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PATRONS | Spring 2016 46 Celebrating 90 Years With Volunteers Over 90 Ninety years ago, the vision of the city founder, Jared Sidney Torrance and his wife Helena Childs Torrance, was realized when the doors to the 32-bed Jared Sidney Torrance Memorial Hospital opened in old Torrance. To celebrate this milestone, in September, Torrance Memorial honored 12 hospital volunteers who are more than 90-years-young. Guests also traveled back in time to experience the music, cars and clothing of 1925. AUXILIARY NOTES 1: Michele Stra on, Laura Schenasi, Lucy Kimball, Mimi Brody, and Mary Matson celebrate Kimball's "re rement" a er more than four decades of volunteering. 2: Staff members and volunteers dressed in period costumes: Erica Valle, Lindsay Imwalle, Ruth Velasco, Beth Zager, Shirley Cook, Marcela Agudelo, David Sato, Bea Man co, Tina Trudnowski, Carla Zanino, Mary Ford, Debbie Hight, and Irene Goldman. 3: Back Row: Carol Pedersen, Gay Rubasky, John Rubasky, Dan Colburn (90+), Joan Anderson. Front Row: Leo Harris (90+), Sonia McCoy, Jack Newman (90+) 4: Back Row: Tom Brewer represen ng Assembly member David Hadley, David Leger represen ng US Representa ve Ted Lieu, Sally Eberhard, Torrance Mayor Pat Furey, and Fernando Morales represen ng Senator Ben Allen's offi ce. Front Row: Age 90+ volunteers Dan Colburn, Doris Griffi n, Leo Harris, Dorothy Lisman, Lois Lunde, Mary Nakaji, Jack Newman, Pinkie Pirie, Della Weinhuff , Alice Young. (Unable to a end: Louise Colin, Ginny Loos). Auxiliary Presents Final Healing Garden Check Torrance Memorial's Auxiliary presented a check for $262,000 to the Torrance Memorial Foundation at its 2016 Auxiliary Board Installa- tion Lunch. e check is the fi nal installation in a $1 million pledge to name the Lundquist Tower's Healing Garden. e nearly 900-member Auxiliary collected the money through various fundraisers and proceeds from the Torrance Memorial Gift Shops. In addition, the Auxiliary announced the installation of its 2016 board and the luncheon under the theme, "You Are the Star!" is year Torrance Memorial Medical Center celebrates the Auxiliary's 65 th anniversary of volunteering and serving Torrance Memorial and the South Bay. 1: The Torrance Memo- rial Auxiliary presents a check for $262,000 to the Torrance Memorial Founda on. Le to right: Barbara LeQuire, RN, vice president, Nursing, Tina Trudnowski, 2015 Gi Shop cochair, Phil Pavesi, vice president, Founda on board, Beth Zager, 2015 Auxiliary president. 2: The 2016 Auxiliary board of directors. 1 1 2 2 3 4