the future.

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Message from the Foundation

If you have a change of address or if you no longer wish to receive SJHC Foundation communications, please let us know by calling 310-829-8424, faxing 310-315-6127, emailing foundation.opt-out@stjohns.org or writing to Director, Data Management, Saint John's Health Center Foundation, 2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404.

JOHN M. ROBERTSON, MD Chair, Saint John's Health Center Foundation Board of Trustees

ROBERT O. KLEIN President and CEO, Saint John's Health Center Foundation

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU We produce Saint John’s magazine biannually to update you on what's new and exciting on the Saint John's campus.

We invite you to share your feedback about our publication in this quick, five-minute survey. http://tinyurl.com/SJMagSurvey Or feel free to call, email or write to us with any feedback, suggestions or questions.

Phone: Andrea Salazar at 310-829-8424 Email: communications@stjohns.org Address: 2121 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90404

Photo illustration by Angela Akers

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LETTERS

LEADERSHIP

Saint John’s Health Center Local Board of Directors

The Foundation is our strongest strategic partner. The Foundation is our heart."

Donna F. Tuttle Chair

Thomas C. Geiser Secretary

James H. Fordyce Treasurer

Robert D. Beyer Michael S. Burke Richard F. Corlin, MD Kevin M. Ehrhart, MD Marc Ezralow Allan B. Goldman Daniel F. Kelly, MD

David L. Krasne, MD Robert J. Lowe Paul D. Natterson, MD Lawrence D. Piro, MD Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD Ben Van de Bunt

Ex-Officio Mike Butler William N. Katkov, MD Marcel C. Loh John M. Robertson MD Patrick Wayne

Special Advisors Lee A. Ault III A. Redmond Doms Robert O. Klein Carl W. McKinzie

Saint John’s Health Center Foundation Board of Trustees

Letter from the Chief Executive

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’ve been an executive in health care for many years, and each day I thank God for my good fortune.

It is a pleasure to work alongside passionate and skilled medical professionals and, in collaboration with my partners at the Foundation, help guide our Health Center into an exciting future.

I recently became a trustee at the Foundation, where I’ve witnessed the Foundation’s profound commitment to our hospital and the John Wayne Cancer Institute.

The Foundation is our strongest strategic partner.

The Foundation is our heart. Our board of trustees provides us with leadership, ideas, creative solutions and a philanthropic commitment. This support enables Saint John’s Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute to exceed the expectations of our patients and community.

Our ambitious plans for the future include further development of both the north and south campuses as we become the Westside’s premiere health and wellness destination. We have a phenomenal group of physicians

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and continue to attract other stellar physicians to our superb clinical team. We could not realize these accomplishments without our Foundation’s support.

The strength of our Foundation and hospital is you.

We deeply appreciate our committed friends and will grow in the future with your continued support. Thank you for making Saint John’s Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute truly special places.

With utmost respect,

MARCEL LOH Chief Executive Providence Saint John’s Health Center and John Wayne Cancer Institute

John M. Robertson, MD Chair

Robert Amonic, MD Secretary

Lee A. Ault III Treasurer

Charles F. Adams Daniel A. Aloni Rae W. Archibald, PhD Margot S. Armbruster Donnalisa Parks Barnum Ambassador Frank E. Baxter Rudolph A. Bedford, MD Craig Benell James P. Birdwell, Jr. Abbott L. Brown Jules Buenabenta Michael S. Burke Waldo H. Burnside Charles G. Cale Rick J. Caruso Sister Maureen Craig, SCL Michael W. Croft George H. Davis, Jr. Mrs. Stuart Davis Robert A. Day A. Redmond Doms Jerry B. Epstein Marc Ezralow Mary H. Flaherty Frances R. Flanagan James H. Fordyce Michael J. Fourticq, Sr. Bradford M. Freeman William M. Garland III

Mark W. Gibello Allan B. Goldman Jae Goodman Julia S. Gouw Peter V. Haight Phyllis Hennigan H. Thomas Hicks David L. Ho Marcia Wilson Hobbs Tonian Hohberg Ambassador Glen Holden John G. Huarte Steaven K. Jones, Jr. Paul R. Kanin Mary Ellen Kanoff Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan Jin K. Lee Judith D. Licklider Robert J. Lowe Carolyn K. Ludwig J. Patrick McAlister Carl W. McKinzie Bruce A. Meyer Michael M. Minchin, Jr. Peter W. Mullin Lisa D. Nesbitt Chris Newman Shelby Notkin Dominic J. Ornato

Dallas P. Price-Van Breda William P. Rutledge Theodore H. Schneider Carole Schwartz Donna L. Schweers Laura Siart William E. Simon, Jr. Robert M. Sinskey, MD Michael S. Sitrick Eric Small Charles F. Smith Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD James A. Thomas Nadine E. Tilley Peter C. Tilton J. David Tracy Stanley Trilling Donna F. Tuttle Roger Wacker Patrick J. Wayne Shannon M. Wickstrom Gretchen A. Willison Brett G. Wyard Emeritus Robert T. Campion † J. Howard Edgerton † James L. Hesburgh Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen †

Glen McDaniel † Ruben F. Mettler, PhD † John H. Michel † Sister Marie Madeleine Shonka, SCL Flora L. Thornton † Life Mrs. Robert H. Adams Carolyn Dirks Richard M. Ferry Barron Hilton William K. Hummer, MD William S. Mortensen Thomas P. Mullaney Robert J. Wagner Honorary Virginia Zamboni Ex-Officio William N. Katkov, MD Robert O. Klein Marcel C. Loh Kate Prudente

† deceased

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MARK THE DATE OCTOBER 22

JULY 4

John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary Membership Luncheon Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, CA

Palisades/Will Rogers 5K and 10K Run Pacific Palisades, CA Providence Saint John’s Health Center is proud to again serve as the title sponsor of this popular community tradition.

Runners will traverse Pacific Palisades and Will Rogers State Park while raising funds supporting Optimist Club youth charities. The 5K, 10K and kids run will start and finish at the Palisades Recreation Center, 851 Alma Real Dr., Pacific Palisades. Register at www.palisades10k.com.

The annual luncheon and boutique is held each year in support of the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Funds raised by the auxiliary, now totaling $19 million over 30 years, are directed toward education, equipment and research.

OCTOBER 24 SEPTEMBER 12–13 AVON 39: The Walk to End Breast Cancer Santa Barbara, CA The John Wayne Cancer Institute will continue as the medical sponsor of the annual 39.3-mile Avon Walk. The two-day event, which takes place along the Santa Barbara coastline and Santa Ynez Mountains, raises funds for breast cancer programs. The Institute is a beneficiary of the event.

Register at www.avon39.org/santa-barbara.

Caritas Gala Beverly Wilshire Beverly Hills, CA The annual Caritas Gala presented by the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation board of trustees and the Irene Dunne Guild is a black-tie evening of elegance and celebration.

The Spirit of Saint John’s Award will be presented to Merle and Peter Mullin and Raylene and Bruce Meyer while Wendy Goldstein will be honored with the Caritas Award.

NOVEMBER 21 Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies (ABCs) Annual “Talk of the Town” Gala Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills, CA

SEPTEMBER 16 Planned Giving Recognition Luncheon Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, CA Individuals who have provided support for Providence Saint John’s Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute in their estate plans and other charitable gift planning will gather for this annual luncheon. Attendees will hear presentations on the latest news and research at the Health Center and Institute. Friends for the Future members are donors who remember Saint John’s in their estate while Guardians of the Future members recognize the Institute in their plans.

The Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies hosts this event each year to honor individuals who have made a difference in the fight against cancer. The black-tie event attracts more than 600 guests as well as major media attention. Celebrities and supporters alike gather to raise funds for the Institute’s breast and prostate cancer research. The evening includes dinner, dancing, guest performances, a boutique and an auction.

DECEMBER 6 John Wayne Cancer Institute Benefactors Dinner Four Seasons Los Angeles Beverly Hills, CA

OCTOBER 19 QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on Sale” The Waldorf Astoria New York, NY This annual event sponsored by the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) has contributed millions of dollars to the John Wayne Cancer Institute in support of significant and innovative breast cancer research. The Institute is honored to once again partner with FFANY.

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The scientific progress made daily at the John Wayne Cancer Institute would not be possible without the generosity of our donors. The Benefactors Dinner honors the many people who have helped the Institute carry out our mission of supporting innovative cancer research at the highest levels of giving in 2015. Attendees will mingle with the Institute’s faculty and fellows and hear research updates and highlights.

For more information about these and other upcoming events, please visit www.SaintJohnsFoundation.org or call 310-829-8424.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW

Inspiration from Sister Maureen Craig, SCL There is an old pioneer hymn entitled “The Thread That Runs So True” that speaks of our faith. We have that faith here at Saint John’s—faith in our institution and faith in our mission of healing.

Through the years, so many people have become the thread that runs so true by assisting us in this mission. The Foundation trustees are examples of this devotion, service and love. As we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Foundation, we can see many of these people standing before us—wonderful people from many walks of life and many faiths who took time from their busy lives to bring their wisdom, energy and friendship to Saint John’s. We recognize them and remember those who are no longer with us with much gratitude, happiness and love.

Today we look around and see different faces, but the same spirit of devotion characterizes our Foundation trustees. We may laugh at the clothes in those old pictures from our Foundation’s early years—yes, women did wear hats to everything outside the home, and men actually wore vests with their suits! But while fashions have changed, faith in Saint John’s continues for our future.

In this issue, you’ll read about old friends and new, what is happening now and what we look forward to. We welcome you to this healing, happy place we call Saint John’s and encourage you to support our mission. Come with us in our journey to a future free of many of the illnesses and problems of today.

Saint John's Health Center Foundation Financial Review The Saint John’s Health Center Foundation is pleased to present financial information for the years 2013 and 2014. The purpose of this summary is to provide a financial snapshot of the Foundation and to keep you informed of the difference your contributions make in support of the hospital.

Following a transitional year in 2013, we are experiencing a resurgence of giving, and many pledges have been brought current.

We are pleased to have addressed donors’ questions and can confidently report that our future is bright.

We thank you for your gracious,

Sister Maureen Craig, SCL Saint John's Health Center Foundation Chaplain

continued support as we embark upon an exciting and ambitious development plan for our north and south campuses.

Saint John’s Continues String of Healthgrades® Honors Providence Saint John’s Health Center was cited as one of America’s Best Hospitals™ recently, marking the ninth straight year (2007 to 2015) the Health Center has earned the distinction. Saint John’s also continued an uninterrupted string of annual Healthgrades achievements in several practice or specialty areas.

Healthgrades, a leading consumer rating company, bestows the Best Hospitals recognition on hospitals that rank among the top 5% of more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated nationwide for outstanding clinical performance on at least 21 of 32 of the most common diagnoses and procedures.

Healthgrades findings empower consumers to evaluate and compare hospital performance. High rankings translate to better outcomes for seriously ill patients.

For 2011 through 2013, hospitals in the Best Hospitals category had a 27.7% lower risk-adjusted mortality rate across 19 procedures and conditions compared to all other hospitals.

Saint John’s Health Center was recognized in many specialty areas including orthopedic, cardiac, gastrointestinal and critical care. The Healthgrades recognitions include America’s 100 Best by Specialty: • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care™ for four straight years • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™ for four straight years • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care™ in 2015

Please contact the Foundation at 310-829-8424 if you have any questions or comments.

Assets (in Dollars)

CY 2014 (Unaudited)

CY 2013 (Audited)

Trusts Held for Donor's Interest for Future Distribution

$5,355,635

$ 7,547,487

Investment and Endowment Funds

85,316,086

86,360,292

Pledges Receivable (net)

19,525,106

24,979,094

Cash and Cash Equivalents

1,857,802

432,208

Real Estate

6,472,574

3,600

Other Foundation Assets

4,169,287

4,457,457

55,138,561

-

$177,835,051

$123,780,138

$4,246,423

$5,637,292

2,255,217

2,467,160

Saint John’s Health Center Foundation Affiliation Fund*

TOTAL ASSETS

Liabilities and Net Assets (in Dollars) Liabilities Due to Affiliates Charitable Remainder Trusts Other Liabilities

2,125,000

2,168,546

55,201,960

-

$63,828,600

$10,272,998

$14,629,690

$14,517,728

Temporarily Restricted

41,092,452

50,202,232

Unrestricted

58,284,309

48,787,180

TOTAL NET ASSETS

$ 114,006,451

$ 113,507,140

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

$177,835,051

$123,780,138

CY 2014

CY 2013

$14,384,019

$8,040,253

166

13,613

2,046,213

3,390,185

$16,430,398

$11,444,051

CY 2014

CY 2013

$2,343,209

$1,765,364

2,982,267

2,246,828

$5,325,476

$4,012,192

Saint John’s Health Center Foundation Affiliation Fund*

TOTAL LIABILITIES Net Assets Permanently Restricted

Revenues (in Dollars) Contributions Rental Income (Net) Revenue from Investments (Interest; Dividends/Realized) TOTAL REVENUES

Operating Expenses (in Dollars) Fundraising Expenses Management and General Expenses TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES Cost of Fundraising vs. Total Revenue Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments

14%

15%

$1,220,418

$2,330,262

Transfers to Affiliates in Support of (in Dollars) Programs/Services – Providence Saint John's Health Center

$2,393,762

$2,893,433

Building Project – Providence Saint John's Health Center

4,305,909

1,071,555

Cancer Research – John Wayne Cancer Institute

2,685,520

2,260,886

$9,385,191

$6,225,874

TOTAL TRANSFERS TO AFFILIATES

*Endowment was funded at sponsorship transition in March 2014. Corpus will not be realized until restrictions are lifted in March 2021. In the interim, realized gains and income will be recognized and spent in support of the community.

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Your Gift Can Make An Impact Now

A Gift to Enhance the Skills of Ortho Nurses

Donations help make Providence Saint John’s Health Center one of the best hospitals in the nation. We constantly strive to meet the highest standards of care while adapting to technological and economic changes that impact the delivery of services.

Your gift helps us purchase cutting-edge equipment, support clinical education, create new patient services and perform vital community outreach. To help you envision what your dollars can do, we’ve compiled a list of projects, equipment, programs and services that are immediate priorities for funding. A gift of any amount is appreciated and will be directed to one of these important projects.

BEDSIDE ULTRASOUND ($100,000) This portable machine provides enhanced images in real time in order to facilitate emergency treatment in labor and delivery.

PANDA INFANT WARMER ($25,000) This state-of-the-art isolette promotes a safe and gentle recovery and transition period for infants immediately after birth. The unit features a built-in resuscitation system, an in-bed scale to easily weigh the baby and a revolutionary design that makes it easier to monitor babies.

“PAWSITIVE” PET PROGRAM ($50,000) This highly regarded and popular program provides patients with visits from our “Pawsitive” dogs and volunteers. By giving their unconditional love and acceptance, these dogs reduce a patient’s pain, promote relaxation, lower blood pressure and relieve loneliness during a hospital stay.

ERBE ($140,000) The ERBE plasma coagulation system is used to cauterize tissue to stop bleeding and to ablate tumors and remove polyps. Placed in gastrointestinal treatment suites, the ERBE is available in case of an emergency to stop bleeding.

MAGNET EDUCATION FUNDING ($300,000) The education and development of nurses is at the core of hospital excellence. Saint John’s seeks to continue the professional development of its nursing staff through the Magnet Recognition program, which creates and sustains a culture of excellent and compassionate care. The program results in eventual Magnet Recognition, the highest form of credentialing from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Pawsitive Pets Receives Second Petco Foundation Grant The Petco Foundation has once again recognized the Pawsitive Pet Program with a generous Helping Heroes Grant that allows us to continue to lift patients’ spirits through bedside visits from these four-legged friends. The Paula Kent Meehan Pawsitive Pet volunteers and their specially trained dogs make thousands of visits a year to the Health Center—nearly every day and on every floor. Studies show that animal visitation promotes relaxation, boosts the immune system, lowers blood pressure and heart rate and brings a sense of normalcy and joy to the bedside. We are grateful for Paula Kent Meehan’s years of support and for the recent grant from the Petco Foundation.

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RAPID TRANSFUSER – FAST FLOW FLUID WARMERS ($10,000) Saint John’s has established a massive transfusion protocol to attend to the critical needs of patients with profuse bleeding. The rapid transfusers help deliver blood and IV fluids to emergency room patients quickly, saving precious minutes and lives.

SEEDS OF INNOVATION ($1,000–$25,000) Your support will help the physicians and scientists at the John Wayne Cancer Institute develop ideas and research that lead to remarkable breakthroughs in the way we detect, diagnose and treat cancer around the world.

SPONSORED CANCER RESEARCH PROJECTS ($50,000+) You can support specific areas of research, such as melanoma, breast, colorectal, neurology and gastrointestinal cancers. Donors of $50,000 or more to a John Wayne Cancer Institute research project are acknowledged in the investigator’s published research.

WIRELESS ECG MACHINES ($250,000) Several advanced-technology electrocardiography (ECG) machines are needed to enhance patient care and facilitate the interpretation of data. The machines will improve patient triaging and speed the time to treatment.

A generous gift from Marianna and David Fisher means Providence Saint John’s orthopedic nurses will have the opportunity to enhance their skills through a new Orthopedic Nursing Certification Program. The program helps orthopedic nurses advance their specialty skills, such as caring for patients with joint replacement, spine disorders, degenerative joint disease and inflammatory disease. Nurses in the program will also receive extra training in sports injuries, orthopedic trauma and musculoskeletal tumors.

The addition of ortho-certified nurses brings Saint John’s closer to achieving American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition®, the highest and most prestigious international distinction a health care organization or hospital can receive for nursing excellence and outstanding patient care. Considered the “gold standard” for nursing services, Magnet Recognition acknowledges that patients are receiving the highest quality of care. We are deeply grateful to Marianna and David Fisher for a gift that will truly make an impact.

To learn more about supporting any of these projects, please call Gail Drewniak at 310-829-8175.

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Introducing the New Foundation Trustees The Foundation’s board of trustees continues to grow in size and strength. By joining the Foundation board, these selfless individuals are giving their time and talent to make our organization more impactful. We welcome them with deep gratitude.

Charles F. (Chuck) Adams is a partner and managing director at Goldman, Sachs & Co. He is responsible for the firm's health care investment banking practice in the West and Midwest. Chuck earned a BA from UCLA in economics and business and an MBA in finance and accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “Chuck serves as a trusted advisor to some of the largest health care companies in the world,” says trustee David Tracy. His knowledge and experience in the health care space will be a great asset to the Saint John's Foundation board.

Rudolph A. (Rudy) Bedford, MD, is a highly regarded gastroenterologist in Los Angeles and a leader in interventional endoscopy. Dr. Bedford earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland. His extensive post-graduate training included the Hospital Advance Fellowship Program for Therapeutic Endoscopy at St. Luke’s Hospital in Milwaukee. Dr. Bedford has served as president of the Southern California Society of Gastroenterology.

Jae Goodman is the chief creative officer and co-head of CAA Marketing, a division of Creative Artists Agency.

Under Jae’s leadership, CAA Marketing has become one of the world’s most respected and most awarded marketing agencies. Jae and his wife, Dawn, have two children and devote considerable time to a range of philanthropic and volunteer activities. “Jae brings a very unique perspective to the board,” says trustee David Tracy. “His experiences of helping brand some of the largest companies in the world will help our board as we continue to expand our message and reach in the community.”

H. Thomas (Tom) Hicks and his wife, Noelle, are Pacific Palisades residents.

Tom has spent his career in finance, most recently serving as chief financial officer of URS Corporation, one of the largest engineering firms in the United States. “We are so fortunate to have Noelle and Tom Hicks joining our Saint John’s Foundation family,” says board member Mary Flaherty.

“They have been longtime residents and philanthropic donors to our Westside community. Saint John’s will be fortunate to be the beneficiaries of their attention.”

Laura K. Siart grew up in Southern California and earned a law degree from the University of Tulsa. She served as deputy attorney general in Nevada before spending eight years in the legal department at First Interstate Bank. She was then appointed interim legal advisor for the governor of Nevada, a position she held until 1994. She is a member of the board of directors of the Alliance Française of Los Angeles and the John Douglas French Foundation, which provides seed money for promising Alzheimer’s research. Laura and her husband, Bill, live in Pacific Palisades.

Nadine E. Tilley is a longtime resident of Los Angeles who recently moved to Hidden Valley, where she raises, breeds and shows champion Andalusian horses. A supporter of the University of Southern California, Nadine and her late husband, William H. Tilley, endowed the USC mascot “Traveler.” Nadine has two adult children, Nicole and John, who are also supporters of Saint John’s Health Center.

Stanley (Stan) Trilling became acquainted with Saint John’s in 1963 when he was working as a pharmaceutical representative for Roche Labs and the hospital was his client.

It was at that time he became friends with many of the hospital staff. When Stanley later moved to Santa Monica, he became even more engaged with the hospital, serving on the board of counselors since 2010 and the John Wayne Cancer Institute board of advisors since 2011. Stanley is a director of Credit-Suisse in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Linda, have two children and three grandchildren.

Shannon M. Wickstrom has been a registered nurse at Saint John’s since 1999. She attended USC and received her nursing degree at Mount Saint Mary’s College. She and her husband, Kirk, have three children, all born at Saint John’s. “We're thrilled to have an RN as a member of the board of trustees,” says John M. Robertson, MD, chairman of the board. “She may be the first RN we’ve ever had. She represents the nursing perspective of the hospital to the Foundation. Shannon is connected to direct patient care all day long. Nurses are true patient advocates, and we need that perspective.”

Trustee John Huarte Honored by Heisman Trophy Trust Saint John’s Health Center Foundation trustee John Huarte was honored at the 80th annual Heisman Dinner Gala at the Marriott Marquis Times Square in New York City in December. The Heisman Trophy Trust each year recognizes previous trophy winners on the 25th and 50th anniversaries of their winning the award. John won the Heisman Trophy in 1964 as quarterback at Notre Dame.

John enjoyed a spectacular senior season in 1964 under first-year Irish coach Ara Parseghian, completing 114 of 205 passes for 2,062 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Notre Dame finished the season 9-1, losing only to the University of Southern California. For 10 years, John played professional football for teams that included the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. He retired in 1975 and now presides as president and CEO over one of the largest distributorships of granite, marble and ceramic tile in the western United States, Arizona Tile.

John and his wife, Eileen, who has been a member of the Irene Dunne Guild since 1995, have supported Saint John’s mission as generous donors for many years, and he has served as a Saint John’s Health Center Foundation trustee since 2000.

John Huarte with (from left) Mariah Huarte, wife Eileen Huarte and Bridget Huarte Going

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Irene Dunne Guild Gives to the Institute

Health Center Receives State-of-the-Art Disinfection System Saint John’s Health Center has installed a state-of-the-art disinfection system, becoming one of the first hospitals on the West Coast to adopt the new technology. Surfacide, an automatic UV-C room disinfection system, was purchased with a $120,000 gift to the hospital from Saint John’s Health Center Foundation.

“This is exciting because it’s at the forefront in technology for cleaning and disinfecting,” says Angela Vassallo, the infection prevention director at Saint John’s. “We’re using it as a supplement to cleaning. We put these machines in areas after housekeeping does the initial cleaning. These machines go the extra mile to kill germs and organisms.”

In recent years, public health officials nationwide have called for new, stricter measures to reduce transmission rates of hospital-acquired infections, including so-called “superbugs” that resist antibiotic treatment. Surfacide eradicates multidrug-resistant organisms—even the Ebola virus. The

equipment is used nightly in every surgical suite, every operating room and in isolation rooms. Operating rooms can now be sanitized in 30 minutes or less.

“Beyond measure it’s the best of the best out there,” says Eddie Paez, director of environmental, lift and transportation at the Health Center. “Saint John’s is among the first hospitals on the West Coast to have this. We are Ebola-ready.”

Angela credits John M. Robertson, MD, chair of the board of trustees and the longest-running member of the hospital’s infection prevention committee, as well as the Foundation for seeing the value in the technology.

“We’re so lucky and blessed at Saint John’s to have people at all levels who care about patients and each other,” Angela says.

“It’s about patients, staff and visitors. When the Foundation and trustees believe there is something necessary to make the hospital even better, they invest in it.”

To support cutting edge technology at Saint John’s, please contact the Foundation at 310-829-8424.

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Select our organization and begin shopping. Amazon will automatically donate 0.5% of your total purchase to Saint John’s every time you shop. You can share the link with your friends or post it on Facebook.

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The specimen repository is one of the treasures of the John Wayne Cancer Institute.

The repository is a bank of frozen specimens from cancer patients established by Institute co-founder Donald L. Morton, MD, and collected since 1971. The specimens are linked to a database containing records for more than 14,600 patients.

The repository is a gateway to the world of personalized cancer care—treatments based on each individual’s unique genetic and biochemical makeup. Thanks to a generous gift from the Irene Dunne Guild, the Institute will soon purchase a new, state-of-theart, subzero storage unit for the continued collection of specimens, carrying on the vision of Dr. Morton.

“The guild voted unanimously to donate toward the specimen repository,” says Dolly Niemann, chair of the Irene Dunne Guild resource allocation committee. “We are excited to see the synergy between the Health Center and the Institute, and we want to support the continued success of the researchers at the Institute.”

It Takes a Village We value every gift from our donors. When we come together as a community, we generate the power to change lives: ensuring a child in need can receive cleft palate surgery, helping a father of three recover from a heart attack or advancing vital research at the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Donations from more than 1,800 individuals, corporations and foundations have, in the past year, created the kind of synergy and impact that makes a significant difference in the lives of many patients and in the health of our community. We are grateful for each contribution, however big or small, and the sentiment behind each gift. Together, we can do great things, and we thank you.

Help for Aching Knees Saint John’s Health Center is proud to announce the establishment of the Center for Knee Replacement. Knee replacement surgery is highly successful, and several options for the surgery are now available,

including full or partial knee replacement and minimally invasive approaches. Healthgrades® recently recognized Saint John’s as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Joint Replacement™. The center is located at 2001 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 760.

For more information or to schedule a consultation, please call 310-582-7474.

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A Passion to Help

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Scores of people have benefited because Gretchen A. Willison can’t say “no.”

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henever Gretchen A. Willison is asked by good people to help find the resources they need to do good work, she finds it hard to say “no.”

And when she takes on a cause, most people find it hard to tell her “no.” She’s a wildly successful fundraiser, according to her many friends and colleagues.

But when friend Richard M. Ferry asked her more than a decade ago to join him on the board of trustees of the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, she said “no” even though she wanted to say “yes.” At the time, she was intensely focused on completing an eight-year campaign to raise $200 million for a new cathedral in Los Angeles. The year after the cathedral opened in 2002, Gretchen joined the Foundation’s board.

“A hospital is so profoundly integral to what’s important to a community,” says Gretchen, a trustee since 2003. “Saint John’s serves everybody. It serves you no matter your ethnicity, your economic standing or your age. It is there for everyone. The people of Saint John’s believe they are a community hospital serving the people of this community. They are who they say they are.”

Her style is genuine as well. She speaks with conviction about what bothers her, such as the politicians—on both sides of the aisle—in Washington, D.C. She talks with equal passion about the things that hearten her: her children, grandchildren and her husband, Bruce. She wipes away tears when mentioning her family.

Her faith also heartens her. The rich reds and golds of religious artwork covering the walls in her home are testament to religion’s centrality in her life. “I love being a Catholic. The church tells you God loves every one of us every day, every part of us, inside and outside.”

Gretchen also loves Los Angeles, where she was born, though over the years she has moved from La Cañada to Mexico City to Portland, Oregon, and back to Pasadena, following Bruce’s career as a banking executive. When Bruce, formerly president of First Interstate Bank and Home Savings

and Loan, was named dean of the Anderson School of Management at UCLA, the couple moved to the Westside.

Since then, they’ve made a huge impact on their local community. Retired now, Gretchen and Bruce can often be found working together on philanthropic efforts.

They have many separate interests, too.

She’s helping the Carmelite Sisters raise $22 million to rebuild their Duarte facility for people with Alzheimer’s and dementia.

“These women are saints, I’m telling you,” she says, adding her signature phrase: “How do you say ‘no’?”

Meanwhile Bruce is focused on inner-city schools as voluntary chair of the Catholic Schools Consortium and sits on a halfdozen corporate and community boards.

The people of Saint John’s believe they are a community hospital serving the people of this community. They are who they say they are.”

– Gretchen A. Willison

Indeed their lives are so tightly scheduled that they make it a point to sit down once a week to match up their calendars. And Gretchen admits to being so busy that she rarely sits down, unless it’s at her computer, until she goes to bed each night.

Family is a priority, however. Dozens of silver-framed photos of the family that now totals 22 members have a showplace on a round table in her living room, which opens onto a sweeping panorama of Westwood and the UCLA campus. In addition to six

children and their spouses, Gretchen and Bruce have eight grandchildren, with the ninth expected in September.

Although spread across the country, the family gets together regularly. They spent Christmas in the family’s log cabin in central Oregon. In the past few months, Gretchen has visited one daughter’s children in the California desert, helped a son and daughter-in-law finish decorating the house they built in Colorado and attended a grandson’s high-school graduation in Virginia.

Last year Gretchen retired from what she insists was her last paid fundraising effort: helping Monsignor Lloyd Torgerson raise $33 million for improvements at St. Monica Catholic Community. Her plan now is to focus on family and increasing her involvement with Saint John’s.

Over the years, Gretchen has made many contributions to the Health Center.

Together with two other trustees, she chaired The New Century Circle that helped rebuild the hospital through inpatient room naming opportunities.

Last year she mentored staff working on the annual giving program. She currently sits on the Chautauqua Committee, responsible for the Foundation’s annual retreat where trustees and donors gather with physicians, researchers and administrators for a weekend of education and camaraderie.

Trustee emeritus William S. Mortensen knew of Gretchen’s strong volunteerism on behalf of St. Monica Catholic Community and was eager to sponsor her for the Foundation board. “She has an amazing ability to connect people,” he explains.

He continues, “Gretchen is a skilled fundraiser. She’s highly organized and a great planner and motivator of people. But more important, she is one of the most likeable people I know—fun and bright on a number of subjects. She’s been a fantastic addition to the Foundation board. The excitement Gretchen brings to everything she does is contagious.”

Gretchen isn’t sure what’s next for her at Saint John’s, but she’s open to saying “yes” to what the Foundation needs her to do.

“I want to be present to the needs of this organization,” she says. “I’m not done here.” •

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ROBOTIC SURGERY

A SURE HAND AT TREATING PROSTATE CANCER

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rowing up the third of five boys in a middle-class family in rural Oregon, Timothy G. Wilson, MD, so admired his small-town family practitioner that he set on a course to follow in his footsteps.

But then as often happens, Dr. Wilson, who joined the John Wayne Cancer Institute in April as professor and chief of urology and director of the new urologic oncology research program, found his passion—surgery—while in medical school at Oregon Health Sciences University.

“Surgery allows you to see a problem and fix it,” says Dr. Wilson, adding that in urology surgeons operate on many parts of the body, including the pelvis, kidneys and lung areas. “The surgeries are very often successful—it’s really great work.”

Urologic malignancies account for about 40% of all cancers and range from men with prostate and testicular cancer to men and women with kidney or bladder cancer.

Surgery also often involves reconstruction that significantly enhances a patient’s’ post-surgery quality of life. For example, advanced techniques now make it possible for surgeons to create a new bladder that functions internally—a previously impossible reconstruction that eliminates the need for a urine drainage bag outside the body.

Dr. Wilson focuses on cancers of the pelvis and robotic surgery. At Saint John's Health Center, Wilson and his team of urologists will use the latest in robotic surgery, the da Vinci Xi. Earlier versions have been used for prostate surgery since 2001 and for bladder and kidney cancers since 2003.

With the da Vinci, surgeons operate from a console that provides a close-up, high-definition, 3-D view of the patient’s

Dr. Timothy G. Wilson, an expert at robotic surgery, joins Saint John’s.

anatomy. They use “joysticks” to move surgical instruments mounted on the robot through small punctures or slits in the skin.

The robot’s camera can illuminate fluorescent-labeled chemicals injected into the body to help surgeons distinguish between normal and cancerous tissues and increase the precision of surgery. Dr. Wilson says, “The robots allow for a very consistent, reliable and reproducible surgery.”

An early adaptor of robotic surgery, Dr. Wilson has performed some 3,000 over the past 15 years. His expertise in roboticassisted laparoscopic prostatectomy is sought around the world, and he travels frequently throughout Europe and Asia to perform surgery, serve as a visiting faculty member and act as a proctor for surgeons learning robotic techniques.

At the City of Hope, where he served as chief of urology from 1992 to 2015 and as head of its prostate cancer program since 2003, Dr. Wilson was instrumental in developing a consensus among world experts on the merits of laparoscopicrobotic surgery versus open surgery for prostate and bladder cancers. After systematically reviewing the research literature, the findings were published in European Urology—one of the most respected journals in urology. The experts concluded that success rates were about equal, but robotic surgery for prostate cancer resulted in fewer complications, less blood loss, shorter hospitalizations,

and quicker returns to bladder control and sexual function.

In his role at the Institute, Dr. Wilson’s vision is to find better ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating urological malignancies. That will include working to clarify issues in the current debate surrounding prostate cancer, such as when to biopsy and how to identify who truly needs surgery once diagnosed with this slow-growing cancer; looking toward improving techniques to minimize damage to surrounding tissue during surgery; and helping surgeons gain experience with new techniques through daily broadcasts of robotic surgeries online. When the program is fully underway, he hopes to have on board four or five urologists, as well as two non-physician scientists to work on research to translate new findings into medical practice.

“The Institute’s interest in profiling the genome of cancers gives us the opportunity to understand this for bladder cancers and prostate cancers as well,” Dr. Wilson says. “The Institute and I are aligned in our desire to do things in the same way. The new program we will be starting offers an exciting opportunity.”

Dr. Wilson and his wife, Cheryl, are also looking forward to living in a different part of Los Angeles with his move to the Institute. Besides engaging in a range of outdoors sports, going to the theater and traveling, the couple enjoys family time with their three grown children and 4-year-old grandson. •

To learn more about supporting the work of Dr. Timothy G. Wilson and his groundbreaking research, please call Michael Avila in the Office of Development office at 310-829-8351.

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PROFILE

Wise Counsel The Foundation looks to Carl W. McKinzie for sound advice.

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arl W. McKinzie’s involvement with Saint John’s Health Center began some years back—as a patient in its emergency room. An active father who enjoyed biking, skiing and playing baseball with his three sons, Carl and his boys suffered their fair share of sports injuries—necessitating occasional trips to doctors’ offices and the ER. His close friend, orthopedist John R. Sellman, MD, eventually invited Carl to serve on the Health Center’s board of directors. “Dr. Sellman had plenty of opportunities to ask me while I was recovering from my injuries,” Carl jokes, “but he waited until I was rational.”

Carl has been a Foundation trustee since 2007 and served on the hospital board of directors from 2001 to 2007 and 2008 to 2012. He was chair of the hospital board from 2003 to 2007. A wellknown and respected corporate attorney with Riordan & McKinzie and Bingham McCutchen, he was instrumental during the Health Center’s recent change in sponsorship by helping the Foundation and Health Center establish an independent governance structure. The governance bylaws empower the Health Center board to make strategic decisions for the hospital.

“Carl is a unique individual who has given so much of his time and expertise to the Health Center and the Foundation over the years but particularly over the last two transitional years,” says Donna F. Tuttle, a Foundation trustee and chair of the Providence Saint John’s Health Center board of directors.

“He’s extremely bright about understanding governance and creating new concepts. Most people don’t create new concepts. They stick with what’s existing. Carl was quick to realize that Saint John’s needed new, creative concepts in governance and, more than any other individual, influenced the governance structure we have in place today for the Foundation and the Health Center.”

Carl currently serves as a strategic advisor to the hospital board and, in addition, chairs the Foundation’s affiliation fund advisory committee.

When enough interest is accrued from a substantial fund that resulted from the transition of sponsorship to Providence, the committee will administer these funds. “We’ll be using the interest for health care purposes that serve a broader community across 29 zip codes,” he explains.

Carl grew up in Lubbock, Texas, where his 97-year-old mother still

lives today. Although neither of his hardworking parents had much formal schooling, they instilled in him a desire to pursue higher education. “I recognized that an education would open doors for me that wouldn’t have opened otherwise,” he says.

I enjoy working with such caring, dedicated doctors, nurses, administrators and staff...”

– Carl W. McKinzie Carl pursued an MBA, followed by law school and a stint in the Air Force. His first job in the legal profession was at Nossaman, Waters, Scott, Krueger & Riordan where he established his lifelong friendship and partnership with former Los Angeles mayor Richard Riordan.

Today Carl lives in Santa Monica with his wife Rena. Both share a passion for education. Rena volunteers at Santa Monica High School, and Carl serves on various nonprofit boards, including the board of The Riordan Foundation which, among other educational pursuits, supports Alliance College-Ready Public Schools— the largest nonprofit charter organization in Los Angeles serving 11,000 students in economically disadvantaged areas.

The couple’s eldest son, Wayne, is a lawyer with a large firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. Son

Clinton is chief deputy district attorney in the largest judicial district in Colorado and is the author of five crime thrillers published by Random House.

One of the Alliance schools, Morgan McKinzie High School, was named in memory of Carl and Rena’s youngest son, who in 1992 tragically passed away in a private plane crash during his junior year at Princeton. “His college and high school friends still stay in touch with us,” Carl says.

Carl’s home, where he’s lived with his family for 43 years, is a repository of fond memories, filled with photographs and mementos of family vacations and his active sons enjoying numerous outdoor pursuits, such as skiing, surfing, camping and rock climbing.

Clinton’s novels are proudly displayed on a nearby shelf. A model train set—a memento of his boys’ childhood—circles the walls of an adjoining room.

And, of course, photographs of his five grandchildren are plentiful.

When not engaged in community service or business ventures, Carl enjoys spending time with them, often accompanying them on trips to the Santa Monica pier and other Southern California tourist attractions.

He also enjoys Foundationrelated activities and is excited about the hospital’s future.

Sponsorship by Providence Health & Services means further growth and prosperity for the Health Center and its programs, Carl says.

“With 34 hospitals in the Providence system, we now have more resources available,” he says. “I enjoy working with such caring, dedicated doctors, nurses, administrators and staff who are making a difference for their community at large and helping those who don’t have the economic resources get the care they might not have otherwise.” •

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AMBASSADORS for Saint John’s For 40 years, the Foundation has provided leadership and philanthropic support.

Written by SANDI DRAPER and SHARI ROAN

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emorable things have been said about doing good in the world. Consider the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “We must become the change we want to see in the world,” or Mother Teresa, “We can do no great things; only small things with great love.”

Trustees of Saint John’s Health Center Foundation have heeded the call to serve others. The Foundation was formed 40 years ago by merging two early Saint John's support groups, the ladies’ guild and the men’s board of regents, and was influenced by a culture of compassion established by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth—a principle the Foundation continues to embrace. As a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation is governed by an all-volunteer board of trustees.

The past four decades are defined by the fearless leadership of the trustees—some of them longtime members of the Health Center board—who rolled up their sleeves to lead fundraising campaigns and support the Health Center through difficult times. They include Jerry B. Epstein (a member since 1975), Allan B. Goldman (1978) and “newcomer” Waldo H. Burnside (1981).

Those trustees, in turn, sing the praises of key Foundation players such as John Anderson; Irene Dunne; James L. Hesburgh; Marion Jorgensen; Glen McDaniel; Ruben F. Mettler, PhD; John H. Michel; Caroline Singleton; Donna F. Tuttle and Betty Williams. As they rattle off names and accomplishments, each man acknowledges that

he probably is overlooking the contributions of many other trustees. “The responsibility of the Foundation was primarily to raise money, and fundraisers became ‘friend-raisers,’” says Waldo.

“Once someone became involved and experienced the culture of camaraderie and enthusiasm for the Health Center, their interest in giving grew.”

Such “friends” have seen the Health Center through good and bad times. Trustees take pride in the formal fundraising projects, which began in 1976 with a $12 million campaign for the Ambulatory Care Center followed by $19 million raised in “The Forward Fund” campaign (1981), then the $25 million “Commitment to Tomorrow” campaign (1986). When the 1994 Northridge earthquake devastated the Health Center, needs multiplied and efforts to rebuild the hospital included the “Campaign for Saint John’s” (1994), with a $125 million target, and the $100 million “Challenge to Lead” campaign (2006).

“Those fundraising campaigns galvanized the efforts of the many members of the Foundation, both as fund-givers and fund-getters,” Allan says.

Other fundraisers, such as The Jimmy Stewart Relay, which began in 1981, also aided the Health Center. Jimmy’s wife, Gloria, a Saint John’s supporter for years, was instrumental in arranging for the late actor to lend his name to the race.

That’s just one example of the show business contingent that has supported Saint John’s.

Another is the late actress Irene Dunne, who negotiated for Saint John’s to receive 10% of the proceeds from the blockbuster movie How the West Was Won. She is the namesake of the Irene Dunne Guild, which continues to support Saint John’s. The hospital's celebrity supporters today include P!nk, David Foster, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Angela Lansbury, Vincent E. (Vin) Scully and Robert J. Wagner.

"Once someone became involved and experienced the culture of camaraderie and enthusiasm for the Health Center, their interest in giving grew." - Waldo H. Burnside

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Celebrating 40 Years

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Saint John’s joins Providence Health & Services

Plans underway for north and south campus development

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2015

Howard Keck Center opens

Foundation’s 40th anniversary

2015

Mullin Plaza opens

2013

2007

North Pavilion named Chan Soon-Shiong Center for Life Sciences

2014

$100 million “Challenge to Lead” campaign for expanded inpatient and NICU capacity

contributions, it is difficult to say ‘No.’” The Foundation’s goals, priorities, committees, values and commitment to the community reflect a continuity that unites the early boards with today’s members. Jerry sums up the Foundation’s 40-year anniversary this way: “I’ve served on a lot of boards over the years. There is no group that comes close to the quality of people who have served as Saint John’s Foundation trustees.”

The diligence of the trustees over the past four decades has led to a board that today encompasses some of the wisest and most successful members of the community, says Lisa D. Nesbitt, a trustee since 2013 who serves on the board affairs committee. The committee helps identify potential new trustees.

“This is a pretty amazing list of people who are leaders in the community,” Lisa says. “They have the resources and expertise to help raise money for the hospital.”

2009

Groundbreaking for the new Health Center

North Pavilion opens

2004

$125 million “Campaign for Saint John’s” project to rebuild the hospital

2006

Northridge earthquake

1994

First Caritas Gala fundraiser honors actor and humanitarian Jimmy Stewart

1998

50th anniversary of the Health Center

1993

1991

John Wayne Cancer Institute joins Saint John’s Health Center

“A number of Health Center board of director members were recruited over the years from Foundation trustees,” Allan says. “Other directors recruited from the community later became Foundation trustees. The cross-pollination was important for the Health Center, broadening its community support and bringing different thinking to the challenges that arose.”

Business leader trustees were instrumental in aiding Sister Marie Madeleine in the early years, he adds. “Sister set the values that were to be followed. Then she used each of them as a sounding board, because they were businessmen with significant expertise in a range of areas, and she was dedicated to operating a top-flight hospital,” Allan recalls.

The trustees are leaders in the community, Jerry adds. “The list of trustees is comprised of giants in their fields, and they transfer that credibility to the Foundation. When people of their stature call for

1994

$25 million “Commitment to Tomorrow” campaign for the Heart Institute, Cancer Center, Child Study Center and new technology

1986

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1982

$18 million “The Forward Fund” campaign to support the Child Study Center, Ambulatory Surgical Center and new technology/information systems

First Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon charity fundraiser

1981

First development campaign: $12 million for Ambulatory Care Center

1980

First annual trustee Chautauqua weekend

1975

Foundation incorporated

In the late 1970s, he helped create the Foundation’s Chautauqua Weekend, a yearly trustee weekend retreat that grew to include physicians. The bond between medical professionals and trustees is what allows the Foundation to raise money to attract the best doctors and acquire the latest technologies through their grateful patients.

“For the most part, these sessions let us know the hospital’s needs so we can be the best possible ambassadors,” Waldo says.

Allan thinks an early turning point for the Foundation came when Saint John’s visionary, president and chief executive Sister Marie Madeleine Shonka, SCL, broadened membership of the Health Center’s board of directors beyond the sisters to include lay leadership. In 1981, Robert T. Campion, J. Howard Edgerton, William A. Wilson and D. Gareth Wooton, MD, were elected to the board.

1992

Distinguished business and industry leaders have also befriended the Health Center. In mid1994, the William M. Keck Foundation, led at the time by Howard B. Keck, chairman, president and chief executive officer, gave $10 million to underwrite post-earthquake strategic planning. In 1999 the foundation, led by chairman, president and chief executive officer Robert Day (who was also a Saint John’s Health Center Foundation trustee), followed with a $20 million donation.

Besides the Keck Foundation, scientist, physician and inventor Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, was a major contributor to the rebuilding campaign.

Even social gatherings have been geared toward supporting the Health Center. The Epicurean Society brought together trustees and doctors a few times a year for friendship, conversation, good food and excellent wines. “These meetings inspired a lot of doctors to become personally involved in fundraising for the Foundation,” Jerry says.

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Celebrating 40 Years The North Pavilion, built after the Northridge earthquake destroyed the hospital, opened in 2004.

While most hospitals have foundations, few are as involved in the decision-making as the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation, says Marcel Loh, chief executive of the Health Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute. “Having that feeling of ownership is particularly important in improving how the hospital meets the needs of the community.”

The Foundation has helped drive support for cherished community resources such as the Child and Family Development Center and public educational programs sponsored by Saint John’s.

Thoughts of how to best serve the community and promote health and wellness will guide the Foundation as it embarks on an ambitious project of expansion over the next two decades. While the main hospital buildings reside on the north side of Santa Monica Boulevard, the properties across the street, dubbed the south campus, will be rebuilt to house state-of-the-art facilities

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Plans are being developed for expansion of the Health Center's north and south campuses.

for the hospital’s centers of excellence in neuroscience, cardiac care, women’s health, orthopedics, prostate health and gastroenterology.

With an emphasis on translational research delivered to the bedside, the south campus will include a new building for the John Wayne Cancer Institute and space for ambulatory care and research, says A. Redmond “Rusty” Doms, a trustee since 1996 who served as Foundation chair from 2001 to 2003. A second component of the development plans includes parking, an education and conference center, and visitor housing for families with a loved one hospitalized at Saint John’s.

“One of the goals of Saint John’s, in addition to creating a world-class medical complex, is to make the Health Center communityoriented,” Rusty explains. “There will be a health and wellness area and an education and conference center. All that will be available for

"This is a pretty amazing list of people who are leaders in the community, they have the resources and expertise to help raise money for the hospital. " - Lisa D. Nesbitt

community use.”

The Health Center is working with the city on development review permit applications, and several Foundation members are involved in various aspects of planning, says Rusty, who served on a three-person committee to oversee the development of the new Los Angeles County Hospital.

One objective of the Health Center’s future development is to promote the internationally respected John Wayne Cancer Institute and elevate its stature in Southern California, says Carole Schwartz, a trustee since 2010 and a member of the Foundation board of trustees’ cancer committee.

“One of the things we’re working on is branding the John Wayne Cancer Institute with Saint John’s Health Center so that people view them together, to see them as one. You’ve got a huge, global brand associated with the John Wayne Cancer Institute. The name is known internationally. But when you hear that name,

you don’t necessarily think of Saint John’s in the same breath. Locally, when you say Saint John’s, people think of it as an amazing community hospital, but they don’t pair that with the Institute automatically.”

Expansion will also help the Health Center meet its goal of continuing to attract top health care professionals. “A priority is the continuing recruitment and retention of great doctors,” Lisa adds. “It’s because of the doctors’ skills that we end up at Saint John’s. We want the best.”

The next two decades will require hard work and unwavering dedication to the mission. But the people who comprise the Foundation in its 40th year are up to the task.

“If you look ahead at the next 10 or 20 years, I think you’ll see a transformation taking place,” Carole says, “much like what happened after the earthquake and rebuilding the hospital.

We have new leadership taking us into the next decade with significant growth while still maintaining the excellence of the past.” •

To learn more about Saint John’s Health Center north and south campus development, please contact Robert O. Klein at 310-829-8424.

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Doing the Right Thing Shelby Notkin’s instinct to support hospitals developed early in life.

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Foundation trustee since 2007, Shelby Notkin’s admiration of hospitals began at the impressionable age of 5 when he accompanied his father, a cardiologist, on his Sunday rounds at a large Catholic hospital in Shelby’s birthplace of Paterson, New Jersey.

“I saw how wonderful a Catholicsponsored hospital could be,” says Shelby, who is Jewish. “My dad said it was the cleanest hospital he was ever in and that the sisters cared about having an outstanding hospital more than other hospital administrators.”

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Decades later these memories encouraged Shelby to donate his time and resources to the Saint John’s Health Center Foundation.

“Saint John’s has not only lived up to but exceeded my positive expectations,” he says.

Another factor stems from personal tragedy: Shelby lost both his first wife and his sister to breast cancer. Thirteen years ago, in their memory, he established The Notkin Family Breast Cancer Recovery Program at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco.

With his daughter, Michelle Notkin Rosen, on the board, the program provides assistance to women undergoing breast cancer treatment, serving more than 400 women in 2014 alone.

After Shelby moved to Los Angeles to live closer to Michelle and his grandson, he learned about Saint John’s Health Center Foundation and was eager to support the hospital.

“Shelby is the consummate leader,” says Robert O. Klein, president and chief executive officer of Saint John’s Health Center Foundation. “He has never wavered in his support of the Health Center and in his desire to help us keep improving and growing as a Foundation.

We are so grateful for his friendship and expertise.”

Shelby’s expertise comes from a long, successful career in the financial industry on both Wall Street and the West Coast. After graduating from the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University and spending two years in the Army, he began his career at E.F. Hutton & Co. as national institutional sales manager.

In 1973 he began work at Morgan Stanley and in 1977

Saint John’s has not only lived up to but exceeded my positive expectations.”

– Shelby Notkin became principal/manager of its new San Francisco office—the firm’s first West Coast transfer.

For more than 20 years he worked with Capital Group in several key positions: chairman of private client services, principal investment officer and global portfolio manager.

His belief in giving back extends beyond the Foundation to a history of serving on many nonprofit boards. Currently he serves on the Music Center’s board of directors as treasurer and is on the UCLA Anderson School of Management board of visitors. He is also the codirector of Wilshire Boulevard Temple investment committee and on the board of the Jewish Graduate Student Initiative in Southern California.

In addition, ever since his grandson was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes, Shelby has been highly involved in related organizations. In 2012 the Los Angeles chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation honored him and his family with its prestigious Caregiver Award.

Today Shelby resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Darcie Denkert Notkin, with whom he’s recently celebrated four years of marriage, and their two rescued cavalier King Charles spaniels, Pumpkin and Pandora.

Holding a prominent position in the Notkin living room is a unique retirement gift from his colleagues at Capital Group: a pair of his bronzed, size 13 shoes.

Shelby explains, “Shortly after I became chairman of the division of private client services at Capital Group, somebody did something quite foolish. And instead of telling him it was foolish, I raised up my foot and said, ‘Next time you’ll feel my size 13s.’”

Although Shelby’s size 13s were legendary at Capital, Darcie is quick to acknowledge his kind and gentle nature.

“You’ll never find a person with more integrity or with a larger capacity to love,” she says. “So many of us face ethical dilemmas every day, and most of us have to think: what is the right thing to do? Shelby is the only person I know who does the right thing instinctively.”

He has been doing not only “right” but extraordinary things for the Foundation. “I want to ensure that we can continue to deliver top-quality medical care as well as help people have a better life,” he says. “And due to the strength and dedication of our great new partner, Providence Health & Services, I strongly believe that our future has been ensured.” •

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An Unshakeable Family Even when serious illness struck, Gretchen and Peter V. Haight kept the faith.

WRITTEN BY SHARI ROAN PHOTOGRAPHED BY SHANE O'DONNELL

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t seemed as if Gretchen and Peter V. Haight became steadfast friends of Saint John’s Health Center from the minute they arrived in Los Angeles in 1984. Peter, at the invitation of a friend, immediately joined the Foundation’s board of trustees. The couple devoted time and support for the Health Center and enjoyed the friendships and sense of fulfillment that comes with serving their community.

But it wasn’t until many years later—in late 2014—when the Health Center was able to truly return the favor and come to the aid of the Haights during their hour of need. In September Gretchen was suddenly stricken with GuillainBarré syndrome, a mysterious disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks part of the peripheral nervous system. The disorder can be lifethreatening if it affects the lungs and cardiovascular system, which it did in Gretchen’s case.

Within 48 hours of the onset of the disorder, she was paralyzed. A team of 13 physicians attended to Gretchen during the six weeks she spent in the intensive care unit. A member of her family—either Peter or one of the couple’s three adult children who live in the area (they have six children and four grandchildren)—spent every night with her.

“I almost didn’t make it,” Gretchen says.

“It’s a miracle that I’m still alive. The hospital is wonderful. When people find out how close to death I was, they say, ‘You must have been terrified.’ But I was never scared because everyone on the hospital staff did everything they could to help me feel supported and calm and at peace.”

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Gretchen is quite familiar with the Saint John’s brand of care. Following a career as an editor and writer, she shifted her focus to spiritual matters, becoming a volunteer chaplain at the Health Center.

Gretchen and Peter are also deeply involved in St. Augustine-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Santa Monica. Gretchen facilitates the healing prayer group and centering prayer group at the church.

“The hospital did a lot to just shepherd me through the illness,” she says. “A chaplain came each day and kept me inspired by scripture.”

Gretchen spent several more weeks at two rehabilitation centers before she arrived home on December 10 for a joyous holiday.

Today Gretchen and Peter focus on their blessings.

Gretchen hopes to soon resume her volunteer chaplaincy work, while Peter enjoys his hobby of designing and building furniture. He recently completed a dining room table for one of his children.

Peter also remains busy with his work at the Foundation. Through the years, he has been instrumental in guiding the Foundation on financial matters.

“I think the most fulfilling part of working with the Foundation is that I’ve been able to apply what I had learned in my career in terms of fundraising and investment as well as trust and estate work to help Saint John’s on the investment and finance committees,” he says. “Also, I chaired the planned giving committee shortly after it got started in the early ‘90s.”

The Haights have made plans in their will to remember Saint John’s. Peter is a proponent of using IRAs to distribute wealth to charitable organizations.

“When giving to charity, probably the first option to consider should be an IRA,” he says. “IRAs are a wonderful vehicle for giving. With Saint John’s as an IRA beneficiary, rather than heirs, the Health Center will receive the full value of these funds, tax-free, whereas heirs will be subject to both income tax and estate taxes, before receiving any benefit.

“Many people enjoy giving during their lifetimes and seeing the benefits of their financial support,” he notes. “But for some, it can be difficult to confront setting up estate plans. One major reward, however, is that estate donors have the reassurance of knowing they will leave a positive legacy and will not burden their survivors with difficult decisions.”

Engaging in the process of planning gifts, setting up the estate and periodically making revisions are important to all involved because tax and estate law continues to change, Peter says, adding: “Over the years estate gifts have made a huge difference to the well-being of Saint John’s.” •

LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY Leaving your IRA to charity can have lasting benefits. By designating Saint John’s Health Center Foundation as the beneficiary of your IRA, you help to continue our mission of providing compassionate care. You also receive financial benefits for your heirs and estate including: > Reduced estate taxes after death—Your IRA gift allows for a federal estate tax deduction.

> Charitable gift given in full amount, tax-free—Charities can receive the full amount of your IRA, as opposed to heirs who are subject to income tax. > Personal gratification and a lasting legacy—You create a legacy for the entire community for years to come.

To learn more, please contact Tanya Lopez at 310-582-7095 or tanya.lopez@stjohns.org.

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MEMORABLE EVENTS

Chautauqua Weekend Longtime trustees, new members, spouses and friends gathered at the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa on May 1 to 3 for the annual Saint John’s Health Center Foundation board of trustees Chautauqua Weekend. Senior leaders and physicians from the hospital and the John Wayne Cancer Institute joined the trustees to share information on the latest developments in health care and medical research and for informal chats and camaraderie. Timothy G. Wilson, MD, and Kevin M. Ehrhart, MD, described advances in robotic surgery, while Andrew G. Yun, MD, discussed trends in joint replacement surgery.

Former Navy SEAL Brent Gleeson gave an inspiring talk entitled Leadership Lessons for Elite Teams. Gilman Louie, of Alsop Louie Partners, captivated the audience with a presentation on security issues in a global economy. Saturday night’s dinner was preceded by a warm welcome from veteran trustee Waldo Burnside.

Dr. John Robertson and Jill Robertson

Brent Gleeson

Dr. Anton Bilchik

Su-Z Schneider learning compression-only CPR from a Ventura County fireman.

Gilman Louie

Front row: Maria Arechaederra, Emilio Arechaederra, Dr. Tiffany Grunwald and David Grunwald. Back row (from left): Tracey Andrews, Dr. Robert Andrews, Dr. Don Larsen, Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Terry Hall.

Lee Ault III, Dr. Paul Natterson and Dr. Daniel Kelly

Lisa Nesbitt Dr. Timothy Wilson

Dr. Angela Nishio Gerard DiNome, Dr. Maggie DiNome, Evelyn Guerboian, Tonian Hohberg and Eddie Guerboian

Dr. Robert Amonic and Dominic Ornato

Donna Schweers

David Tracy, Marcia Hobbs, Chris Newman, Donna Tuttle and David Elmore

Michael Wayne, Dr. Lawrence Piro and Patrick Wayne

Dr. Melanie Goldfarb, Fran Flanagan and Marta Kelly

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Ruth Weil and Nicole Faries

Mark Gibello and Dr. David Krasne

Poolside dinner at Chautauqua

Dr. Andrew Yun, Brent Gleeson, Robert Klein, Marcel Loh and Dr. Timothy Wilson

Dr. Cara Natterson, Paul Kanin, Dr. Paul Natterson and Sally Kanin

Shelby Notkin; Dr. William Hutchinson, Jr.; Richard Newman and Dr. Jon Matsunaga

Waldo Burnside

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Willow Sage Sanctuary and Wellness Program Blessing and Dedication

Trustee Annual Meeting and Dinner Foundation trustees, physician partners and Health Center leadership gathered on December 4 at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills for the final meeting of the year and a holiday-themed reception and dinner. The meeting included the voting in of eight new trustees and presentations on the year-in-review and upcoming events. Among the more than 200 guests were Mary Flaherty, co-chair of board affairs; John M. Robertson, MD, chair, Foundation board of trustees; and Marcel Loh, chief executive of Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

Dr. Gilbert Kuhn, Merle Mullin and Peter Mullin

Donna Tuttle, Dr. Rudolph Bedford and Jennifer Russell

(From left) Dr. William Hutchinson, Jr.; Noelle Hicks; Jay Flaherty; Mary Flaherty and John Huarte

Lee Ault III, Donna Schweers, Rachel Ault and Thomas Geiser

Talk of the Town Gala The Talk of the Town Gala, held on November 22 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, was an enormous success. Sponsored by the Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies (ABCs), the 25th anniversary gala drew more than 500 guests and honored numerous friends of the John Wayne Cancer Institute including AnnaLynne McCord, who received the Spirit of Hope Award; actor-singer Billy Dee Williams, who received the Spirit of Entertainment Award; and hip-hop artist The Game (Jayceon Terrell Taylor), who was honored with the Humanitarian Award. The ABCs have raised more than $14 million for breast and prostate cancer research at the Institute.

John Gebbia and Gloria Gebbia

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The Game, AnnaLynne McCord and Billy Dee Williams

Patrick Wayne, Gloria Gebbia and Michael Wayne

A blessing and dedication was held on February 12 for the new Willow Sage Sanctuary and Wellness Program at the Margie Petersen Breast Center. The sanctuary and program is supported by Alecia Moore, the Grammy Award-winning artist known as P!nk, and is named for her daughter. Alecia is deeply committed to the fight against cancer as evidenced by her extraordinary contributions of time and talent, which have helped raise funds for this program. The Willow Sage Sanctuary is a place of tranquility and healing while the Wellness Program provides integral services for health and cancer prevention, such as nutritional counseling, yoga therapy and stress reduction. This innovative program is available to patients of the Margie Petersen Breast Center as a fundamental component of their cancer care.

A dedication plaque adorns the wall of the Willow Sage Sanctuary.

Howard Berry, Judy Moore, Dr. Maggie DiNome and Alecia Moore

Dr. Maggie DiNome and Alecia Moore

Dr. Maggie DiNome, Carey Hart, Gerard DiNome and Alecia Moore

Breakfast With Dr. Maggie DiNome and Dr. Delphine J. Lee The Margie Petersen Breast Center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center was the site of the April 16 breakfast conversation featuring Maggie DiNome, MD, and Delphine J. Lee, MD, PhD. The event was the first in a planned series of events highlighting the Margie Petersen Breast Center. Dr. DiNome described the center’s ability to provide same-day breast screening results, its special focus on prevention and treatment for high-risk patients, the personalized Patient Nurse Navigator program and the comprehensive Cancer Prevention Program. Dr. Lee spoke on research conducted at the John Wayne Cancer Institute and how it influences care decisions and benefits the patients at the Breast Center.

Dr. Maggie DiNome presents to guests.

Dr. Maggie DiNome, Mary Flaherty and Dr. Delphine Lee

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Irene Dunne Guild Think Pink Educational Luncheon and Boutique

Board of Advocates Luncheon The board of advocates heard a presentation on the Heart Institute at its April 22 luncheon at the picturesque Riviera Country Club.

The Board of Advocates is comprised of friends, patrons and Saint John’s Health Center Foundation trustees who help support the mission of the Health Center and the Institute. They serve as ambassadors to the community and encourage the support of various projects and programs deemed to be of the highest priority by the Health Center and Institute staff.

Co-chairs Ruth Weil and Allan Goldman

Marcela McKenna, Michael Minchin, Carolyn Minchin and Beverly Bergmann

Dr. Peter Pelikan; Dr. Sophie Andriaschuk, co-chair; Dr. John Robertson

Sandy Bresler, Nancy Bresler and Dr. Don Larsen

JWCI Auxiliary Membership Luncheon and Boutique

Marcel Loh, Dr. Anton Bilchik, Melanie Wayne, Anita Swift and Patrick Wayne

Patrick Wayne, Dr. Marilou Terpenning, Dan Hay and Anita Swift

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The John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary’s festive annual membership luncheon and holiday boutique was held on October 23 at the Beverly Wilshire. Marilou Terpenning, MD, received the group’s Angel Award, while Dan Hay, president and chief executive officer of Premier Girls Fastpitch and Surf City Tourneys, Inc., received the Public Service Award. The luncheon, which drew nearly 300 guests, was co-chaired by Katie Lewis and Marisol Zarco and emceed by Gerard DiNome. The auxiliary has raised $19 million to fund research and programs at the Institute for almost 30 years.

Marisol Zarco, Gerard DiNome and Katie Lewis

The Upper Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific Palisades was the site of the 10th annual Irene Dunne Guild Think Pink Educational Luncheon and Boutique on May 13. Attendees heard health care updates from Saint John's physicians and other experts. A portion of the boutique sales benefited the Health Center’s special patient programs and services. Fran Flanagan and Melinda Casey served as co-chairs.

Irene Dunne Guild members attend Think Pink 2015.

Melinda Casey, Kate Prudente and Fran Flanagan

Dr. Timothy Davis

ABCs Mother's Day Luncheon More than 200 guests enjoyed a festive Mother’s Day luncheon on May 6 at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles, sponsored by the Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies (ABCs). The ABCs honored award-winning actress, writer and director Chandra Wilson, star of Grey’s Anatomy, and author and former top model Brandi Glanville of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, with the organization’s “Women of Achievement Award.” The event featured a luxury boutique, with vendors donating a portion of proceeds from their sales to the organization, and an informal fashion show by St. John Boutique, Beverly Hills. Actress, comedienne and author Lisa Ann Walter served as emcee and shared personal stories of how cancer had touched her life. Since their founding, the ABCs have raised more than $14 million for breast and cancer research at the John Wayne Cancer Institute. The event was co-chaired by Beverly Cohen and Sheri Rosenblum.

Brandi Glanville, Chandra Wilson and Gloria Gebbia

Back row (from left): Dr. Diego Marzese, Michael Avila, Andy Trilling, Patrick Wayne, Dr. Anton Bilchik, Gloria Gebbia, John Gebbia, Dr. Peter Sieling and Dr. Timothy Wilson. Front row: Dr. Hitoe Torisu-Itakura, Dr. Melanie Goldfarb, Anita Swift, Kretta Shaner and Ruth Weil.

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Benefactors Dinner

HONOR ROLL

The John Wayne Cancer Institute staff honored donors who have helped the Institute carry out our mission at the highest levels of giving in 2014 at the annual Benefactors Dinner on December 7 at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles. The event recognizes the many benefactors who support the Institute’s fight against cancer.

The reception and dinner were followed by live entertainment and dancing.

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Giving Dr. Maggie DiNome accepts “The Duke” Award.

Melinda Casey and Janie Crane

Stella-Ann Moore, Nita Harper, Su-Z Schneider

JWCI Auxiliary Odyssey Ball

Pat Epstein and Jerry Epstein

The 30th Odyssey Ball, benefiting the John Wayne Cancer Institute and honoring individuals who give back to their communities, was held April 11 at the Beverly Wilshire. Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise received the “True Grit” Humanitarian Award, while Maggie DiNome, MD, director of the Cancer Prevention Program and chief of general surgery at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, was presented with “The Duke” Special Service Award.

Irene Dunne Guild Charity Sale Members of the Irene Dunne Guild sponsored a fun-filled shopping experience for the westside community at their Charity Sale, April 25 to 27. Proceeds were directed to the Irene Dunne Guild Patron Drive Fund, which supports the exceptional programs and services at Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

The event was co-chaired by Su-Z Schneider and Stella-Ann Moore.

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Patrick Wayne, Donna Tuttle, Dr. John Robertson and Marcel Loh

Patrick Wayne, Gary Sinise, Anita Swift and J.R. Martinez

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

~ Charles Dickens

The world is chaotic now, and many of us have a sense of frustration. What can we do to make this world God gave us a better place? As friends of Saint John’s, we can’t settle the Middle East or nuclear power struggles. But, as Charles Dickens tells us, if we lighten the burden of another we are useful in this world. So whether what we do is great and noticeable or quiet and unseen, as supporters of Saint John’s, it is our role to reach out, to be useful, to help where we can.

~ Sister Maureen Craig, SCL

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING

Cumulative Giving The following reflects individuals, foundations, corporations and fundraising support groups that have contributed cumulative gifts of cash, securities and pledges totaling $25,000 and above from January 1, 1981, through January 31, 2015. We are proud to acknowledge, honor and thank our generous supporters.

$100,000,000 and above Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and Michele B. Chan

$25,000,000-$99,999,999 W.M. Keck Foundation

$10,000,000-$24,999,999

Mrs. Dolly Green The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Merle and Peter Mullin Margie and Robert E. Petersen Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Singleton The Tarble Foundation Billy and Audrey L. Wilder

$5,000,000-$9,999,999

Tina and Rick J. Caruso Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty and the Joseph B. Gould Foundation Billie and Louise Earn Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation Paula Kent Meehan Flora L. Thornton Weingart Foundation

$1,000,000-$4,999,999

The Ahmanson Foundation Lila and Roy Ash Dr. Monty and Peggy Bernstein The Burton G. Bettingen Corporation Brigitte and Donald Bren Frances and Sidney F. Brody Abbott L. Brown Linda L. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Campion Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Carson Doris and Paul Carver Thomas P. Collier and Marian R. Collier Edward R. Connelly Cynthia and Joseph Connolly B.A. Patrick Croghan

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Kelly and Robert Day The Corwin D. Denney Foundation Mrs. Martha Desplenter Mr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr. Irene Dunne Irene Dunne Guild Dorothy Dumke Elliot Pat and Jerry B. Epstein David and Marianna Fisher Rhonda Fleming Carlson Bradford M. Freeman Henry L. Guenther Foundation Mrs. Norman B. Herman Tonian Hohberg Ambassador and Mrs. Glen A. Holden Thomas V. and Ruth Jones Barbara M. Knight Annemarie and Bernard Korn Lexus Corporation Wilbur D. May Foundation Maria Lim and Booker McClay Ruben and Donna Mettler Native Sons of the Golden West Charitable Foundation Occidental Petroleum Corporation The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation Jean Perkins Foundation The Vasek and Anna Maria Polak Charitable Foundation, Inc. Dallas P. Price-Van Breda and Bob Van Breda The Raintree Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Garry Sato and Family Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger The Fran and Ray Stark Foundation The Stewart Foundation Philip and Audrey Reed Charitable Trust Helen McFadyen Straitiff Betty R. Stucker Mrs. Newton E. Tarble Tracinda Corporation Unihealth Foundation Mrs. Lucy Doheny Washington

$500,000-$999,999 Mrs. Leigh M. Battson Deborah and Andy Bogen

Michael Burke Guild Mr. and Mrs. Waldo H. Burnside Katy Sue Campbell Mr. William Carpenter Jean Craig The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Ferry Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Mr. and Mrs. James F. Flaherty III Janet and Michael Fourticq The John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Gibello Allan and Ellie Goldman Ms. Cameron Hall Marc Hamon Martha and David Ho John and Eileen Huarte Howard B. & Elizabeth A. Keck Foundation The Lincy Foundation Betty and David J. Lloyd The Lund Foundation Robert F. Maguire III Glen and Marilyn McDaniel Dana and Douglas McKellar - The Jessie Barker McKellar Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William E. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Chris and Dick Newman The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation Darcie Denkert Notkin and Shelby Notkin Dominic J. Ornato Michael and Judy Ovitz Max Palevsky Edwin W. Pauley Foundation George M. and Beverly Moriarity Ryan Saint John's Health Center Medical Staff Mr. and Mrs. Henry Salvatori Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wrather The Carole Zumbro and George Adler Family

$250,000-$499,999

Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Garland III

Mr. and Mrs. David V. Adams, Sr. Elizabeth Helms and Robert H. Adams William H. Hannon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr. The Annenberg Foundation Frank and Beverly Arnstein Associates for Breast and Prostate Cancer Studies, Inc. Rachel and Lee Ault Ambassador and Mrs. Frank E. Baxter Judith and Charles Beck Elizabeth G. Harris Beck Milo W. Bekins Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr. The Boudjakdji Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George A. Braun The Frank Michael Brennan Family Amy and Jules Buenabenta The Burnett Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George V. Caldwell Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cale The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Colen Sarah Marcella Cox Mr. and Mrs. A. Redmond Doms Faucett Family Foundation First Federal Bank of California Charles B. Fiscus Barbara J. Foreman Dr. and Mrs. William A. Frumovitz Louise Grant Garland The Joanne Marie and Marcel George Foundation Randa and Ghassan Ghandour Rose Gilbert Dr. Glenn and Dr. Kendra Gorlitsky Julia and Ken Gouw Peter and Gretchen Haight Mildred Hannon Shila and Morris Hazan The Phyllis and J. Michael Hennigan Family Hope Guild, Inc. Judith and Steaven K. Jones Kanoff Family Foundation Glorya N. Kaufman Mr. Gerard H. Kievit Anne Lannan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Larkin, Jr. Catherine A. Laughren Dale and Lynda Laurance Norman and Sadie Lee Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Licklider The Litton Industries

Los Angeles County-Emergency Medical Services Agency Carolyn and Bruce Ludwig MacDonald Family Foundation Fred and June Haver MacMurray Mr. and Mrs. John F. Maher Annette B. Malow Carl and Rena McKinzie The Jacquie and Harry McMahon Family Foundation Medical Centre of Santa Monica Mrs. Virginia S. Milner Victoria and Carl Murray Northrop Grumman Corporation Vince and Mary Ann Otte Marcia MadDonald Rivas Wolfgang and Mary Rudolph Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rutledge Saint John's Health Center Guild Saint John's Tower Imaging Medical Group Serena and Edward Schmidt, Jr. Barbara and Charles I. Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Vincent E. Scully George Shuba Charles Robert and Carol Sievers Loraine and Robert Sinskey, MD Michael and Nancy Sitrick Family Stuart Foundation Curtis S. and Priscilla M. Tamkin Teledyne, Inc. Sally and James A. Thomas Donna F. Tuttle and David G. Elmore Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius C. Vanderstar Felisa and Nick Vanoff Venator Group John and Laura Wegner Jane and Jerry Weintraub The Lawrence Welk Foundation Elinor and Tom Wertheimer Ted G. Westerman Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Fargo Williams Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Wilson

$100,000-$249,999

The Edgardo and Francesca Acosta Family Trust Dr. Miriam and Sheldon D. Adelson Nina and Dan Aloni American Savings & Loan Association Amgen, Inc. Robert Amonic, MD Dorothy A. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. John E. Anderson Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Rae W. Archibald

Maria and Emilio Arechaederra Margot and Mark Armbruster Mr. and Mrs. William A. Ashby Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Assaf The Atlas Family Foundation Lisa and Ernest Auerbach Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Austin, Jr. Automation Industries, Inc. Alice O'Neill Avery Avon Foundation for Women Madeliene C. Barnes Donnalisa and Bill Barnum Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. Bayside Anesthesia Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Bergesch II Berkley East Convalescent Hospital John J. and Allegra A. Bessolo Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bezahler Debra and Norris Bishton Sally and E. Robert Breech, Jr. The Donald Bren Foundation Nancy and Sandy Bresler Dana & Albert R. Broccoli Mrs. John G. Brooks Mr. and Mrs. David C. Brown, Jr. Gay and Tony Browne Linda May and Jeffrey M. Bucher Dr. Jerry H. Buss Mrs. JoAnn C. Buss Caesars World, Inc. Stella Campbell Suzanne and Stan Caplan Alice and Richard Cassese Victoria and William Coberly, Jr. Michael and Victoria Cohen Michael Croft and Lynn Williams Croft Crothall Healthcare, Inc. Dart & Kraft, Inc. Kelly and George Davis Joe and Betty Davis Mary Y. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dell Leo E. Denlea, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Warren L. Dodson Mr. and Mrs. Timothy M. Doheny Kirk and Anne Douglas Peter and Lisa Douglas Mr. Charles Ducommun Mr. Bob Dylan Mr. and Mrs. J. Howard Edgerton Eisenhower Medical Center Auxiliary Voices of Christmas Marc and Gayle Ezralow Mr. and Mrs. Jim Falk Sylvester and Maria Feichtinger SUMMER 2015, SAINT JOHN'S

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“Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.”

~ Deuteronomy 15:10

Cumulative Giving

(continued from pg. 41) Frances and Terry Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fouts The Gillian S. Fuller Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Gartlan Frances H. Goldwyn Mr. and Mrs. Mark H. Gottwald Merrill Bessolo Grier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Grojean Sam and Peggy Grossman Phyllis, Cammie and Rusty Hall Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Hanson The Zatzkis Family and The Shirley and Burt Harris Family Foundation William Randolph Hearst Foundation George Hoag Family Foundation Marcia Wilson Hobbs Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Hollman John J. Houlihan Hughes Aircraft Company Dr. and Mrs. William K. Hummer Hermenia Hutchinson The Irvine Company Delbert E. Jack Frank and Jeannette Jemison Mr. and Mrs. Leland F. Johnson The Fletcher Jones Foundation Sharon and David Keller Agnes Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. Van Kelsey Kelton Fund - Lenny and David Kelton Michael S. Kennedy Arnold and Emma Klein KLM Foundation

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Enid and Stephen A. Koffler Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Kositchek Peter W. and Christine Kuyper Mr. and Mrs. J. Terrence Lanni Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Larson Mr. Atang Latief J. Martin Leatherman Charitable Trust Norma Lefkowitz Mrs. Harry Lenart Mr. and Mrs. Ted R. Lennon The Family of Ursula and Myron "Mike" Levi LGHG Foundation Catherine M. and William T. Lim Helen and Irving Ludwig The Manning Family Edgar J. Mannix Mr. and Mrs. William S. Martin, Jr. Margaret A. Maw Patrick and Mari McAlister Rose V. McGonigle Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. McKay Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Meitus Merrill Lynch Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Meyer Stanley and Dodo Meyer The D. Llewellyn Miller Family Mr. and Mrs. Donn B. Miller Robert L. and Kelly Harmon Miller Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Miller Mrs. Virginia Milner Charles and Nancy Mitchell Jackie and Skip Morgen Mr. and Mrs. Chase Morsey Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Mullaney Dan Murphy Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. John W. Myers Marjorie Myers Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nanula Nestle Food Company Helen and Jack Nethercutt Lorena Mayor Nidorf The Emmett Family Foundation Margo and Michael O'Connell Mr. and Mrs. William O'Connor Karen Oi Oppenheimer & Company, Inc. Joan M. Palevsky Margaret Palmer Pathology Medical Group of Saint John's Waite Phillips and Family Gene Raymond Mr. and Mrs. James C. Reed Fran and Maury Rice and Family Anne Rich Living Trust John B. Richards, MD Raina and James Ring Rosecrans Foundation Trust Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson C. Ross Jessica Barker McKellar, Meredith McKellar Rowley and Drew Rowley Helen N. Rutledge Saint John's Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Carla and Fred Sands Mary Shea Santelli Su-Z and Ted Schneider Jeri and Edward J. Schrillo Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Schupp Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwartz Donna Schweers and Tom Geiser Mr. and Mrs. M. Peter Schweitzer Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Scott

Jeanne and Robert Segal Dr. and Mrs. John R. Sellman SHARE, Inc. Angela L. and Peter Shaw Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sheppard Suzanne and Len Sheridan Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Sibert Jan and Mace Siegel Mr. and Mrs. William E. Simon, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sinatra Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Smith Charles and Delphine Wagner Smith Southern California Building Fund Sparkletts Drinking Water John Stauffer Charitable Trust Cindy and Sheldon Stone Stanley and Jeanne Strasberg Linnette and Hubert Temple Mr. and Mrs. Thurzal Q. Terry The John Wayne Cancer Foundation The John Wayne Cancer Institute Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Tift Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Trilling Mrs. Jean Trousdale Maria Hummer and Bob Tuttle The Upchurch Family Valley Radiotherapy Associates Medical Group, Inc. J. B. and Emily Van Nuys Charities Frances L. Vanatta Mary Ann and Marvin Weiss Willison Family Foundation Ambassador and Mrs. William A. Wilson Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wolhaupter Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Woodard L. Leroy and Ethel Bell Wright Foundation Carl A. Zabbia, MD Mr. and Mrs. Victor Zaccaglin

$25,000-$99,999

Mr. and Mrs. Ahmad Adaya Aecom Technology Corporation Management Group The Caroline Ahmanson and Margo and Michael O'Connell Families Albertson Foundation Alcatel Internetworking, Inc. Allwest Nursing Services, Inc. Steven and Sheri Altieri American Medical Response of Southern California David and Anna Anawalt and Dr. Patricia Anawalt The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc.

Mr. and Mrs. William M. Apfelbaum ARAMARK ARCO Atlas Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. R. Stanton Avery Li Bailey Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Baker Edward B. Baker Philip and Terry Ball Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Susan Woods Barker Mr. Ross Barrett Mrs. George Barrie IV The Beal Foundation Bear, Stearns & Company, Inc. Marion and Craig Benell Theresa Lloyd Benfer Mr. and Mrs. Theodore G. Bergmann Valerie Bertinelli Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Beyer Ludwig R. Biber Barbara J. Bishop, BBPR, Inc. George Andrew Bjurman James R. Blake, MD Mrs. Alfred S. Bloomingdale Suzanne Deal Booth and David G. Booth Borden, Inc. Maribeth and Hal Borthwick The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. Florence M. Bowes Campbell G. Bradt Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bragg Braun Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bren Charles F. Britton Trust Brown & Wood LLP Dr. and Mrs. Ralph D. Buoncristiani Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Burke Genevieve Bush Cacique, Inc. William J. Cagney Caltius Capital Management Mr. and Mrs. Neil F. Campbell Ruth A. Cardona Charitable Remainder Trust Carnation Company Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc. Janet White Cartwright Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Ceazan Phillip T. and Judith Chase Mrs. Margaret Christy Chubb Group of Insurance Companies City National Asset Management Mr. Arnold Clejan

The Coca-Cola Refreshments Leonard and Jean Cohen Shirley Palmer Collier Lin and Marvel Conger Connections for Children Evelyne Conti Mr. and Mrs. John F. Cooke Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cooper Copley Los Angeles Newspapers Mr. Kevin R. Crane Mr. Patrick Crane Creative Artists Agency, LLC Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Curren Cymetrix Corporation The Danielson Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Davidow Susan and Jeff Davidson Norman and Shirley Davidson Bettie J. Davis Patricia M. Davis Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davis Chiat Day Advertising Mr. and Mrs. Dorn K. Dean Mrs. Thomas A. Deane Deloitte & Touche Services, LLP Deluxe Laboratories, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Deutsch Gary and Mari Jo Deutschman Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. DeWald Mr. Scott R. Diehl Ms. Anne J. Difiore Dillingham Construction, N.A. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory R. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dischler Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr. The Walt Disney Company Foundation Mrs. Lillian B. Disney Doheny Eye Institute The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Patrick A. Doheny Leslie and John C. Dorman James and Marjorie Downie Joseph Drown Foundation The Griffin Foundation The Richard F. Dwyer Eleanor W. Dwyer Fund East West Bank Mr. Robert F. Edgecomb Dr. Kevin M. Ehrhart Joyce Eisenberg Keefer and Mel Keefer Mrs. Charles F. Elkins Ernst & Young LLP Herbert and Alberta Evans Family Foundation Lynn and Hugh Evans SUMMER 2015, SAINT JOHN'S

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(continued from pg. 43) Dan and Christine Ewell Josephine McDonald Failor Fairchild Martindale Foundation Shera and Peter Falk Jerome and Elizabeth Farley Farmers Insurance Group George W. Fenimore Dr. and Mrs. M. Richard Ferguson Fiduciary Trust International of California Ted Field Marion S. Fierman Trust First Interstate Bank Foundation The Honorable and Mrs. Paul G. Flynn Ms. Stella Hall and Mr. James H. Fordyce Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Frankovich Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Frawley Shirley J. and Robert E. Fredricks, MD Don & Lorraine Freeberg Foundation Fremont General Corporation Jack Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Frimmer Frontier Airlines Bulova Gale Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Gee General Telephone of California The J. Paul Getty Trust Herbert P. Gibbs Mr. and Mrs. Frederic E. Giersch, Jr. Mrs. Zeta R. Gilles The Gillette Company - Stationery Products Group Dr. and Mrs. John E. Gilmore Elsie A. Giorgi, MD Dr. and Mrs. John William Given Henry and Arline Gluck Foundation Goldman Sachs and Company The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Danny Goodman Trust Marjorie and Jack Gorby Joyce and Guy B. Gorelik Alec Gores and Family Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gorton Dr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gowey Mrs. Perry J. Grant Katherine and Robert Gray, MD Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Gregory III GTE Foundation Guess? Foundation Shirley & Burt Harris Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harris Lee and Morgan Harris Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Harter, Jr.

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HONOR ROLL OF GIVING The Hartford Insurance Group Henry K. Hasserjian, MD John and Andrea Hastings Edith H. Healey Health Care Property Investors, Inc. Betty and Harold Hecht Mrs. Fakhr El Molouk Hedjazi Mr. and Mrs. John Heidt Thomas M. Heric, MD The Ernest G. Herman Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hesburgh Barbara Ann Hillman Richard Hillman Mrs. Frances M. Hirsh Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen Hollingsworth Dennis and Brooks Holt Frances Hommes The Bob and Dolores Hope Charitable Foundation Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation Sara Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Kim J. Houska David Houtz Company Lewis W. and Virginia Cyr Howard Dr. and Mrs. George J. Hummer Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hunter, Jr. The Rubie M. Hutchinson Trust Nancy Stark and Stanley Iezman Imagine Entertainment Howard A. Jacobs The JCM Group Johnson & Higgins of California Marvin Jubas Jordan and Christine Kaplan Drs. Mayenne and Julian Karelitz KCBS Television Mr. Fred E. Keeler III Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Keeler II Adeline N. Keith Peter and Karla Kelly Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kennedy Kid's Mart / Little Folk Shop Mr. and Mrs. William F. Kieschnick Kilroy Industries Mr. and Mrs. Morton Kirshner Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kissick Michael Klein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Klein Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Kline, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Knipfing Patricia and Tony Kouba Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kraemer Robert B. Kraemer David L. Krasne, MD

Ms. Sandra Krause and Mr. William B. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. James N. Lamb Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Lande Jeffrey and Eileen Lapota Latham & Watkins LLP Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Laverty Mr. and Mrs. Roger M. Laverty, Jr. Miss Peggy Lee Dr. and Mrs. William W. Lee Leiner Health Products, Inc. Bernadette and Timothy Leiweke Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Lemons Mr. and Mrs. Albert Levinson Mr. Samuel Levy Bernard Lewis Marilyn and Harry Lewis Evan and Carol Li Family John R. and Sharon Koch Light Lions Club International Dorothy and Gerald Lipsky Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Lena Longo Los Angeles Dodgers, Inc. Mario Loucel Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lowe Mrs. Maurice Machris Edith MacIntyre Mr. and Mrs. Evans L. Malanga Frank J. Marini John F. Marten Louis Marx, Jr. Vera Elizabeth Masters Trust Mrs. Marlene Matlow Mattel Children's Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Martin C. May

MCA Foundation McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. Esther and Cyrus McClean McDermott, Will & Emery Charitable Foundation Dr. and Mrs. John B. McDonald Mr. and Mrs. William H. McElnea, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James R. McGonagle Dr. and Mrs. John F. McGonigle Mr. and Mrs. James A. McMahan Mr. and Mrs. Leonard H. McRoskey MedAssets Gustave G. Michel Mr. and Mrs. John Michel Joe and Wanda Miller Michael and Miriam Miller Dr. and Mrs. Norman J. Mirman Clara Moeller Morgan Stanley Morley Group, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Donald L. Morton Mr. Henry T. Mudd Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd Mr. and Mrs. David H. Murdock Janice and Ned Nelsen The Rabinovitch Foundation Lisa and Steve Nesbitt Mr. Paul L. Newman Newman's Own Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Nicholaw Stella Nichols David and Tina Nishida Northern Trust Bank of California N.A. Dr. and Mrs. Steven O'Day Office Depot, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin O'Malley

M. Jacqulyn and W. Harold Petersen Mary Pickford Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Charles A. Pietrafesa Dr. Parviz Pirnazar's Family Mr. and Mrs. Leland M. Postil Pozzo Construction Co. The Luigi P. Pozzo Family Providence Health and Services Terry and Fred Quimby RAND Corporation Miriam Rand Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Rauth Valerie and Gil Ray The Nancy Reagan Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Willard L. Cummings, Jr. Dr. Ellis and Frances Ring Dr. and Mrs. John M. Robertson General and Mrs. Gwynn Robinson Dr. Harry A. Rockoff and Eva Monty Rockwell International Corporation Gary and Della Rolle Walt and Kathy Rose Seymour F. Rosenwasser, MD Roxbury Capital Management, LLC Vicki "Gladys" and Melvin Rubin Mrs. Kenneth Allen Ruck Mr. and Mrs. Jerome M. Sachs Thomas L. Safran Saint John's Associated Architects Providence Saint John's Health Center Patricia Sakai and Family Salomon Smith Barney Mr. and Mrs. George Sands Santa Monica Bay Area Physicians, Inc. Santa Monica HematologyOncology Consultants

Mike Schuminsky Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schwartz Ms. Nadya K. Scott Seacoast Foundation Marguerite H. B. Seamans Security Pacific Foundation Fern and Robert Seizer Sempra Energy Edith B. Sensenbrenner Richard and Esther Shapiro Dame Angela Lansbury Shaw Bill and Leslie Shaw Mr. Robert J. Shaw Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. Shea, Jr. Ms. Lessie A. Shea Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation Robert S. Sherins, MD and Marlene J. Sherins, RN Milton Shoong Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Leon J. Shulman Siemens Mr. Les Silver Dr. Olga E. Mohan and Mr. James F. Simmons Robert Ellis Simon Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Sincere Dr. and Mrs. Frederick R. Singer Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, Inc. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Skarupa Lon V. Smith Foundation Dr. and Mrs. William Weber Smith Mrs. Kathleen H. Smith Mr. Ned Solot and Ms. Corrin Yep Karen and William Sonneborn

“Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over.

For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”

~ Luke 6:38

Michelle and Connolly Oyler Pacific Heart Institute Lee H. Palmer Alex and Gerlinde Parker Wes Parker Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker Pediatric Critical Care Medical Group Permanent Charities Committee The Petco Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Homer H. Peters

Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group Dr. and Mrs. Dennis A. Sarti Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Sauvage Katharine B. Scallan Jean and Franklin Schaffner Mr. and Mrs. George T. Scharffenberger Jacquie Schemnitzer Alfred L. Schmitz, MD Mr. and Mrs. William D. Schulte

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Southern California Edison Southern California Medical Gastroenterology Group, Inc. Southwest Airlines Charlene and Burton Sperber Spirent Communications, Inc. The Sports Club Company, Inc. Doris Jones Stein Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Marc I. Stern SUMMER 2015, SAINT JOHN'S

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(continued from pg. 45) Laura and Alan Strauss Mr. M.C. Strittmatter The Hadley & Marion Stuart Foundation Frances Sweeney Stanley Sworski, CLU, ChFC Synthes (U.S.A.) Frank Tack Mr. and Mrs. Tsuneo Tanaka Betty Tegart Valerie and Nick Tell Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Mr. Terence Hall Tervis Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Tharnstrom Tillamook County Creamery Association Grant A. Tinker Suzanne Tito Sandra and Kenneth Tokita, MD Reva and Bill Tooley Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Trainer Jeanette Trepp Mr. and Mrs. Cynthia O. Troop Hazel Trott Trust Company of the West

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Blossom Trustman Mr. Kaya Tuncer Hope and Roy Turney Carolyn C. Twomey Christie S. Tyler Alice C. Tyler Mrs. Luella W. Ulrich Universal Media Studios The UNOVA Foundation Rex and Ruth Van Trees Mr. and Mrs. Howard Varner Sheldon Vidibor Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wacker Dr. and Mrs. Donald E. Wagner Fred and Anne Waldeck William T. Walker William S. and Sara G. Wallace Carmen and Jim Ward A. C. and Shaughne Warnack Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Lew R. Wasserman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wayne Web Service Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Doug Weitman Lawrence and Fern Welk Wells Fargo Foundation

Westmac Commercial Brokerage Company Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Weston Westside Radiology Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. White Bernie and Ellen White Drs. Shirley and Irvin Whiteman The Wickes Foundation Catherine M. Wilken Wilmington Trust FSB Maude Wilson Mignon Winans Frank P. Winne Richard E. and March Wiseley Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wiseman Dr. Deborah Lehman and Dr. Marc Wishingrad Witherbee Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William D. Witherspoon L.L. Woods Foundation Drs. Gareth and Barbara Wootton Brooke and Brett Wyard Mr. Stephen A. Wynn Mr. and Mrs. Parviz Yari Ms. Adelaide Young Mr. and Mrs. Peter Frank Ziegler Mrs. Paul Ziffren Mr. and Mrs. Mel Ziontz

Leadership Giving Saint John’s celebrates the generosity of the following individuals, foundations, corporations and fundraising support groups whose annual gifts of $500 and above between January 1, 2014, and January 31, 2015, help maintain patient programs and services essential to the mission of Providence Saint John’s Health Center.

David and Marianna Fisher The Tarble Foundation Billy and Audrey L. Wilder

Victoria and Carl Murray The John Wayne Cancer Foundation L. Leroy and Ethel Bell Wright Foundation The Carole Zumbro and George Adler Family

$500,000-$999,999

$50,000-$99,999

$1,000,000 and above

Charles B. Fiscus Paula Kent Meehan Merle and Peter Mullin Jean Perkins Foundation

$100,000-$499,999 John J. Houlihan Mr. and Mrs. Van Kelsey

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Dr. Monty and Peggy Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dell Pat and Jerry B. Epstein Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Garland III Martha and David Ho Native Sons of the Golden West Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Leland M. Postil

Tervis The Atlas Family Foundation Darcie Denkert Notkin and Shelby Notkin

$25,000-$49,999

Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Beyer Debra and Norris Bishton The Boudjakdji Foundation Abbott L. Brown Irene Dunne Mr. and Mrs. James F. Flaherty III Janet and Michael Fourticq Guess? Foundation The Zatzkis Family and The Shirley and Burt Harris Family Foundation

Sharon and David Keller Dominic J. Ornato The Petco Foundation Providence Health and Services Donna Schweers and Tom Geiser Cindy and Sheldon Stone Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Trilling Carmen and Jim Ward Mr. and Mrs. Parviz Yari

$10,000-$24,999

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Adams Elizabeth Helms Adams Ajay Aggarwal Allwest Nursing Services, Inc. Steven and Sheri Altieri David and Anna Anawalt Dr. Patricia Anawalt Dorothy A. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Rae W. Archibald Maria and Emilio Arechaederra Margot and Mark Armbruster Frank and Beverly Arnstein Rachel and Lee Ault Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc. Mrs. Susan Woods Barker Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Barrack, Jr. Judith and Charles Beck Elizabeth G. Harris Beck Marion and Craig Benell Ms. Valerie Bertinelli Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Bezahler Deborah and Andy Bogen Mr. and Mrs. George A. Braun Nancy and Sandy Bresler Mr. and Mrs. Waldo H. Burnside Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Cale The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Alice and Richard Cassese Phillip T. and Judith Chase Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Clark Michael and Victoria Cohen Cynthia and Joseph Connolly Michael Croft and Lynn Williams Croft Susan and Jeffrey Davidson Mr. and Mrs. Dorn K. Dean Leo E. Denlea, Jr. The Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation Leslie and John C. Dorman The Douglas Foundation

Mr. Bob Dylan The Emmett Family Foundation Faucett Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Ferry Ms. Louisa E. Fish Frances and Terry Flanagan Ms. Stella Hall and Mr. James H. Fordyce Barbara J. Foreman Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fouts Mrs. Judith Stein Friedman Mr. and Mrs. Francis E. Gartlan Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey H. Gee Allan and Ellie Goldman The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jae Goodman Joyce and Guy B. Gorelik Tiffany B. Grunwald, MD Peter and Gretchen Haight Mrs. Salli S. Harris Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Hicks Richard Hillman Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Marcia Wilson Hobbs Tonian Hohberg John and Eileen Huarte Nancy Stark and Stanley Iezman Jordan and Christine Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. John K. Ketcham Mr. and Mrs. Morton Kirshner Mr. and Mrs. John H. Kissick Robert B. Kraemer Peter W. and Christine Kuyper Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ladd Shelby and Charles Larsen Mr. and Mrs. Jin K. Lee Mr. Johnathan Lennox Mr. and Mrs. Rex A. Licklider Dorothy and Gerald Lipsky Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Lotman Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lowe The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Ms. Lauren A. McCollum Carl and Rena McKinzie The Jacquie and Harry McMahon Family Foundation The D. Llewellyn Miller Family Joe and Wanda Miller Mrs. Margaret S. Miller Ms. Ann Moorefield

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd Lisa and Steve Nesbitt Chris and Dick Newman Vince and Mary Ann Otte Terry and Fred Quimby Gary and Della Rolle Wolfgang and Mary Rudolph Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rutledge Mr. Robert L. Saget Saint John's Tower Imaging Medical Group Santa Monica HematologyOncology Consultants Ms. Christine Schaeffer Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Schmitt Su-Z and Ted Schneider Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Schwartz Ms. Nadya Scott Dame Angela Lansbury Shaw Lee and Anthony Shaw Mr. and Mrs. William J. Sheppard Maria Shriver Charles Robert and Carol Sievers Ms. Donna J. Slates Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Smith Mr. Ned Solot and Ms. Corrin Yep Carrie Soppe and Clint Soppe, MD Mrs. Ann M. Speed Linnette and Hubert Temple Mrs. Nadine E. Tilley Carrie and Peter Tilton

“To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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(continued from pg. 47) Andrea and David Tracy Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Troop Ms. Gwen Walden A. C. and Shaughne Warnack Elinor and Tom Wertheimer Ted G. Westerman Mr. and Mrs. Alan E. Weston Willison Family Foundation Ms. Shirley A. Wilson Brooke and Brett Wyard

$5,000-$9,999

The Angeles Clinic & Research Institute Mr. and Mrs. Kyle B. Arndt Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Assaf Mrs. George Barrie IV Ambassador and Mrs. Frank E. Baxter Bayside Anesthesia Medical Group Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Beck Ms. Tatiana S. Botton Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Burns Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Cooper Mr. Kevin R. Crane Crothall Healthcare, Inc. Mary Y. Davis Donald E. Dickerson, MD Ms. Allyce A. Diehl Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty and the Joseph B. Gould Foundation

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Dr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Kelly Kelton Fund - Lenny and David Kelton Bernadette and Timothy Leiweke Mr. David S. Lyman Mrs. Marlene Matlow Maria Lim and Booker McClay Michael and Miriam Miller Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. Miller Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Pacific Eye and Ear Specialists Mr. and Mrs. Joshua A. Pack Pathology Medical Group of Saint John's M. Jacqulyn and W. Harold Petersen Dr. and Mrs. Zbigniew Petrovich General and Mrs. Gwynn Robinson Mrs. Amy Roegler and Mr. Octavio Herrera Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rosenberg Mr. Allen B. Sackler Saint John's Emergency Medicine Specialists, Inc. Providence Saint John's Health Center Jeri and Edward J. Schrillo Sempra Energy Sidley Austin, LLP Loraine and Robert Sinskey, MD Sidney Stern Memorial Trust The Stewart Foundation Tory and Cameron Strang Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Mr. Terence Hall Mr. and Mrs. J. Tito Tiberti Reva and Bill Tooley

Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Boughton Nachman Brautbar, MD Nicholas Brooks Ms. Diane Broy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burg Mr. and Mrs. William D. Calkins Mr. and Mrs. John G. Danhakl James and Marjorie Downie Mr. Timothy A. Dunn Mr. and Mrs. Joshua R. Edelmann Ms. Carrie L. Edler Mr. and Mrs. Damon R. Fisher Rhonda Fleming Carlson Mr. Joshua Gaunya The Joanne Marie and Marcel George Foundation Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Katherine and Robert Gray, MD Mr. Robert Griggs Ms. Cameron Hall Paul Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Marc I. Hayutin Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Held Ms. Lisa Holdcroft Bertrand Hopper Memorial Foundation Mr. Scott Jannard The Carl Jud Foundation Ms. Sharon A. Keith Mr. Michael A. Koss David L. Krasne, MD Ms. Sandra B. Krause and Mr. William B. Fitzgerald

"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord."

~ Proverbs 19:17

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. DiSipio, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Redmond Doms Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Merle Epstein Dr. and Mrs. Tim Fallon Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Mark W. Gibello Mrs. Gloria Gilfenbain The Gobel Philanthropy Group Julia and Ken Gouw Lisa and Marty Greenberg Sam and Peggy Grossman Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Guerboian Amber and Rufus Hankey Mr. and Mrs. Simon Inman John Wayne Cancer Institute Judith and Steaven K. Jones Kanoff Family Foundation Margaret and Thomas Keene

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Donna F. Tuttle and David G. Elmore Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wacker Anne and Frederick Waldeck Wells Fargo Foundation

$2,000-$4,999

Mr. Joe Allen Mr. Charles S. Allyn, Jr. Ms. Dawna Arndt Mr. Gareth Asten Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Auer Randy Axelrod, MD Ms. Li Bailey Mr. Palgahat S. Balasubramanian Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Balbona Dr. and Mrs. Michael K. Barnoski Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Basch Mr. and Mrs. Terry W. Bird

Dr. Charlotta La Via Steven J. Levine, MD Lexus Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Logsdon Longo Toyota-Scion-Lexus Ms. Taylor Lough M Advisory Group Dr. Ruth A. Sorotzkin and Dr. Bert R. Mandelbaum Mr. Frank J. Marini Mrs. Lorraine E. Morton Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Noonan Mr. Dorival Olivieri Mr. and Mrs. Roger C. Olson Mrs. Viorica R. Pardee Mr. Rodrigo Retamar Dr. and Mrs. John M. Robertson Mr. Steven Scher

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Seizer Dr. and Mrs. John R. Sellman Ms. Eliany Shie Mr. Gene Shutler Mr. Nugroho Soeharto Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sutton Curtis S. and Priscilla M. Tamkin USI Insurance Service Betty Seidmon, PhD and Mr. Sheldon Vidibor Amir A. Vokshoor, MD Wal-Mart Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Michael J. Weitz Whitmarks, LLC Dba Designs by Georgina Ms. Kathy Williams Mr. Frank P. Winne Mr. and Mrs. Werner F. Wolfen Mr. and Mrs. Mel Ziontz

$1,000-$1,999

Mr. and Mrs. Aron Abecassis Ms. Amy Ables Ms. Monica Ahuero Mr. and Mrs. Rani Aliahmad Ms. Camila Alves Mr. Aaron Anderson Dr. Sophie M. Andriaschuk and Mr. Leslie MacConnell Ms. Melanie Astin Mr. John R. Barone Ms. Connie Barrett Ms. Patricia Barry

Mr. Michael C. Barschig Mr. Mike Bartram Ms. Elizabeth Baskerville Ms. Melinda Beattie Dr. Rudolph A. Bedford and Honorable Jennifer M. Russell John J. and Allegra A. Bessolo Ms. Dawn Bianchini Mrs. Teri Black-Brann Dr. and Mrs. Daniel B. Borenstein Ms. Lauren Bower Ms. Kimberly Boyd The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, Inc. Ms. Marlene Britton Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Broillet Mr. Corey Brushia Mr. and Mrs. Peter D. Bundy Mr. Scott Burns Ms. Karen Butterworth Ms. Gwen Campbell Ms. Leah Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Scott H. Carr Ms. Holly Cartozian Mr. and Mrs. Terrence J. Casey Ms. Stokely Chaffin Ms. Erica Christian Ms. Valerie Christopherson The Classy Bag Lady Mr. and Mrs. Ira G. Cohen Ms. Nicki Cole-Mohi Mr. David Comfort and Ms. Kasey Crown Mr. and Mrs. Frank Countner Lisa Crampton Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Crane, Jr. Mr. Jon M. Crawford Mr. and Mrs. William E. Crump Mr. and Mrs. Leonard B. Csiszar Mr. Christopher Cullison Ms. Donna Dahl Dr. Cornelia B. Daly and Dr. Arthur Southam Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Deere Mr. Jeff Deline Ms. Jamie DeRewal Mrs. Katherine R. Devonshire Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dischler Mr. Stephen Docherty Dr. Michele Dominick and Mr. Frank Dominick Dr. and Mrs. Adrian P. Douglas Kirk and Anne Douglas The Griffin Foundation Mr. Jeff Duveneck Ms. Anne Eckles Mrs. Pamela Elton

Mr. and Mrs. William Emanuel Mrs. Katherine R. Enright Dr. Bonnie Berman and Mr. Jay Farbstein Mrs. Reagan E. Feeney and Mr. Richard Levine Ms. Jody Fine and Mr. Malcolm Lee Ms. Carrie Flanders Mrs. Yvonne Randle and Mr. Eric G. Flanholtz Mr. and Mrs. Keith F. Fleischmann Mr. and Mrs. R. Jeffrey Follert Mr. and Mrs. Leland Ford Mr. Kenneth Forman Ms. Christine Franchimone Richard P. Frieder, MD Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fuess Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Gallagher Ms. Marissa Garay Dr. Alison Garb and Mr. John Andrews Kirk and Anne Douglas Ms. Netanya Gelfand Ms. Michelle George Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Gerst Ms. Kathleen Getscher Ms. Rene M. Russo and Mr. Dan Gilroy Dr. and Mrs. John William Given Drs. Kendra and Glenn Gorlitsky Mr. and Mrs. Carl C. Gregory III Ms. Jaclyn Gross Ms. Janice K. Halverson Mr. Guy Hammond Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Hanscom Mr. and Mrs. Mike Harper Mr. Dan Hay Ms. Tanna F. Hazen Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Heartney Ms. Amanda Hills Mr. and Mrs. Clement L. Hirsch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William L. Horton Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Horwitz Mr. Jonathan Hunt Ms. Tessa Husen Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ireland Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Irvin Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Jackson Ms. Sara Jarrett John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary Mrs. Megan L. Johnstone Ms. Ruth M. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Chia Chi Kao Drs. Mayenne and Julian Karelitz Ms. Frances E. Kent Ms. Shelley Keys Mr. Robert Kies SUMMER 2015, SAINT JOHN'S

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(continued from pg. 49) Mrs. Teruko Kitahara Ms. Mary Ellen Klee Mrs. Hildegard T. Knoll Ms. Charlene Knorr Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Kogan Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan M. Kohl Mr. Gary Kramer Ms. Darcy Kroeger Ms. Holly Krull Mrs. Betty M. Kuchel Mr. Ivan Kurdin Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kwiecinski Ms. Loreen La Penna Ms. Crystal Lahners Mrs. Douglas M. Laidlaw Mr. and Mrs. Barry S. Landsberg Mrs. Jennifer Lao Mr. Tom Larmore Mr. David Law Dr. and Mrs. John Mark Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Mrs. Elissa Leeds and Mr. Peter Elkin Mr. Simon Leiva Ms. Sheryl Lewin Ms. Sandra A. Line Mrs. Lena Longo Mr. Stan Lucas Mr. Nathan Lustman Ms. Marilyn Mack Mr. and Mrs. Evans L. Malanga Ms. Rachelle Manganti Mr. and Mrs. Armen Markarian J. D. McCoy, MD Mr. and Mrs. James T. McGinn Mr. Michael McMahon Mr. Peter McMillan and Mrs. Theresa Strempek Mr. Ernest Meadows

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Mr. Jeff Meger Leslie Memsic, MD Mr. and Mrs. Joel A. Mendelsohn Mr. and Mrs. Milton L. Miller Ms. Jan Milstead Mr. Corey Moninger Ms. Mary P. Montgomery Mr. and Mrs. Chase Morsey, Jr. Mrs. Ann Moore Mulally Mr. and Mrs. David E. Mumford Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence H. Nagler Dr. Paul D. Natterson and Dr. Cara Natterson Janice and Ned Nelsen Ms. Maggie L. Nemser and Mr. Jeremy Snyder Mr. and Mrs. Wesley E. Nitchman Mr. Kenneth Novice Mr. and Mrs. David J. O'Keefe Mr. and Mrs. John O'Keefe Mr. Victor H. Palmieri Mr. and Mrs. Barclay Perry, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Peterson Mr. Robert Pickens Mr. and Mrs. Curt R. Pindler Dr. and Mrs. Steven M. Polin Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Prokop Dr. and Mrs. Ernie L. Prudente Mr. John Redmann Diane E. Reilly, C.P.A. Mr. Anthony Renteria John B. Richards, MD Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Richardson Ms. Shelley Ringo Sheryl Ross, MD Mr. Kevin Salter Mr. Paul Salter Ms. Ranee Schaafsma Mr. John Schoenfeld Mr. and Mrs. William D. Schulte Ms. Alison Schweitzer

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Scott Mrs. Yvonne de C. Segerstrom Mrs. Frances Cates Shannon Ms. Carol Shryer Ms. Reagan Silber Mr. and Mrs. William E. Simon, Jr. Ms. Susan Sleep Ms. Sabrina Spialek Mr. David L. Stiller Mr. Paul Stojanovich Ms. Megan B. Stout Mr. John Student Ms. Jessica Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Ray L. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Tesari Ms. Jessica Thompson Ms. Teddi Tindall and Mr. John Morris Michael Toiserkani, MD Ms. Jennifer Toney Ms. Emily Torres Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Trilling Ms. Kimberly Trojanowski Mr. Brandy Tvrdeich Mr. and Mrs. Robert V. Vacher Mrs. Susan Gould Veerman Los Angeles Vikings Charities, Inc. Ms. Xiaome Wang Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warner Ms. Susan R. Wasserman Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wayne Mr. Craig Weaver Admiral and Mrs. John C. Weaver Mrs. Dorothy Webb Ms. Shelley Weinstein Mary Ann and Marvin Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Doug Weitman Ms. Marcy Welland Westside Internal Medicine Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Wickstrom Ms. Patricia Wilcox

“It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

~ Acts 20:35

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Ms. Candace Wilson Susan and Kirk K. Wilson Mr. Greg Wise Ms. Wendy A. Wolstoncroft Ms. Amy M. Wood Mr. and Mrs. David F. Wood Ms. Candice Woodward Drs. Gareth and Barbara Wootton Janet M. Yamamura, MD Dr. Bruce J. Yawitz and Mrs. Kathy K. Yawitz Mrs. Soraya Zarrin Ghalam and Mr. Simoun Shakoori Mr. David Zech Mr. Ronald M. Zipperstein

$500-$999

Dr. Robert Amonic Mrs. Kinne Amonic Ms. Linnae M. Anderson and Mr. Thomas E. Epley Ms. Cristina Arechaederra and Mr. John Castanon Ms. Lina Arocha Ms. Carla Avila Mrs. Mary L. Babbitt Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Bailey Ms. Belinda L. Ballash Mr. Jonathan M. Barnett Mrs. Leigh A. Baxter Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Belden Mr. Donald Bell Mr. and Mrs. Francis L. Bengtson Dr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Berens Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Berning Ms. Maria Bibawi Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Bishop Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles Dr. and Mrs. Salvador A. Brau Mr. Robert B. Bregman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Breitman Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Brigham, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Peter G. Bristol Ms. Christina Cade Ms. Simone Cambay Ms. Cindi Carter Mr. and Mrs. George W. Cassata Dr. Lisa M. Chaiken Mr. and Mrs. Joel F. Citron Ms. Aime Contrera Dr. and Mrs. Richard F. Corlin Ms. Sandra Correia Ms. Leah M. Cox Mr. Brian E. Crockwell

Ms. Michele Dee Mr. and Mrs. Richard DeWeese The Dori Collection Mr. Robert J. Drabkin Dr. Karen Duvall and Dr. Gerald S. Berke Mr. Robert W. Eberlein and Mrs. Jane Auerbach Ms. Lisa Etherington Lynn and Hugh Evans Ms. Elisabeth Familian Dr. Marjorie B. Fine and Mr. Arthur Fine Mr. Kevin P. Fiore Mr. and Mrs. Riccardo Gallo Mr. and Mrs. Jay E. Garacochea Mr. and Mrs. Eric R. Garen Mr. and Mrs. Don Giarratano Mr. and Mrs. Stuart I. Glickman Good Shepherd Catholic School Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Howard Grafman Mr. Robert U. Grant Merrill Bessolo Grier Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Grojean Mr. and Mrs. C. Kenneth Gruber Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Harter, Jr. Mr. Jeffrey Hawes Ms. Judy Head Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hearty Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Hertz Mr. Patrick Hickey Mr. Philip M. Hitzeroth Mr. Wesley C. Hoo Dr. Roger Huibonhoa Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hunter, Jr. Mr. Kirk R. Hyde and Ms. Angie Proctor Ms. Alice Isidro Ms. Francine Jacobs Ms. Mary A. Rose and Mr. John E. Jardine Mr. George W. Jeffs Jensen Design & Survey, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Edgar Jessup Ms. Bridget Johnsen Mrs. Ghislaine Jones Mr. Mark A. Kadzielski, Esq. Honorable and Mrs. Bernard J. Kamins Ms. Gretchen Kane Mr. and Mrs. Adam T. Keefe Mr. and Mrs. Jack Keshtkar Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Klein Ms. Mary Elizabeth Koch Patricia and Tony Kouba Ms. Kelly Kriebs Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lally Ms. Rachel Lange

Mr. Geoff Larbalestier Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. LaSalle Dr. and Mrs. John F. Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lenet Cecilia P. Lev, MD Mr. Jacques Levine Mr. Sterling Long-Colbo Ms. Celeste Lopez Mr. and Mrs. Timothy C. Macker Mr. and Mrs. Donald T. Maclay Ms. Cynthia MacPhee Mr. and Mrs. Kevin C. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Dana R. Martin Ms. Pamela Martinez Ms. Jennifer McCord Dr. and Mrs. Daniel H. McDonald Mrs. Marcela McKenna Mr. and Mrs. William P. McKenna Mr. and Mrs. James R. McNiel Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. McRoskey Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Medress Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Meltzner Ms. Nicole Menard Ms. Ilse Metchek Ms. Isabelle Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Barry Meyer Mrs. John H. Michel Microsoft Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Moloughney Dr. Callene Momtazee and Mr. John Momtazee Ms. Stella-Ann Moore Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Musante Mr. and Mrs. William K. Niemann Mr. and Mrs. Saeed Nikayin Mr. Jerry F. Norman Ms. Megan Oesterreich Mr. and Mrs. Bernard S. Orsini Mrs. Ariel Owens-Barham Ms. Anna Perez Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Petty Mr. and Mrs. Tony Pietrini Ms. Idaelia Preciado Ms. Yanira Preciado Mr. and Mrs. David Reilly Margaret Reitzel, MD Susan F. Reynolds, MD Mr. Rene Richard Jeannette A. Richards, MD Mr. and Mrs. Ron Riches Ms. Kelly Riddle Ms. Emily Rios Ms. Andrea Roberts Ms. Cheryl P. Robertson

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(continued from pg. 51) Ms. Donna R. Romens Mr. and Mrs. Christopher W. Roscoe Mrs. Lois Rosen Richard S. Ross, PhD Mrs. Kenneth Allen Ruck Mr. and Mrs. Nelson J. Sanesi Mr. Todd Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Schupp Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Shortz Mr. Alan Sieroty Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sievers Mr. Bernard Silver Mr. Peter B. Skelton Mr. Glenn Smith

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Ms. Jill Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Squire St. Monica Catholic Elementary School Mr. and Mrs. Allan Stefl Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stein Stanley and Jeanne Strasberg Mr. and Mrs. James L. Streibich Ms. Rennae Stubbs Mr. Clancy Sturgeon Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooke Temple Mr. David Terek Mrs. Betty-Jo Tilley Treasured Accessory Suzanne A. Trott, MD Mr. Gabriel Trujillo Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Tydlaska Mr. Edward Villalpando

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wall Mrs. Lynn R. Wallace Ms. Mary Ward Mr. James W. Watterson Mrs. Ruth Weil Mrs. Raymee Olin-Weiman Mr. and Mrs. Stephen I. Weiner Mr. and Mrs. Jerry A. West Mr. David Whitaker Mr. and Mrs. Edward White Ms. Kathy Willard Mr. and Mrs. Perry R. Willson Ms. Bridget Wirtz Mr. and Mrs. Chris Wolfe Dr. and Mrs. George C. Wu Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Young Mr. and Mrs. Saul A. Zucker

Friends for the Future We are pleased to honor and thank donors who have shared their legacy intentions with us by designating Saint John’s Health Center in their estate plans via a will, trust, annuity, retirement plan, insurance policy, estate note or other document to support our mission. These gifts represent a substantial resource that ensures a long-term, stable financial future for Saint John’s.

Edgardo and Francesca Acosta Mrs. Elaine Akouris Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Allyn, Jr. Dr. Robert Amonic Sophie Andriaschuk, MD, and Leslie MacConnell Joe Archer Carol K Armentrout Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Ash Barbara and William Ashby Rachel and Lee Ault Ms. Dorothy J. Avazian Ms. Li Bailey John Mortimer Ballagh Ms. Madeliene C. Barnes Mr. John R. Barone Mrs. Leigh M. Battson Ms. Kathleen Bearcroft Judith and Charles Beck Lloyd A. Benfer Judy and Bob Berglass Alan and Ruth Berliner Dr. Monty and Peggy Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. James P. Birdwell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew E. Bogen Minako and Bob Borgen

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Mr. and Mrs. John T. Bowman E. Robert Breech Mrs. Frances L. Brody Mr. and Mrs. Waldo H. Burnside Janice H. Burrill Genevieve Bush Dr. Jerry H. Buss Mrs. Phila M. Caldwell Katy S. Campbell Stella Campbell Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Campion Ruth A. Cardona Ms. Patricia J. Carleton Mr. William Carpenter Rowena Chappelow Jones Ms. Dolores "Dee" Childers Mrs. Helen S. Christman Mr. George Christy Thomas P. Collier and Marian R. Collier Shirley P. Collier Henriette G. Cowan Jean Craig B.A. Patrick Croghan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and Monica Cronin Betti J. Davis Mary Y. Davis

Ms. Pat G. Davis Jeanne A. DeSaix Mrs. Martha Desplenter Ms. Anne J. Difiore Carolyn Dirks and Brett Dougherty Mr. and Mrs. William H. Doheny, Sr. Ms. Eleanor Dougherty Cecile and H. Robert Duboff Irene Dunne Billie and Louise Earn Mrs. Dorothy Dumke Elliott Mr. Max J. Engel Pat and Jerry B. Epstein Josephine McDonald Failor Daniel E. Fast, MD, and Thomas E. O'Brien Marion S. Fierman Mrs. Julia A. Fischer Mr. Charles B. Fiscus Ms. Louisa E. Fish Rhonda Fleming Carlson John C. Folz Barbara J. Foreman Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Fouts Mrs. Jewel B. Fox Mr. and Mrs. William D. Fremont

Louise Marshall Mr. Sidney Marto Vera E. Masters Maria Lim and Booker McClay Esther and Cyrus McClean Mr. and Mrs. Glen McDaniel Thomas and Katherine McKay Carl and Rena McKinzie Paula Kent Meehan Louis and Sylvia Meitus Stanley and Dodo Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Donn B. Miller

“It is one of the most beautiful compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Robert Gale James Brad Geis Roland Getze and Josephine Balling Getze Family Herbert P. Gibbs John E. Gilmore, MD, and Kathleen E. Gilmore Elsie A. Giorgi, MD Allan and Ellie Goldman Marie H. Goman Shirley E. Goodman Drs. Kendra and Glenn Gorlitsky Donna B. Grant Ingrid C. Grayson Shirl and Wally Grayson Mrs. Dolly Green Lisa and Marty Greenberg Peter and Gretchen Haight Ms. Cameron Hall Mrs. Mildred Hannon Virginia S. Harper Hildegard Brant Harris Shila and Morris Hazan Ms. Bessie F. Herzog Ambassador and Mrs. Glen Holden Mrs. Frances Hommes Sara Horowitz John J. Houlihan Ms. Virginia Cyr Howard Hermenia Hutchinson Hilda M. Hyort Ms. Jean Ibarra Galt Rankin Ingram Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Iorillo Frank B. Jemison Judith and Steaven K. Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Earle M. Jorgensen Hon. Bernard and Susan Kamins Mary Ellen and Chris Kanoff Agnes Kellogg Mr. and Mrs. Van Kelsey Michael Kennedy Mr. George Kievit Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kivel Mrs. Bellisha M. Klinge Mr. Nathan Kolodny Mr. and Mrs. Bernard B. Korn Dr. Robert and Annabelle Kositchek Mr. Carl Kovach Ms. Mary Jo Kusiak Maurice J. Lamerain Franklin K. Lane Anne Lannan Margaret and Tom Larkin Mr. Richard C. Larson Catherine A. Laughren Mr. and Mrs. Milton and Rita Lear Mr. J. Martin Leatherman Margo W. Lee Norman and Sadie Lee Norma Lefkowitz Mrs. Phyllis G. Leis David Lloyd Mr. Mario Loucel Mrs. Henrietta Lubenko Carolyn and Bruce Ludwig Helen and Irving Ludwig Ms. Edith MacIntyre Luanne M. Magee Edgar J. Mannix Ruth Koolish March and Family Mr. Frank J. Marini

Clara Moeller Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Merle and Peter Mullin Victoria and Carl Murray Marjorie Myers Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Nadler Mrs. Sylvia R. Neville Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Ruth Newbert Lorena Mayer Nidorf Michael Nidorf Howard D. Nunn Dottie O'Carroll Ms. Ruby Okubo Joan M. Palevsky Lee H. Palmer Margaret Palmer Margaret Piacenti Ms. Susana I. Pollack Dr. Louis R. Prucher Miriam Rand Mrs. Audrey J. Reinis Margaret Reitzel, MD Mrs. Simonne Reynolds Marcia MacDonald Rivas Bruce B. Rolf, MD Mr. and Mrs. Gary Rolle Seymour F. Rosenwasser, MD Mr. and Mrs. Melvin S. Rubin Ms. Janice R. Ruck Mary Jayne Ruffner Helen N. Rutledge Janet K. Salomonson, MD Ronald Samet Carla and Fred Sands Mr. and Mrs. Garry Sato and Family Dr. and Mrs. Clement Savant, Jr. SUMMER 2015, SAINT JOHN'S

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Ms. Katharine B. Scallan Mrs. Serena M. Schmidt Barbara and Charles I. Schneider Glenn and Betty Schwalm Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schwartz Sandra and Vin Scully Marguerite H. B. Seamans Fern and Robert Seizer Shelley Selover and Gary Baker Mr. Robert J. Shaw Suzanne and Len Sheridan Robert S. Sherins, MD, and Marlene J. Sherins, RN Mr. George Shuba Dr. and Mrs. Leon J. Shulman Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Sievers Albert and Bernice Skarupa

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Lynnette Heather Smith Louis and Dina Sneh Mr. Edward Stevens Gloria and Jimmy Stewart Mr. David L. Stiller Mrs. Helen Straitiff Jeanne and Stanley Strasberg Betty R. Stucker Ambassador and Mrs. Geoffrey Swaebe Ms. Frances Sweeney Mrs. Newton E. Tarble Betty Tegart Dorit Teichman Patience F. Tekulsky Rosella and Thurzal Terry Mr. and Mrs. Gordon A. Tifft Gordon Toler Hazel Trott Ms. Blossom Trustman Roy and Hope Turney

Donna F. Tuttle and David G. Elmore Frances L. Vanatta Mr. and Mrs. Boris Vanoff William T. Walker Sara G. Wallace Mrs. Lucy Doheny Washington Mr. and Mrs. John T. Waugh Mildred L. Wegner Mary Ann and Marvin Weiss Billy and Audrey L. Wilder Catherine M. Wilken Mr. and Mrs. Rodney F. Williams Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Williams Maude Wilson Mr. and Mrs. William Winans Frank P. Winne Janet M. Yamamura, MD Carl A. Zabbia, MD

Tributes Gifts Memorial and honor gifts offer a meaningful way to remember someone special or say thank you to a nurse or doctor whose care made the difference in the life of a friend or loved one.

Memorial and honor gifts are arranged alphabetically according to the individual’s name.

IN HONOR OF

in honor of Dr. Robert Amonic Frances and Terry Flanagan in honor of Ms. Cristina Arechaederra Maria and Emilio Arechaederra in honor of Emilio and Maria Arechaederra's 50th Wedding Anniversary Donald M. Treiman in honor of Dr. Elizabeth A. Arena Jonathan M. Barnett in honor of Dr. Hyun W. Bae Bella Ben-Yehuda Charles B. Fiscus in honor of Ms. Belinda Ballash Rena M. Wellman in honor of Dr. Isaac Bash Charles B. Fiscus in honor of Dr. Ritu S. Batra Argonaut Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd

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in honor of Dr. Mitchell Becker Argonaut Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd in honor of Dr. Rudolph A. Bedford Ghislaine Jones in honor of Dr. Anton Bilchik Alfred Kwiecinski in honor of Dr. Anton Bilchik and staff Edward V. Villalpando in honor of Dr. Mark H. Biscow Harris Family Foundation Salli S. Harris in honor of Mrs. Debi Bishton Angela Tesari in honor of Mrs. Mary Mueller Barbara E. Rosenstein in honor of Dr. Prabhtej Brara Leland Ford in honor of Nicholas Frederick Brown Susan L. Countner

in honor of Dr. Connie S. Chein Shing Chi Poon Edwin Solot in honor of Ms. Martha Cisneros Robert D. Reed in honor of Dr. Jonathan R. Cole Kinne Amonic Nancy and Sandy Bresler Jewish Community Foundation in honor of Dr. Richard F. Corlin John F. Aulino in honor of Sister Maureen Craig's 60th Jubilee Lois Rosen in honor of Sister Maureen F. Craig, SCL John F. Aulino in honor of Dr. Cornelia B. Daly Argonaut Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd in honor of Mr. Rick DeWeese's Birthday Lois A. Foonberg

in honor of Mrs. Susie DeWeese Maria Carmean Scott Friedman Paul B. Haberman Donna Schweers and Tom Geiser in honor of Dr. Nicholas V. Diaco John F. Aulino Frances and Terry Flanagan in honor of Ashley Diddie, RN Kenneth R. Diddie in honor of Dr. Maggie L. DiNome Leasa P. Ireland Arthur L. Weiner in honor of Maurice and Helen Douek Su-Z and Ted Schneider in honor of Ms. Xiomara Douglas Lori A. Christopher in honor of Dr. Marilou Terpenning's Patients Dr. Marilou Terpenning and Mr. Terence Hall in honor of Dr. Kevin M. Ehrhart Angela Vamianakis in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry B. Epstein Sandra S. Gilman in honor of Mr. Jerry B. Epstein Miriam Groman Joshua Kheel Jacques Levine Mark Wagner in honor of Mr. Jerry B. Epstein's Birthday Mimi Feldman Loraine and Robert Sinskey, MD

in honor of Pat and Jerry Epstein's Anniversary Jill B. Erman in honor of Mrs. Pat Epstein's Birthday Barbara Kagan Shirley F. Wolfson in honor of Dr. Joan K. Feltman Bernice P. Griska Ann G. Sullivan in honor of Mrs. Mary H. Flaherty University of Notre Dame in honor of Mrs. Mary H. Flaherty's Birthday James F. Flaherty in honor of Mrs. Fran Flanagan Donald J. Alschuler A. V. Antola Ruby Ann C. Carlos Paul B. Haberman Mervyn L. Hecht The D. Llewellyn Miller Family in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James Fordyce Jonathan M. Kohl Running Wild, Inc. in honor of Oksana Fursevich, RN Heather A. Fox in honor of Ms. Cookie Galanti Lorraine M. Holt in honor of Mrs. Marisol Gallarday Robert D. Reed in honor of Dr. Kathryn M. Gardner Janet M. Yamamura

in honor of Mr. Frank Gelles Lori A. Christopher in honor of Dr. Sonya K. Gohill Edwin Solot in honor of Dr. Ellie J. Goldstein Janet M. Yamamura in honor of Dr. Morris T. Grabie Clay A. Becker in honor of Christi Lynn Grewohl Ronald D. Hansen in honor of Cory Walter Grewohl Ronald D. Hansen in honor of Ms. Cammie Hall Mrs. George Barrie IV The George Barrie IV Charitable Foundation in honor of Dr. Raouf G. Hallis John F. Aulino in honor of Willow Emmanuelle Helms Cassandra D. Helms in honor of Martha E. Hierro, MD Joan J. Grant in honor of Dr. John-Roger D. Hinkins The Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness in honor of Ms. Toni Hohberg Barbara A. Bundy James W. Watterson in honor of Dr. Kenton S. Horacek Bernice P. Griska in honor of Ms. Margaret A. Hostrup Joseph G. Gorman

"A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

~ Proverbs 11:25

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(continued from pg. 55) in honor of Mrs. Barbara Iino Michael A. McRoskey in honor of John R. Jalas, MD Frances and Terry Flanagan in honor of Lewis R. Kanengiser, MD The Wolfen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Werner F. Wolfen in honor of Dr. Mina Kang Teruko Kitahara in honor of Dr. Leslie M. Kaplan Stanley H. Lucas in honor of Flavia J. Kavanau Earl W. Kavanau in honor of Dr. Daniel F. Kelly Clay A. Becker in honor of Mrs. Jo Ann S. Klein Michael A. McRoskey Mr. and Mrs. William S. Mortensen Dominic J. Ornato Amanda L. Roscoe Donna Schweers and Tom Geiser in honor of Mr. Robert O. Klein Kristin M. Keefe in honor of Dr. David Krasne Frances and Terry Flanagan in honor of Dr. Milton Krisiloff Clay A. Becker in honor of Dr. Gilbert J. Kuhn, Jr. Frances and Terry Flanagan Bernice P. Griska Julius B. Ladd in honor of Dr. Delphine J. Lee Hildegard Harris in honor of Jin and Jennifer Lee John Momtazee Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc. in honor of Dr. Cecilia P. Lev and her Team Scott Lenet in honor of Ms. Harriet Leva Norman M. Beegun in honor of Dr. Robert E. Levin Susan R. Wasserman in honor of Dr. Daniel J. Lieber Carmen H. Prado in honor of Ms. Teresa Marquez's Birthday Martha M. Villafana in honor of Dr. Jon S. Matsunaga Argonaut Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd in honor of Dr. Joel M. Matta Michael Dell

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HONOR ROLL OF GIVING in honor of Dr. Michael Mazar The Ladd Foundation Julius B. Ladd in honor of Blythe McNamara Leigh D. Stein in honor of Leonardo Benjamin Mendez's 4th Birthday Elizabeth A. Lowrey in honor of Scarlett Elizabeth Mendez's 2nd Birthday Elizabeth A. Lowrey in honor of Dr. Robert H. Merz Michael A. Koss in honor of Pink and Pink Fans, especially Sara Witt Loreen La Penna in honor of Dr. James J. Moran Amanda L. Roscoe in honor of Dr. John R. Moreland Richard S. Ross in honor of Dr. Mark Nachman Nachman Brautbar Carmen H. Prado in honor of Dr. Paul D. Natterson Elisabeth Familian Harris Family Foundation Salli S. Harris in honor of Mrs. Dolly Niemann Paul B. Haberman Barbara E. Rosenstein in honor of Carol O'Dea, RN, MN, Ed.D. Susan R. Wasserman in honor of Dr. Geoffery A. O'Neill Janet M. Yamamura in honor of Nancy C. Parks, RN Teruko Kitahara in honor of Nancy and Gary Plotkin's 50th Anniversay Su-Z and Ted Schneider in honor of Dr. Ernie L. Prudente Frances and Terry Flanagan in honor of Kate and Ernie Prudente Jeanie R. Bengtson in honor of Mrs. Kate Prudente Ramona E. Davis in honor of Dr. Vikram Rajan The Wolfen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Werner F. Wolfen in honor of Dr. Decio M. Rangel Betty Graham in honor of Dr. Damon B. Raskin Belinda L. Ballash Frances and Terry Flanagan in honor of Ms. Josette Rasmussen Teresa Akerblom

in honor of Dr. Jenna C. Roberts-Downey Argonaut Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William H. Mudd in honor of Dr. John and Jill Robertson Sophie M. Andriaschuk William D. Calkins Matthew T. Heartney Rene T. Paniz in honor of Dr. John M. Robertson Henry Abagi Nancy and Sandy Bresler William D. Calkins Charles B. Fiscus Frances and Terry Flanagan Eric G. Flanholtz Gloria Gilfenbain Jim H. Jenkins Roger C. Olson Rene T. Paniz Diane A. Scripps Howard G. Wilson Ronald M. Zipperstein Betty G. Zucker in honor of Summer and Sienna Robertson (Occasion: Birth!)

Lawrence H. Nagler in honor of Dr. Babak Roozrokh Teruko Kitahara in honor of Dr. Gerald M. Sacks Bernice P. Griska in honor of Mrs. Rosalyn C. Saget Robert L. Saget in honor of Emergency Room Doctors, Nurses and Staff Jonathan M. Barnett in honor of All the Doctors at Saint John's Leah M. Cox in honor of Saint John's Good Service Beatriz Gomez in honor of all nurses who cared for Lori Christopher, Xiomara, Marianne and Frank Lori A. Christopher in honor of ALL RN Palliative Care Unit Teruko Kitahara in honor of Critical Care Unit Nurses Susan E. Sprau in honor of NICU Nurses Rachel Spitznagel in honor of Saint John's Operating Room Nurses Marjorie B. Fine

in honor of Saint John's Cardiac Division Roger C. Olson in honor of The Cardiovasular Department Stephen C. Berens in honor of all doctors who cared for Alexandria Colunga Winter 2008 Alexandria Colunga in honor of Dr. Roberta J. Smith Frances and Terry Flanagan Anonymous Patron

in honor of Catherine and Herman Williams Catherine M. Sullivan in honor of Kathleen and Marshall Williams's Marriage Leslie M. Kaplan in honor of Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter Nancy and Sandy Bresler Susan R. Wasserman

“A generous heart is never lonesome.”

~ Catholic and Celtic scholar John O’Donohue writing in Eternal Echoes in honor of Saint John's wonderful nursing staff Marion B. Goldenfeld Jim H. Jenkins in honor of NICU Staff Gretchen A. Nelson David L. Stiller in honor of Saint John's Health Center and its staff Charles Brudo in honor of Saint John's Oncology Staff Alan Shanedling in honor of Mrs. Rhonda Sam Ms. Cameron Hall in honor of Hanna Eugena Schmitt Tami Schmitt in honor of Dr. Clifford Segil Marvin E. Greenberg Ann M. Speed in honor of Dr. Radi Shamsi Leland M. Postil in honor of Dr. Melani P. Shaum Janet M. Yamamura in honor of Mrs. Pam Shea Michael A. McRoskey in honor of Dr. Robert S. Sherins' Birthday Ralph Treiman in honor of Mrs. Cindy Simon Ellen F. Hartman in honor of Mrs. Loraine Sinskey Sharon E. Polkinghorn in honor of Loraine and Bob Sinskey Roxana C. Graves in honor of Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth James A. Incorvaia

in honor of Dr. Roberta J. Smith's Birthday Arlene J. Brownson Stuart I. Glickman in honor of Sabine Snyder's 1st Birthday Maggie L. Nemser in honor of Isaac Lincoln Soppe Clinton J. Soppe in honor of Charlie Studin David L. Stiller in honor of Dr. Marilou Terpenning Betty Graham Mr. and Mrs. Robert O. Klein Jean M. Mayfield Michele B. Mehrabadi Kathy J. Williams The Carole Zumbro and George Adler Family in honor of Mrs. Angela Tesari Dough Pizzeria Napoletana, LLC Angela J. Miller Susan E. Smith Lorna Stevens in honor of Sandra "Sandee Boots" Tiberti The Tito and Sandra Tiberti Foundation Sandra Tiberti in honor of Mr. Michael Triggs Karen Grube in honor of Dr. Orrin M. Troum Kinne Amonic in honor of Ms. Maria Lydia Villafana's Birthday Martha M. Villafana in honor of Diane Weil's Birthday Oak Point Partners in honor of Mrs. Ruth Weil Maria Bibawi Marcia L. Ribeiro in honor of Dr. Bernard S. Weintraub Susan R. Wasserman

in honor of Dr. Robert C. Wollman & Staff at the Radiology/Oncology Unit Leah M. Cox in honor of Dr. Andrew G. Yun Frances and Terry Flanagan Lynn B. Johnson Edwin Solot in honor of Fawad Zafar-Khan, MD Susan R. Wasserman

IN MEMORY OF

in memory of Ms. Joan Aberle Ada M. Convey in memory of Mohammed Latif Latif Abuneimeh in memory of Mrs. Jennie Allard Richard F. Habic in memory of Mrs. Eleanor (Ellie) Mary Alsberg Richard A. Bachman in memory of Mrs. Alice O'Neill Avery Beverly Hills Courier Publishing Co., LLC Marcia Wilson Hobbs in memory of Ms. Marjorie Baris Joan T. Baris in memory of Mr. Arthur P. Bartholomew, Jr. Arthur P. Bartholomew in memory of Mr. Erik Tyrone Baskerville Gigi Baskerville in memory of Mr. Thomas J. Beaudet Elena G. Griffin Arturo S. Obispo in memory of Mr. Leonard Becker Clay A. Becker in memory of Mrs. Millicent Hearst Boudjakdji The Boudjakdji Foundation

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(continued from pg. 57) in memory of Mr. Jim Bowyer Melinda M. Casey in memory of Mrs. Elaine Brewer James H. Brewer in memory of Mr. Alexander Brown Christina Brown in memory of Margaret and Paul Brunton William P. McKenna in memory of Mr. David Loren Campman Joanne K. Campman Robert B. Kraemer in memory of Mrs. Charles W. Cappel Ann M. Liebig in memory of Mrs. Robin Rae Boyle Carlson Roberta Danon in memory of Mrs. Gail Lee Hirata-Chaffin David J. Ahlstrand George Y. Amimoto Richard S. Amimoto Kathryn Anderson Scott Chaffin Wilma J. Gilmore Grace L. Gire Joseph G. Isaacs James S. Ishida Cass Ishitani Roy T. Ito Kenneth Kasamatsu Mary-Beth King Katsumi Kitani

HONOR ROLL OF GIVING Michael Komai Jim M. Masuda Derek Mikuriya Lillian M. Mikuriya Lindsay Miya Wendy Mochizuki Yoko Nakayama David A. Rainville Debra Silva Kayko Sonoda Susan A. Teeter Toki Uyeda Amy Wakamatsu in memory of Mrs. Jane K. Chevron Anonymous in memory of Lorraine and Sidney Cooperman Isabel C. Loucks in memory of Robert and Marguerite Crane Ella May Crane Foundation Kevin R. Crane in memory of Mr. Todd Maxfield Crane Melinda M. Casey Mary J. Crane in memory of Mr. Craig D. Crockwell Brian E. Crockwell Holly J. Epstein Joseph E. Gardner Francie G. Lufkin Christina A. Snyder Robert J. Stoll in memory of Dr. Britt Dalby Dr. and Mrs. John William Given

in memory of Mrs. Miriam Daniel William Mulcahy in memory of Dr. Edgar G. Dawson Stephen Coyne in memory of Mr. Patrick A. Doheny Ann M. Liebig in memory of Mr. Joseph Dowd Erica J. Dowd in memory of Mr. John K. Dudley Carol P. Dudley in memory of Miss Irene Dunne Ms. Mary Elizabeth Koch in memory of Mrs. Louise A. Earn Ronald E. Gordon Jewish Community Foundation in memory of Carol Ruth Ellefson Margie B. Wooden in memory of Mr. Milton Farbstein Jay D. Farbstein in memory of Mr. Edwin H. Feldmann Yvonne S. Dean in memory of Ms. Lorrilyn Fetherolf Donald M. Fetherolf in memory of Mrs. Lois Fish Stephen Robinette in memory of Ms. Louise M. Fitzgerald Sally Sullivan in memory of Dr. Ira Friedman Judith R. Friedman Stein Family Fund in memory of Mr. Frank Oliver Gardner Patricia and Tony Kouba in memory of Mr. Richard Goforth Donna V. Eastman

"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord.”

~ Proverbs 19:17

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in memory of Mrs. Molly Gorman Joseph G. Gorman in memory of Mrs. Mirra Dorodetskaya Yuriy Gorodetskiy in memory of Mrs. Dorothy H. Greer Dorothy L. O'Carroll in memory of Mr. Robert H. Gregg Barry Steinberg in memory of Mrs. Merrill B. Bessolo Grier James P. Allen John J. and Allegra A. Bessolo Kimberly N. Bessolo Kilbee C. Brittain Marie C. Collins Leah M. Coulter Iris K. Craddock John D. Erwin Frank M. Felicelli Suzanne B. Greene KLM Foundation Thomas C. Laine Ann M. Liebig Margaret O. Mahoney The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas N. Weber Elisabeth P. Winn Burton Wright in memory of Mr. Bud Haag Bernice Strull in memory of Mrs. Phyllis H. Hall Ruth M. Jones in memory of Phyllis H. and Cameron B. Hall, MD Ms. Cameron Hall in memory of Tony Hamilton Deborah Hamilton Terry and Fred Quimby in memory of Mr. Bernie Harris Harris Family Foundation Salli S. Harris in memory of Mr. Morrie Hazan The Morris A. Hazan Family Foundation Shila and Morris Hazan in memory of Mrs. Sally Hedges Sally A. Downing in memory of Mrs. Bette T. Herson Anonymous in memory of Mrs. Gail Ann Hobbs Steven R. Hobbs in memory of Mrs. Michelle Rowland Hobin Melinda M. Casey

in memory of Mrs. Maureen Christensen (Chris) Horning Joan L. Michel in memory of Frances L. Horwitz Murray A. Robinson in memory of Ms. Elaine Adele Hunt Marion L. Hastings in memory of Mr. Ernest Ibarra Jovita R. Ibarra in memory of Mrs. Mary Hearst Ives Shannon M. Wickstrom in memory of Mr. Karl Jacobsen Helene M. Gilbert in memory of Gertrud and Siegfried Jacobsthal Horst Jacobsthal in memory of Mrs. Mary Janecek Kelli J. Haas in memory of Mrs. Doris Howe Jones John F. Lawrence in memory of Martha and Proctor Jones John B. Jones in memory of Ruth and Thomas V. Jones Ms. Cameron Hall in memory of Mrs. Beatrice S. Kahn The Chotin Foundation Steven B. Chotin Benjamin K. Harris in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Jan Kania George J. Kania in memory of Mrs. Nila Renée Kirk Robert S. Sherins, MD and Marlene J. Sherins, RN in memory of George and Ronya Kozmetsky Nadya K. Scott in memory of Mrs. Isabel I. Kuhn Dr. and Mrs. John William Given in memory of Mr. Aaron Kumetz Rebeca K. Tabak in memory of Mrs. Edith P. Large Helen I. Gulick in memory of Mrs. Ida M. Lash Barry A. Schulman in memory of Mrs. Joan Laverty Richard F. Corlin in memory of Mrs. Alva Daves Young Schneider Leech Martin Schneider in memory of Mr. Robert Leslie California Yacht Brokers Association George W. Etter Jan Harris KYS Boat Sales, Inc. Marina Properties, LLC

Ann B. Masson Nancy P. Matzdorff in memory of Mrs. Mary Ann Lisowski Elizabeth Kerswell in memory of Dr. Sven Winston Lokrantz Muriel H. Svec in memory of Dr. Melvin Lyon Ulla B. Bendtsen Birgit B. Lyon Daniel P. Nelson in memory of Dr. Edward G. Mack Anonymous in memory of Mr. Donald Manser Jean R. Manser in memory of Ms. Velma Marsh Jeanne N. Goen in memory of Mrs. Anna Martin Elmer S. Martin in memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Matthews Josephine M. Adair in memory of Mr. James L. McDemas Daniel M. Brigham Pasadena Community Foundation in memory of Mrs. Jeanne G. McDonald Glenda G. Callanen in memory of John B. McDonald, MD Anonymous in memory of Mr. William E. McKenna Marcela McKenna in memory of Mr. John (Jack) Michel Joan L. Michel David J. O'Keefe in memory of Mrs. Camille Miller Kenneth M. Miller in memory of Deon Morse, RN, MS David Bourne in memory of Dr. Donald Morton Lorraine E. Morton in memory of Ms. Martha Mayde Murphy Melinda M. Casey in memory of Mr. Carl H. Murray L. Leroy and Ethel Bell Wright Foundation Rachel and Lee Ault The Ayco Charitable Foundation John J. and Allegra A. Bessolo Leah M. Bishop Joanna Clark Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund Pierre D. Fournier Robert U. Grant Jensen Design & Survey, Inc. Terence D. Lynch Harvey A. Marsh Doris K. Ogilvie SUMMER 2015, SAINT JOHN'S

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(continued from pg. 59) George Pakkala Scott D. Sheridan Harry Stamatis Jack R. Suzar John C. Weaver in memory of Min My Rosemarie Gunning in memory of Mr. Tatsumi Nakamura Kiyoko Nakamura in memory of Kathy Roche Neer, RN David D. Neer in memory of Mrs. Jennifer Nevill Sabrina Mumford in memory of Mrs. June Norman Gerald F. Norman in memory of Ms. Jeanne Nussbaum Marshall D. Friedman in memory of Mr. Scott Edward Olson Michael Ferris in memory of Mrs. Elizabeth O'Malley Owings Patricia and Tony Kouba in memory of Mrs. Barbara Pearlman Angels of the E.R. Judith Sakahara in memory of Mrs. Pamela Carlin Plant Mr. and Mrs. William P. Rutledge in memory of Mrs. Marissa Proctor Harriet N. Reiter in memory of Mrs. Theresa Mary Quinn Carole A. Paquette in memory of Ms. Grace Radcliffe Sandra A. Line in memory of Nahid Razavi's Mother Nahid Razavi in memory of Mrs. Mary Ann Cunningham Reilly Dianne M. Altuna Wafaa I. Daou in memory of Mr. Walter Renner Jean R. Manser in memory of Mr. Frederic Richman Melissa A. Richman in memory of Mrs. Pauline Jane Robertson Cheryl P. Robertson Dr. and Mrs. John M. Robertson in memory of Natalina Carnevale and Fernando Roffi Umberto Roffi in memory of Ms. Sylvia Novo Ross Sylvia Balbona in memory of Raul and Sylvia Ross Sylvia Balbona

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in memory of Mr. Kenneth A. Ruck Mrs. Kenneth Allen Ruck in memory of Mr. John R. Russell III Katherine H. Enright in memory of Dr. Janet K. Salomonson Anonymous The Erteszek Family Foundation Andrew J. Fishmann Leslie M. Holve Wolfgang and Mary Rudolph Muriel H. Svec Naomi L. West Susan Wilson in memory of Count Doctor Sanford Schloss Julian R. Karelitz in memory of Mr. Herman Schuster Donald Fair in memory of Mrs. Arlene Schwartz Larry Schwartz in memory of Ms. Louise E. Scibelli Gail S. Cashman Michelle Farrell Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers Mike Poremba David Reilly Orville E. Sewell Jack E. Teele in memory of Mr. Ed Shannon The Raintree Foundation in memory of Mr. Jack Shannon Frances C. Shannon in memory of Mr. William J. Shaw Cynthia and Joseph Connolly Jay Ferguson Lynn V. B. Johnson Inez Kaufman Klaus E. Koch Therese Pritchard SKMC, LLP John E. Stepp in memory of Sister Mary Serena Sheeh Evis J. Coda in memory of Mr. Thomas Shepherd Robert S. Sherins, MD and Marlene J. Sherins, RN in memory of Dr. Jerzy Georg Skrobak Judith Sakahara in memory of William Frank Burr Smidt Renee V. Smidt in memory of Mr. Douglas R. Smith Angie M. Smith in memory of Mr. Charles P. Spira Donna R. Romens

in memory of Dr. Norman Frederick Sprague III Patricia and Tony Kouba in memory of Sister Daniel Stefani Evis J. Coda in memory of Sister Jean Stewart Evis J. Coda in memory of Claire and Phil Storm Christine D. Thorpe Sharon S. Willson in memory of Mr. Dan Stuart Claire Stuart in memory of Mrs. Mary Sturhahn Judy A. Orsini in memory of Ms. Shirley Tabachnick Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation in memory of Mr. Norman Teeter Pat and Jerry B. Epstein in memory of Betty and Tom Tegart Alice and Richard Cassese in memory of Gus-Therapy Dog Erin Khorsan Grenda Pearlman in memory of "Maggi May" Therapy Dog Erin Khorsan Grenda Pearlman in memory of Joan C. Thrun, RN Janice K. Halverson in memory of Toby Grenda Pearlman in memory of Dr. Duke Travis Michael and Nancy Sitrick Family in memory of Ms. Susie Walker Shirley Strom in memory of Mr. Michael A. Wayne Mrs. Michael Wayne in memory of Mrs. Clare Blossom Webb Timothy C. Macker Helen W. Settle in memory of Mr. Dink K. Weiman Ann R. Weiman in memory of Mrs. Mary Ann Weiss Judith J. Flax Patricia C. Lorne Steven M. Scheiberg Mary Ann and Marvin Weiss in memory of Mrs. Nancy R. Williams Nancy L. Bishop in memory of Elizabeth A. Wilson Beverly Hills Courier Publishing Co., LLC Marcia Wilson Hobbs in memory of Sara Witt Loreen La Penna in memory of Ms. Adelaide Young Mr. and Mrs. Billy Wilder

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Trustee Gretchen A. Willison is a fundraising force to be reckoned with.

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