Donor Stories
Learn how others have inspired the progress of medicine through generous lifetime and estate gifts to Southwestern Medical Foundation and UT Southwestern.
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Laura and Tom GravesWhen diagnosed with prostate cancer, Tom Graves experienced firsthand the life-saving quality of health care at UT Southwestern...
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Pat PattersonDr. Cecil O. and Berta Patterson stood for the tradition of giving and caring for others. Their daughter, Patricia "Pat" Patterson...
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Bill HuberWhen Bill Huber passed away at the age of 94, his estate included a gift from his IRA to Southwestern Medical Foundation to...
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David PillowReflecting on the Pillow Family Medical Student Scholarship Fund, Dr. David J. Pillow, Jr. said, "Helping medical students is...
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Ken and Lynn KeefeMotivated by a life-saving experience at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Lynn Keefe and her husband Ken have decided to leave a...
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Jerry CunninghamJerry Cunningham was inspired to make a $100,000 gift to Southwestern Medical Foundation by the quality of care his late wife...
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Patricia and Alford BoxAs a nurse, Patricia Alford Box knew the value of quality medical care and dedicated her life to helping others. Her desire to create...
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Rosalee and James McConnellRosalee and James McConnell, the parents of a highly respected former UT Southwestern faculty member, bequeathed $150,000 to ...
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Mildred Wyatt-WoldAs they grew older, Mildred Wyatt-Wold and her husband, Ivor P. Wold, began to recognize a need for better and more compassionate...
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Dr. Robert BeaversOne of the country's foremost authorities on family dynamics and a leading proponent of family-based therapy, Dr. W...
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Celia and Adi GazdarDr. and Mrs. Adi Gazdar recently gave $200,000 to Southwestern Medical Foundation to establish a charitable gift annuity endowing...
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Shirly and Bill McIntyreLongtime Dallas community leaders Shirley and Bill McIntyre have given $1 million to Southwestern Medical Foundation in support of...
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Frank RibelinDallas donor Frank Ribelin left more than $9 million to Southwestern Medical Foundation to support research and clinical care...
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Shirley PollockA longtime friend of UT Southwestern, Shirley Pollock bequeathed $1 million to Southwestern Medical Foundation to further...
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Josephine and F.B. Pete Goldman003 recipient of the Charles Cameron Sprague Community Service Award, F.B. Pete Goldman, along with his wife of 64 years, Josephine...
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Jimmie LaFolletteA $1.6 million bequest to Southwestern Medical Foundation from a Dallas secretary whose longtime friends describe as "humble...
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Dorothy and Roger HirlDetermined to help scientists find a cure for an eye disease that has touched their family, Dorothy and Roger Hirl have given...n
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David Pillow and FamilyA Texas family of physicians with long-standing ties to medical education has established a student scholarship at UT...
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Johann DeisenhoferWhen Nobel laureate Dr. Johann Deisenhofer began considering making a gift to benefit the Medical Center that has become his...
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Selma and Benjamin ParrillDallas civic leaders Benjamin and Selma Parrill died in 2007, just 13 days apart. But before their passing they bequeathed $625,000...
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Mendelson-Young Endowment for Cancer TheraputicsWhile he was battling pancreatic cancer, Dr. Roger Mendelson and his wife Shirley established the Mendelson-Young Endowment...
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