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Becky Sasaki It is with profound sadness that LUNGevity Foundation announces the death of Becky Sasaki. Becky had such grace and beauty, and such a kind and gentle heart. In a 2008 survivor profile in LUNGevity’s eNewsletter, Becky cited the three best words to describe her as “patient, caring, and strong.” She also wrote, “I am very fortunate to have a loving husband, three amazing daughters, two great sons-in-law, and three wonderful grandchildren.  They look out for my interests concerning my medical needs and keep my spirits up.” We will miss Becky’s loving smile and great humor. Surviving are her husband, John Sasaki; three daughters, Emily (Richard Atack), Ellen (Dan) McGarry and Meggie Sasaki, and three grandchildren, Gavin and Mallory Atack and Addyson McGarry, all of Chicago; her father, Asa Alstott; two brothers, Ted (Debbie) Alstott of Springfield and Mark (fiancée, Karen) Alstott of Chatham; one sister, Sarah (Mark) Peters of Springfield; and many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. Contributions to LUNGevity in her memory may be made here. Our sympathy and love go out to Becky’s family and friends.	Becky Sasaki
LUNGevity hosts National Volunteers' Weekend 2010 Thanks to all the volunteers who traveled to Chicago March 6-7 for our National Volunteers' Weekend conference. We met each other, we learned a lot, and hopefully the volunteers went home aas invigorated and recharged as the staff did! A special thanks to our generous sponsor for the event, Genentech. Were you there? See our photo album from the weekend on Facebook! LUNGevity Foundation is pleased to announce its 2010 Board of Directors Jill Libles Feldman, Chair Melissa Pontikes, President Marc Swerdlow, Vice President Jason Swanson, Treasurer Diana Fusco, Secretary Susan Bersh Craig Lerner Patrick Nimrod Gordon Shneider Jerome D. Sorkin Thanks to all of you for your hard work and dedication!	UPCOMING LUNGEVITY EVENTS Playing for a Cure Band, Solo and Ensemble Competition Join us Saturday, March 20 at the White Station Middle School in Memphis, Tennessee Find Your Breath Walk-a-thon Walk with LUNGevity Saturday, April 17 in Ann Arbor, Michigan LUNGevity Kankakee Lung Cancer Walk We'll be in Kankakee, Illinois on Saturday, May 8 for a 3-mile walk/run - see you there!

If you have lung cancer, it's important to know all of your treatment options. LUNGevity Foundation is teaming up with EmergingMed, a free online tool for cancer patients to find their best matches for clinical trials. If you would like to learn more about clinical trials for lung cancer, click on the the EmergingMed button at right.