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PHILANTHROPY
SPOTLIGHT:
GENEWILDER
J A Y   T .   C O M E A U X
T h e r e c e n t p a s s i n g o f G e n e
W i l d e r i s o n e t h a t h a s w i l l
a f f e c t m a n y p e o p l e f o r q u i t e
s o m e t i m e . F o l l o w i n g t h e n e w s
o f W i l d e r ’ s d e a t h m u c h m o r e
a b o u t w h a t h e d i d i n l i f e h a s
b e e n d i s c u s s e d . E s p e c i a l l y , h o w
m u c h h e c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e
w o r l d a s a p h i l a n t h r o p i s t .
W i l d e r w a s s t r o n g l y d e v o t e d t o
h i s t h i r d w i f e , G i l d a R a d n e r ,
a n d i n a n e f f o r t t o a i d o t h e r s
d i a g n o s e d w i t h t h e s a m e
c o n d i t i o n t h a t t o o k h i s l a t e
w i f e ’ s l i f e , W i l d e r C o - f o u n d e d
a n o r g a n i z a t i o n i n 1 9 9 1 c a l l e d
G i l d a ’ s C l u b .
G i l d a ’ s c l u b s p a r k e d t h e
c r e a t i o n o f c l u b c h a p t e r s w h i c h
o f f e r s o c i a l a n d e m o t i o n a l
s u p p o r t t o i n d i v i d u a l s a n d
f a m i l y m e m b e r s d e a l i n g w i t h
c a n c e r . T h e c l u b o f f e r s
w o r k s h o p s , s o c i a l e v e n t s , a n d
t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o n e t w o r k a n d
c o n n e c t w i t h o t h e r s .
I n a n e s s a y h e w r o t e f o r P e o p l e
m a g a z i n e , W i l d e r r e c o u n t e d
h o w i t f e l t t o s e e G i l d a i n p a i n
a n d t h e e f f e c t o f t h e l a t e
d i a g n o s i s o f h e r c o n d i t i o n . H e
w r o t e :
“ I ’ v e l e a r n e d a l o t a b o u t o v a r i a n c a n c e r s i n c e G i l d a
d i e d , b u t I ’ v e a v o i d e d t a l k i n g a b o u t i t i n s u c h a p u b l i c
w a y b e c a u s e I d o n ’ t w a n t t o p r e t e n d t o b e a d o c t o r .
B u t w e h a v e t o l e a r n f r o m t h e p a s t , f r o m t h e
m i s t a k e s . I ’ m h o p i n g i n s o m e s m a l l w a y t o h e l p t h e
o t h e r G i l d a s o u t t h e r e . W h e n I w a s w a l k i n g t h r o u g h
t h e h a l l s o f C o n g r e s s , w a i t i n g t o t e s t i f y , I c o u l d h e a r
t h a t r a s p y , w h i n i n g v o i c e — G i l d a ’ s — s a y i n g , “ G o o n ,
d o n ’ t m a k e s u c h a b i g d e a l o f i t . N o w , d o n ’ t g e t
m u s h y , d o n ’ t g e t m e l a n c h o l y . Y o u ’ r e n o t t h e v i c t i m . I
w a s t h e v i c t i m . D o n ’ t g o s o f t a n d s a d a n d p o e t i c , a s i f
a g r e a t t r a g e d y h a p p e n e d t o y o u . ”
H i s p h i l a n t h r o p i c e f f o r t s d i d n ’ t
s t o p t h e r e . W i l d e r s o o n
f o u n d e d t h e G i l d a R a d n e r
H e r e d i t a r y C a n c e r P r o g r a m a t
C e d a r s - S i n a i M e d i c a l C e n t e r i n
L o s A n g e l e s a n d t o o k t o
b e c o m i n g a n a c t i v i s t f o r
o v a r i a n c a n c e r . H e e v e n
t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e c o n g r e s s ,
c u l m i n a t i n g i n $ 3 0 m i l l i o n
b e i n g d i s t r i b u t e d t o f e d e r a l
o v a r i a n c a n c e r r e s e a r c h .

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Philanthropy Spotlight: Gene Wilder

  • 2. T h e r e c e n t p a s s i n g o f G e n e W i l d e r i s o n e t h a t h a s w i l l a f f e c t m a n y p e o p l e f o r q u i t e s o m e t i m e . F o l l o w i n g t h e n e w s o f W i l d e r ’ s d e a t h m u c h m o r e a b o u t w h a t h e d i d i n l i f e h a s b e e n d i s c u s s e d . E s p e c i a l l y , h o w m u c h h e c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e w o r l d a s a p h i l a n t h r o p i s t .
  • 3. W i l d e r w a s s t r o n g l y d e v o t e d t o h i s t h i r d w i f e , G i l d a R a d n e r , a n d i n a n e f f o r t t o a i d o t h e r s d i a g n o s e d w i t h t h e s a m e c o n d i t i o n t h a t t o o k h i s l a t e w i f e ’ s l i f e , W i l d e r C o - f o u n d e d a n o r g a n i z a t i o n i n 1 9 9 1 c a l l e d G i l d a ’ s C l u b .
  • 4. G i l d a ’ s c l u b s p a r k e d t h e c r e a t i o n o f c l u b c h a p t e r s w h i c h o f f e r s o c i a l a n d e m o t i o n a l s u p p o r t t o i n d i v i d u a l s a n d f a m i l y m e m b e r s d e a l i n g w i t h c a n c e r . T h e c l u b o f f e r s w o r k s h o p s , s o c i a l e v e n t s , a n d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o n e t w o r k a n d c o n n e c t w i t h o t h e r s .
  • 5. I n a n e s s a y h e w r o t e f o r P e o p l e m a g a z i n e , W i l d e r r e c o u n t e d h o w i t f e l t t o s e e G i l d a i n p a i n a n d t h e e f f e c t o f t h e l a t e d i a g n o s i s o f h e r c o n d i t i o n . H e w r o t e :
  • 6. “ I ’ v e l e a r n e d a l o t a b o u t o v a r i a n c a n c e r s i n c e G i l d a d i e d , b u t I ’ v e a v o i d e d t a l k i n g a b o u t i t i n s u c h a p u b l i c w a y b e c a u s e I d o n ’ t w a n t t o p r e t e n d t o b e a d o c t o r . B u t w e h a v e t o l e a r n f r o m t h e p a s t , f r o m t h e m i s t a k e s . I ’ m h o p i n g i n s o m e s m a l l w a y t o h e l p t h e o t h e r G i l d a s o u t t h e r e . W h e n I w a s w a l k i n g t h r o u g h t h e h a l l s o f C o n g r e s s , w a i t i n g t o t e s t i f y , I c o u l d h e a r t h a t r a s p y , w h i n i n g v o i c e — G i l d a ’ s — s a y i n g , “ G o o n , d o n ’ t m a k e s u c h a b i g d e a l o f i t . N o w , d o n ’ t g e t m u s h y , d o n ’ t g e t m e l a n c h o l y . Y o u ’ r e n o t t h e v i c t i m . I w a s t h e v i c t i m . D o n ’ t g o s o f t a n d s a d a n d p o e t i c , a s i f a g r e a t t r a g e d y h a p p e n e d t o y o u . ”
  • 7. H i s p h i l a n t h r o p i c e f f o r t s d i d n ’ t s t o p t h e r e . W i l d e r s o o n f o u n d e d t h e G i l d a R a d n e r H e r e d i t a r y C a n c e r P r o g r a m a t C e d a r s - S i n a i M e d i c a l C e n t e r i n L o s A n g e l e s a n d t o o k t o b e c o m i n g a n a c t i v i s t f o r o v a r i a n c a n c e r . H e e v e n t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e c o n g r e s s , c u l m i n a t i n g i n $ 3 0 m i l l i o n b e i n g d i s t r i b u t e d t o f e d e r a l o v a r i a n c a n c e r r e s e a r c h .