2009 Tribute Gifts

Foundation

Programs and Events

Methodist Hospital Foundation invites the community to make donations in memory or in honor of family members, special friends and caregivers who deserve special tributes. Memorial and tribute gifts are ideal for commemorating the passing of a loved one, friend or colleague; celebrating a birthday, anniversary, holiday or special event; or honoring a special physician, nurse or caregiver in appreciation for exceptional care.

Donors also may establish a memorial/tribute fund with all donations restricted to support numerous outstanding programs, including heart care, cancer treatment or emergency services. A memorial endowment fund provides the opportunity to create an enduring fund that will enable you to remember your loved one far into the future. Your endowment will perpetuate your support of the health care mission of Methodist Hospital for the benefit of our patients today and generations to come.

We proudly recognize the following memorial and tribute gifts made in 2009:

In honor of Dr. Bashir Ahmad
Anonymous Donor

In memory of Barbara Alderete
Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Alderete

In honor of R. Almendral
Mrs. Priscila F. Almendral

In honor of Arnelys Alvarez Diaz
Ms. Margaret Gagliardi

In memory of Janice E. Anderson
Ms. Nancy A. Burch

In honor of Susana Anima-Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Francis X. McCormack

In memory of Norman Arce
Dr. Deborah Arce

In memory of Ethel L. Barrett
Ms. Marlyn E. Lee

In honor of Dr. Terrence J. Baruch
Mrs. Eleanor H. Lyall

In honor of Dr. Morris Baumgarten
Ms. Anne S. Thompson

In memory of Lela Belden
Mrs. Mary F. Murray

In memory of Terry Blackwood
Ms. Nadine Barney
Ms. Dorothy E. Cunningham
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Dahlstrom
Dr. and Mrs. James Getzen
Mrs. Katherine K. Haderlein
Ms. Mary E. Hansen
Mrs. Mickey A. Harbur
Mrs. Carol Libby
Ms. Gail Wong

In memory of Helen R. Brandman
Mr. Stephen P. Brandman

In memory of Emily Jo Brown
Mr. Sheldon Brown

In honor of Braeanne Burney
Mr. Brian McMahon and
Mrs. Janice Lee

In honor of Cardiac Rehab Center
Ms. Carolyn Ceirco
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ben Earl
Mr. William J. Scoleri

In memory of Raymond Casey
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Hill

In honor of Armene Chavdarian
Ms. Valerie Wood

In honor of Dr. Rajesh Chawla
Mrs. Harriet Kapsal

In honor of Susan Cheverton
Ms. Valerie Wood

In honor of Chinn Urology Medical Group
Anonymous Donor

In honor of Dr. Eric M. Chwa
Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Moffett

In honor of Jeff Cimini
Mr. Brian McMahon and
Mrs. Janice Lee

In honor of Dorothy Clark
Ms. Kathryn J. Clark

In memory of Millie Couchman
Ms. Phyllis K. Williams

In memory of Robert H. Cronin
California Pharmacists Association
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cronin
Mr. and Mrs. John Cronin
Mrs. Lucretia M. Cronin
Ms. Nancy A. Cronin
Robert H. Cronin
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Cronin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Laird
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Maggiore
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Michaels
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Nafis
Ms. Margaret M. Peifer
Dr. Mary Sanfelippo Lilley
Jennifer, Doug and Benjamin Stanley

In honor of Trudy Crunk's mother
Ms. Trudy Crunk

In memory of Grace Dawson
Mr. Omer G. Dawson

In memory of David L. De Boer
Mrs. Rosmarie A. De Boer

In honor of Rowena Domingo
Mr. Brian McMahon and Mrs. Janice Lee

In memory of Richard F. Dootson
Mrs. Marilyn J. Dootson

In honor of Dr. Asok Doraiswamy
Ms. Beatrice Hurr

In memory of Hazel Dorricott
United Methodist Women - El Segundo

In honor of Yolanda G. Dubon
Mr. Brian McMahon and Mrs. Janice Lee

In honor of Debra M. Dundas
Ms. Marilyn Miller

In honor of Dr. Robert S. Ellison's 88th birthday
Mrs. Betty Sandford

In memory of Lois L. Epp
Mr. and Mrs. Donald R. Smith

In honor of J. William L. Evaristo
Ms. Josefina L. Evaristo

In memory of Marcia R. Falk
Mrs. Betty M. Falk

In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Woody Farha
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Antoci

In honor of Dr. Alan J. Fisher for receiving Masters in Medical Management
Carol and Eric Gerst
Marcia and Roger Warren

In honor of Former Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Instructors
Mrs. Mary F. Murray

In honor of Sue Francis
Ms. June Traweek

In honor of Sue Francis' Retirement
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Posey

In memory of Francis F. Frobose
Mrs. Grace M. Frobose

In memory of Elisabeth Gaitzsch
Ms. Christa G. Gaitzsch
In memory of Rolf A. Gaitzsch
Ms. Christa G. Gaitzsch

In honor of Dr. Gregory Giesler
Ms. Trientje H. Visser

In memory of Donna M. Gloyd
Mr. Ronald D. Gloyd

In honor of Becky Golighlty
Mrs. Gail Y. Armstrong

In honor of Blanca Gonzalez
Ms. Beatrice Hurr

In honor of John and Esther Govorchin
Ms. Laura A. Lueke

In honor of Dr. Shaun P. Grady
Mrs. Claudia L. Carson

In honor of Amelia T. Gutierrez
Mr. Francisco Gutierrez

In memory of Richard T. Hale, Sr.
City of Bradbury - City Hall

In memory of George R. Hansen
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D. Forden

In honor of Earl R. Hardy
Mrs. Billie S. Hardy

In memory of Col. Preston Standlee Harvill Jr.
Ms. Debbi Cordano
Mr. Stephen Branch and Ms. Margaret Googooian
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lucas

In memory of Dolores T. Hasselhoff
Mr. and Mrs. Donald W. Dean
Paul, Joy and Jake Edwards
Mrs. Diane Hasselhoff Martin
Mr. Drexel R. Martin
Ms. Jan McCormack
Ms. Gwen L. Remlein
Ms. Jeanette Rey
Mr. Wesley R. Stevens
Mr. Peter Stoll
Mrs. Marie E. Treadway
Ms. Gretchen Watson Williams
Mr. Stuart Yount

In honor of Health Ministries Department
Ms. Vena L. Stover

In memory of Richard E. Horn
Ms. Joanne Horn

In honor of David D. and Janet Hu
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Lucas

In memory of Josephine A. Incardona
Agatha Pitts and Catherine Capone
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey E. Zaslaw

In memory of David Jacobson
Mrs. Helen F. Jacobson

In honor of Jan
Ms. Catherine S. Thomas

In memory of Elizabeth Jelinek
Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Jelinek

In memory of Clara Johnson
Ms. Maria L. Theisen

In memory of Dean Clyde Johnson
Mr. Stephen Branch and Ms. Margaret Googooian

In honor of Dr. M. Kathleen Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Moore

In honor of Catherine J. Kaliel
Ms. Monica C. Tyre

In honor of Dr. Elton S. Katagihara
Mrs. Eleanor H. Lyall

In honor of Nicole Katz's Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Segal

In honor of Mike Kearney
Mrs. Patricia A. Arkosy

In memory of Renee Keefe
Mr. Francis J. Keefe

In memory of Celeste Kimball
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ballmer
Ms. Barbara Siegmund
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ward

In memory of Tracey D. Kleckner
Mr. and Mrs. Rod Kingry

In memory of Andrew A. Kocsi
Mrs. Betty Lou Kocsi

In honor of Dr. Alice C. Lacy
Mrs. Eunice L. Taylor

In memory of Peggy M. Lee
AMH ER staff
K. J. Allen
Jenni Allison and Blanche Keith
Ms. Tina Aluzzi
Ms. Theresa L. Amerine
Lucille Anderson
Arcadia Firefighters Association
Ms. Kay E. Berglund
Mr. and Mrs. Jack S. Bilheimer
Mrs. Susan M. Cecil
Ms. Judy M. Clark
Ms. Silvia Cortez
Mr. John B. Donchig
Dr. and Mrs. Jacob J. Fakoory
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Francis III
Ms. Barbara Garrison
Ms. Juliann M. Gates
Ms. Barbara A. Gearin
Dr. and Mrs. James D. Grant
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Green
Mr. David J. Haining
Ms. Mary Harvey-Ramirez
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Head
Mr. Fred G. Hirigoyen
Jim and Boycette Hunt
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kaplan
Ms. Jeannie M. Kemper
Ms. Helen H. Kibbler
Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Kinch
Mr. Randy E. Kirby and Mrs. Elizabeth
Jean Kirby
Mr. Michael D. Klose and Mrs.
Catherine M. Klose
Lee and Barbara Kuska
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Lee
Mr. Mike Lee
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. LeVeque
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Lind
Ms. Laura A. Lueke
Dr. Robert J. Lynch
Ms. Betsy Maclaren
Ms. Adrienne R. Marcey
Mrs. Catherine A. Miglia and Family
Monrovia Police Officers Association
Steve and Katie Morin
Dr. John J. Mucia
Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Newton
Dr. and Mrs. Phong X. Ngo
Mr. Kevin Oberon
Pot Ontoun
Ms. Kathleen Pohlig
Ms. Naomi Poladian
Dana A. Prather
Mr. Kurt Prather
Ms. Sheila E. Redding
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen F. Reger
Mr. and Mrs. Michael V. Riggio
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Romero
Ms. Sandra L. Rowe, R.N.
Mr. James A. Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Ryan
Tom and Mary Ryan and Family
Mrs. Francesca S. Sauber
Mrs. Diane F. Scott
Reverend Brenda S. Simonds
Ms. Kathy Souza
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin T. Stafford
Dr. Alison Stewart
Ms. Carolyn J. Tadeja, RN
Mrs. Jackie J. Thurston Rowe
Simone Tuerlings and Pete Zimmer
Robert and Sandy Van
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Verdegem
Ms. Marsha Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Wright
Mrs. Laura M. Wright
Rocio Yang

In memory of Scott A. Lehmann
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Lehmann

In memory of Harold Libby
Ms. Dorothy E. Cunningham
Mr. and Mrs. Rick Dahlstrom
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Donohoe
Ms. Mary E. Hansen
Mrs. Mickey A. Harbur
Ms. Floretta K. Lauber
Ms. Gail Wong

In honor of Dr. James Y. Lin
Ms. Dorothy A. Simmons

In honor of Dr. Dag Peter Linna
Mrs. Harriet Kapsal

In honor of Lai Ming Lo
Mr. and Mrs. Ho Kam Lo

In memory of Te-Tseng Luan
Mr. Jonah Luan

In honor of Laura A. Lueke
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Govorchin

In honor of Dr. Robert J. Lynch
Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Josephson

In honor of Dr. Russell E. Maatz
Mr. and Mrs. Steven R. Abrams
Dr. and Mrs. James Getzen
Ms. Carm Piscitelli

In honor of Dr. Russell E. Maatz’s 80th birthday
Mrs. Mie Maatz and Nurses

In honor of Cynthia C. MacIsaac
Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Harvill

In memory of Raymond Maldonado
Mrs. Myma Maldonado

In honor of Leticia Manzano
Mr. Raul Luevano

In memory of Diane Marancik
Mrs. Jeane M. Jaynes

In memory of Bruce F. Mathews
Mrs. Margaret L. Mathews

In memory of John M. McCawley
Mr. John O. McCawley

In memory of Shirley L. McCawley
Mr. John O. McCawley

In memory of Keith G. McCulloch
Mrs. Pepper McCulloch

In honor of Lindburgh McPherson
Mr. Brent A. Ferdig
Mrs. Erin Nielsen
Ms. Suzanne Platt
Ms. Gina M. Thomson
Mr. and Mrs. Shone Wang

In memory of William M. McPhillips
Ms. Audrey L. McPhillips

In memory of Erna Meier
Ms. Jeanne Salido

In memory of Carlos Mendoza
Mr. and Mrs. James C. De Groot

In honor of Methodist Hospital Cardiac Service
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Bozzani
Mr. and Mrs. Gunther H. Jexen
Ms. Trientje H. Visser

In honor of Methodist Hospital Coronary Care Unit
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rollins

In honor of Methodist Hospital Department of Admitting
Mrs. Rita Oliai

In honor of Methodist Hospital Department of Labor and Delivery
Mrs. Claudia L. Carson

In honor of Methodist Hospital Department of Surgery Pre-Op
Ms. Dora L. Frazier

In honor of Methodist Hospital ER Department
Anonymous Donors
Ms. Elizabeth J. Beighau
Mrs. Marie C. Calabrese
Mr. Dante N. Damasco
Mrs. Catalina E. Gutierrez
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Inman
Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Josephson
Mrs. Doris E. Lambert
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Libbrecht
Ms. Ita E. McKune
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Melendez
Mrs. Benjamat Rattanapichetkul
Dr. and Mrs. Pratap Saraf
Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand J. Soulanille
Mr. and Mrs. Tseng Y. Wei

In honor of Methodist Hospital ICU
Mrs. Norma A. Crane
Mr. and Mrs. James C. De Groot
Mrs. Miriam E. Johnson
Mrs. Elsie E. Neilson
Mr. George Shibuya
Ms. Margaret Wong

In honor of Methodist Hospital Medical Staff
Mrs. Miriam E. Johnson
Mrs. Harriet Kapsal
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Perry

In honor of Methodist Hospital Medical/Surgical/Oncology Department
Anonymous Donors
Ms. Beatrix H. Bonte
Ms. Yvonne Florentinus
Mr. Richard M. McAllister

In honor of Methodist Hospital Nurses
Mr. Steven B. Marrs

In honor of Methodist Hospital Occupational Therapy
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Donohoe

In honor of Methodist Hospital Physical Therapy
Mr. and Mrs. James J. Donohoe

In honor of Methodist Hospital Radiation Oncology Center
Anonymous Donor
Ms. Selma Asher

In honor of Methodist Hospital Staff on 2Tower
Anonymous Donor

In honor of Methodist Hospital Staff on 3Tower
Mrs. Rita Oliai

In honor of Methodist Hospital Staff on 4Tower
Mr. Jose Juarez
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Libbrecht

In honor of Methodist Hospital TCU
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Crow
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rollins

In honor of Carl Moore
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon H. Ray

In memory of Rafael Morgan
Ms. Gloria D. Mejia

In honor of Dr. Gary M. Moscarello
Anonymous Donor
Mr. Lonnie L. Saathoff

In memory of Anita H. Munoz
Ms. Marie Munoz

In honor of Dr. John Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Glen A. Josephson

In memory of Richard Norton
Ms. Marjorie E. Norton

In honor of Arlene Okamoto
Mr. Bruce W. Crawford
Ms. Elaine L. Crawford

In memory of Hamid Oliai
Mr. John Maxoutopoulis

In memory of Carol O'Neill
Ms. Eleanore Byrd and Family

In honor of Outpatient Care
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Bogad

In honor of Victoria B. Pacheco
Ms. Joy M. Yogi

In memory of Yong S. Park
Ms. Lorna K. Park

In memory of Walker Parmenter
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Durkee
Mr. and Mrs. Michael G. Hoover

In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Parry
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Tinker, Jr.

In honor of Dr. Bengt F. Pehrsson
Ms. Beatrice Hurr

In memory of Louis F. Perez
Mrs. Lillian Perez

In memory of Lynel Perry
Ms. Jean W. Perry

In memory of Alvin H. Peterson
Mrs. Lillian Peterson

In honor of River Phoenix
Mr. Koji Suzuki

In honor of Earl E. Pittman
Mrs. Kathryn L. Pittman-Edstrom
Mr. and Mrs. Gary J. Prine

In memory of John S. Porretta
Ms. Linda C. Kaufmann

In honor of Sarah T. Potter
Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Harvill

In honor of Dr. Ben Pradhan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Moore
Mrs. Rita Oliai

In memory of Stephen Ratkovich
Mrs. Carmion Ratkovich

In honor of Rehabilitation Unit Staff
Mr. David B. Allen
Ms. June A. Buffington
Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Moore
Mrs. Eileen R. Roth

In memory of Ms. Marguerite Reynolds' Husband
Ms. Marguerite Reynolds

In memory of Doris K. Rode
Andrea Ice, Harvey Kimmel and
Donna Sutherland

In honor of Jose A. Romero-Garcia
Ms. Beatrice Hurr

In honor of Dr. Alan C. Schlaerth
Ms. Salome Yanez

In honor of Rosella S. Schultz, RN
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Milner

In honor of Mickey Segal
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Posey

In memory of Maya Sheptovitskaya's mother
Ms. Maya Sheptovitskaya

In honor of Vanessa Sim
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Wilson

In honor of Rhionna Smith
Mrs. Rita Oliai

In memory of Don R. Soash
Robin Patel and Jim's Boeing Friends
Ms. Laurie Rambeau

In honor of Dr. Stephen J. Soldo
Ms. Dora L. Frazier

In honor of Dr. Michael A. Soliman
Mrs. Betty L. Bryant

In memory of Ramon Solis
Ms. Estela G. Castro

In honor of Clyde R. Stelling's 80th birthday
Mrs. Betty Sandford

In honor of Laura J. Stoneberger
Mr. Brian McMahon and
Mrs. Janice Lee

In memory of Gladys A. Swanson
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Swanson, Jr.

In honor of Dr. Elias A. Tarakji
Ms. Salome Yanez

In memory of George Taylor
Ms. Rose T. Taylor

In honor of Waldemar Theisen
Ms. Maria L. Theisen

In memory of Allison Tomach
Ms. Phyllis K. Williams

In honor of Cristina Torres
Ms. Beatrice Hurr

In honor of Mary Tu
Mr. Brian McMahon and
Mrs. Janice Lee

In memory of Irene Valdez
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Wong

In memory of Linda A. Vales
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart M. Dunn

In honor of Dr. K. H. Vogelbach
Dr. and Mrs. James J. Cook
Mrs. Rita Oliai
Ms. Trientje H. Visser

In memory of Shu Chi Wang
Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Wang

In memory of Marge Warden
United Methodist Women – El Segundo

In memory of Dr. Horace Emory Warner
Mr. Horace D. Warner

In honor of Wellness Center
Mr. Mark J. Gaudino

In memory of Dr. Marshall P. Wells
Methodist Hospital Medical Staff

In honor of Colleen Wilber, RN
Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Milner

In memory of Carl A. Williams
Mrs. Margaret Williams

In honor of Dr. Gregory J. Withers
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McCallum

In honor of Wound Healing Center
Anonymous Donor
Mr. Bert Davidson
Kim Lieu Tu

In memory of Jack Wu
Mrs. Ru Lan Wu

In honor of Salome Yanez
Ms. Laura Harmer