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BACKUS LEGACY SOCIETY

Members of the Backus Legacy Society are individuals who have made a provi-sion in their will, trust, or other planned giving instrument to leave a gift to the Backus Hospital. These well-planned gifts help Backus to continue its mission of improving the health of our community.

Anonymous (9)Mr. Seymour and Mrs. Linda AdelmanDr. and Mrs. Sultan AhamedDr. Ruth M. Anderson v

Ms. Sara M. Belcher vMr. Luason and Mrs. Jean CarnaghanMr. and Mrs. v A. James ChojnickiMr. Irving v and Mrs. Dorothy CohenDr. Larry and Mrs. Elaine ColettiThe Reverend Norma ConnollyMs. Carol CurlandSteven M.Curland, M.D.Mr. Ronald G. Dean Mr. Keith and Mrs. Nancy FontaineMs. Leona Fuller vDr. and Mrs. Christopher C. GlenneyMr. William and Mrs. Mary Lou JuzwicMr. Clifford KarpinskiDr. Morris E. KatzMr. Gerald v and Mrs. Susan KortfeltMr. Sheldon and Mrs. Marcelle LevineDr. v and Mrs. Nicholas MahalawichAttorney Anne L. MastersonDr. Thomas J. MastersonMiss Dorothy L. Miller, RN, MAMrs. May A. Mitchell vMr. Michael and Mrs. Donna Palumbo Mrs. Elizabeth G. Perkins vMr. Leonard Pogel vMs. Theresa Turano Reardon in memory of Thomas and Evelyn Turano

Mr. Harold Ross vMs. Janet F. RothwellMrs. Grace Sears vMr. Charles and Mrs. Susan SeemanMr. Manfred and Mrs. Carol SeemanMr. Wesley and Mrs. Marjorie Sholes vMrs. Eva Crowell Smith vMiss Eva Virginia Smith vMr. Anthony Socha vMrs. Helen B. Solomon vMr. Harry and Mrs. Selma v SwatsburgDr. Anthony v and Mrs. Patricia TramontozziMs. Julieta G. VillamoyaMr. David and Mrs. Tara WhiteheadMs. Arline Wisnefsky vMr. Ernest A. Zachae vMr. Paul E. Zachae vMs. Jeanine ZackMrs. Lois Zuerner in memory of Mr. Hartwell G. Zuerner v

BACKUS HERITAGE AWARD RECIPIENTSThis annual award honors individuals who champion gifts of legacy to Backus.

2011 - Ms. Theresa Turano Reardon 2010 - Dr. v and Mrs. Anthony Tramontozzi2009 - May A. Mitchell v2008 - Charles A. Seeman2007 - Donna M. Palumbo2006 - Dorothy L. Miller, RN, MA2005 - J. Roger Marien

ENDOWMENTSEndowment funds have built

and sustained the Backus Hospital. We are thankful for the following donors whose vision and thought- fulness help to secure our future.

Ralph Hazler Baer and Laura M. Baer Endowment FundElinor Freeman Murphy Endowment FundDr. Thomas J. Masterson Endowment FundHelen Murphy Endowment FundDeborah L. Parker Endowment FundBernard J. Podurgiel, MD Endowment FundHarold Ross Institute for Preventative CareGrace and Lewis Sears Endowment FundManfred and Carol Seeman Endowment FundEva Virginia Smith Endowment FundRobert E. and Marion C. Smith Endowment FundDr. Anthony and Mrs. Patricia Tramontozzi Endowment Fund

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F O C U S O N T H E F U T U R E O F H E A L T H C A R E | 2 0 1 2 D O N O R S

THANK YOU

2012 BACKUSBENNIES HONOREES

Leadership GivingThe Backus Hospital Auxiliary

Partner in CareThe Edward And

Mary Lord Foundation

Trustees CirclePeter V. Disch

Community ChampionsBarbara ChiangiDonna Palumbo

Backus Heritage AwardTheresa Turano Reardon

2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O ULIFETIME GIVING

We are grateful to recognize the follow-ing individuals and businesses whose outstanding generosity demonstrates a commitment to the tradition of yesterday and the vision of tomorrow.

$1,000,000 and aboveMr. Harold Ross vMr. Lewis and Mrs. Grace Sears vMiss Eva Virginia Smith vThe William W. Backus Hospital Auxiliary

$500,000 to 999,999Dr. Sultan and Mrs. Ann AhamedMr. Nathan Johnson vMr. Edward and Mrs. Mary Lord vMrs. May A. Mitchell v

$250,000 to 499,999Hartwell and Lois (Flynn) Zuerner vChelsea Groton Bank

$100,000 to 249,999Ms. Laura M. Baer vMiss Ann Barnes vDr. Larry and Mrs. Elaine ColettiDahl Oil Company, Inc.Dime BankGeneral Dynamics - Electric Boat DivisionMr. George Gildersleeve vSidney B. Hall vJewett City Savings BankLiberty Bank FoundationDr. and Mrs. Thomas J. MastersonThe Mohegan TribeNLC Insurance CompaniesPeople’s United BankPfizer, Inc.Mr. Robert E. Smith vDr. Anthony v and Mrs. Patricia Tramontozzi

$50,000 to 99,999Mr. and Mrs. Seymour AdelmanAES Thames, LLCAmerican Ambulance Service, Inc.Amgraph Packaging, Inc.Bank of AmericaMs. Sara M. Belcher vBrown Jacobson P.C.Mr. Richard H. Brown vCorePlus Federal Credit UnionCT Lions Eye Research FoundationMr. Herbert F. Dawley vMr. Peter and Mrs. Kathleen Disch and The Disch FamilyEastern Federal BankMr. Joseph and Mrs. Helen Fatone and The Fatone FamilyMs. Winifred J. Franklin v

Ms. Esther Gilbert vHomecare Management StrategiesMr. and Mrs. Sheldon H. LevineMr. Theodore F. Levitsky vMr. Marianno Macaione vMashantucket Pequot Tribal NationMs. Elinor Freeman Murphy vMedConn Colelction AgencyNorwich Diagnostic ImagingMr. Harrison C. v and Mrs. Barbara NoyesMs. Sarah F. Ogulnick vMs. Deborah L. Parker vMr. and Mrs. Manfred Seeman Mr. Charles and Mrs. Susan SeemanShipman’s Fire EquipmentThames Printing CompanyMs. Elfeida Whiteley

LOYALTY LEADERS

The following individuals have demonstrated their philanthropic loyalty to Backus, giving consecutively, each year as follows:

20 Consecutive Years and GreaterBenny’s, Inc.Chelsea Groton BankFreeport - McMoRan Copper & Gold / Norwich OperationsPeople’s United BankDr. and Mrs. Steven J. GreenDr. and Mrs. James M. HealyDr. Patrice M. Marchand and Dr. William M Bradbury

15 - 20 Consecutive YearsAmerican Ambulance Service, Inc.Bank of America Merrill LynchBrown Jacobson P.C.Dime BankEastern Federal BankDr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Edgar, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph FatoneDr. and Mrs. David A. Kalla Mr. J. Roger MarienOB-GYN Services, PCMr. and Mrs. Jerome SilversteinUtley & Jones Pharmacy, Inc.

10 - 14 Consecutive YearsMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Anderson, Jr.B & A Advertising Co., Inc.Ms. Shirley C. Beal GegenheimerMr. and Mrs. Mark E. BlockMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. BoucherMrs. Vivian B. BranneganMrs. Florence H. BusbyMr. and Mrs. Luason CarnaghanMr. and Mrs. Gerald N. ChenailMrs. Mary Cipriani

CLA Engineers, Inc.Dr. and Mrs. Larry ColettiColonial Cooperative CareThe Reverend Norma ConnollyCorePlus Federal Credit UnionCorporate ImagesMs. Joan P. CosentinoMr. and Mrs. James P. CroninMs. Irene DecesareMr. and Mrs. Giro G. DePrimoMr. and Mrs. Peter V. DischMr. Bruce R. DonahueMr. and Mrs. James J. DuttonMr. and Mrs. William R. FarrellMr. Robert L. FineganMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fodor, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Norman C. GileauMr. Douglas E. GirardMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. GirardMrs. Judith L. GoldbergAttorney and Mrs. Glenn M. GordonMr. and Mrs. Robert F. GregoryMr. and Mrs. James HartmanHomecare Management StrategiesJacunski Humes Architects, LLCMr. and Mrs. George P. KazlauskasMr. and Mrs. Peter L. KofsuskeMr. and Mrs. Joseph KozelMrs. Gladys B. LaFleshMs. Shirley S. LangfordMr. and Mrs. Louis P. LetaMr. and Mrs. Matthew R. LeykoMs. Randie L. LongMr. and Mrs. Daniel E. LohrMattern ConstructionMs. Jeanette McKennaMr. and Mrs. Julian W. MileskiMiss Dorothy L. Miller, R.N., M.A.Mr. and Mrs. Francis D. MitchellThe Norwich BulletinMr. and Mrs. Roger W. O’ReillyMrs. Nity V. Oris, R.N.Mr. David O. PendletonAnne B. Pierson, M.D.Prime Electric, LLCMr. John F. QuigleyDr. and Mrs. J. David SawyerShopRite Supermarkets, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. SibickyMr. and Mrs. John F. Smith, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Lester A. TemkinMr. and Mrs. Frank TorchiaMr. and Mrs. John A. TwomeyUnited Way of Southeastern ConnecticutMs. Joyce L. WeberDrs. Jeffrey C. Rudikoff and Gail R. WeingastMr. and Mrs. David A. Whitehead

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2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O UANNUAL GIVINGContributions to the hospital’s annual fund provide the funds necessary to maintain and upgrade equipment and facilities and support health education programs.

William A. Slater Roundtable - Founding MembersMr. and Mrs. Seymour AdelmanMrs. Helen Mahoney ChampeChelsea ClinicDr. and Mrs. Larry ColettiMr. and Mrs. Peter V. DischDisch Motor Group, Inc.Homecare Management Strategies, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon H. LevineMashantucket Pequot Tribal NationDr. Thomas J. MastersonPfizer, Inc.Mr. Harold Ross vMr. and Mrs. Charles SeemanMr. and Mrs. Manfred SeemanMr. and Mrs. William SeemanShipman’s Fire Equipment Co. Inc.Smith BarneyThames Printing CompanyDr. v and Mrs. Anthony Tramontozzi

We appreciate the following individuals and businesses for their support of the 2012 Backus Annual Fund.

Partner in CareThe William W. Backus Hospital AuxiliaryChelsea Groton FoundationJewett City Savings Bank FoundationEdward and Mary Lord Foundation

Associate Partner in CareQuintal Insurance Agency, Inc.Estate of Margaret Hiscox

William A. Slater Society Atty. and Mrs. Bart A. SayetBank of America Merrill LynchConnecticut Community Credit Union, IncDime BankGus’s Pizzarama of Plainfield, Inc.Healthcare Management SolutionsDave and Tara Whitehead and FamilyPeople’s United BankPfizer Foundation Volunteer ProgramPlainfield Lions Club, IncThe Roofing Store LLCThe William W. Backus Hospital Medical StaffUniversity Pathologists

Dr. Patrick Cassidy SocietyAnonymousA/Z CorporationCenterplan CompaniesCommunity Foundation of Southeastern ConnecticutConsumers Interstate CorporationCorePlus Federal Credit UnionCWPM LLCDr. and Mrs. Jeremiah J. Lowney, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Peter H. SheaDr. Jennifer C. BellinoElectric Boat - Dept. 686EMC CorporationLeonard J. Tyler Middle School StudentsMBH ArchitectureMr. Ronald G. DeanMrs. Lindsay J. AtwaterMr. Gerald E. Kortfelt, Sr. vO, R & L Construction, Inc.Odetah Campground Inc.Professional Homecare ServicesWiggin & Dana

General Edward Harland SocietyAHEPA Norwich Foundation Inc.Amerinet, Inc.AMTEC Corp.Anderson Law Firm, P.C.Brian Arnio Welding & FabricationButtonwood Farm Ice CreamChelsea Groton BankChinigo, Leone, & Maruzo LLPCreative Office InteriorsDougherty Bros. Funeral HomesDoyle’s DrugDress BarnFlex Fitness CenterGoldblatt Bokoff, LLCJacunski Humes Architects, LLCMashantucket Pequot Tribal NationMatthew’s Catering CompanyMinuteman PressNew England Service & Controls, LLCNew York Pizza CompanyNorwich Electrical Systems & ControlNorwich Public UtilitiesOB-GYN Services, PCPanera BreadPlainfield Vision Care Center, Inc.PRO Manufactured ProductsShetucket Iron & MetalSuisman ShapiroTaber TV, LLCUBS Financial ServicesUnitex Textile Rental ServicesUtley & Jones Pharmacy, Inc.Vantage Lighting, IncWaterford Group, LLCWCTY FM & Kool 101 FM

Willow Tree Plaza of NorwichXtraMart Convenience StoresDr. and Mrs. Anthony G. AlessiMs. Monique AllardMr. and Mrs. Brian AndstromMr. and Mrs. Eric ArliaMr. and Mrs. Demetrios C. BalisMrs. Diana L. BoisclairDr. and Mrs. Stephen T. BriggsMr. and Mrs. Mark F. BrownMs. Theresa L. BussMs. Karen L. ButterworthMs. Mary A. Bylone and Ms. Sylvia DelsonMr. and Mrs. Luason L. CarnaghanDr. and Dr. Sergio R. CasillasMs. Kathleen ChartierMr. and Mrs. Leo ChupaskaDr. and Mrs. Larry ColettiDrs. David E. Coletti and Felicia CuomoMs. Elizabeth ConwayDr. and Mrs. Bert A. CoppotelliMs. Gail M. Delaney-KimballMr. and Mrs. Edward L. DelormeMr. and Mrs. Peter V. DischMr. Andrew EllisMr. Jeffrey EvansMr. Peter S. FabrykiewiczMr. and Mrs. Joseph FatoneMr. and Mrs. Kenneth FischburgMr. and Mrs. Keith FontaineDr. and Mrs. John J. GiacchettoMs. Dorothy J. GravelMr. S. John GrilloHandfield Dairy EquipmentDr. and Mrs. James M. HealyMr. and Mrs. Alan S. HughesMrs. Daryl A. HurlockAtty. Michael JewellMrs. Carla J. JordanDr. Manuel E. KadishDr. and Mrs. David A. KallaDr. and Mrs. Thomas C. King, Ph.D.Drs. Phillip and Renee KohanskiMr. and Mrs. Daniel E. LohrMs. Kathryn F. Lord RichardMiss Ginny Mabesoone, R.N.Mr. Shawn MawhineyMr. Paul C. MaxfieldMs. Gillian MosierMr. Michael J. Murphy, UBS Financial ServicesDr. and Mrs. James F. O’DeaMs. Roseanne O’LearyMr. Angelo D. Olivieri, Jr.Ms. Kathlene OuelletteMs. Judith H. PhelanMr. and Mrs. Michael PalumboMr. and Mrs. Robert T. RamsdellDr. Donna M. Romito and Mr. William Rolla

ANNUAL GIVINGBENEFACTOR SOCIETIES

William A. Slater SocietyNamed in recognition

of the co-founder ofThe William W. Backus Hospital.

$5,000 and up

Dr. Patrick Cassidy SocietyNamed in recognition of

one of the original Corporatorsof The William W. Backus

Hospital and one of the first members of its Medical Staff.

$2,500 – $4,999

General Edward Harland Society

Named in recognitionof the first President of

The William W. Backus Hospital.$1,000 – $2,499

Kathleen A. Dowd SocietyNamed in recognition of the

first graduate of The William W. Backus Hospital’s School of

Nursing to be named Superintendent of Nurses.

$500 – $999

1893 ClubIn celebration of the year

The William W. Backus Hospital was founded.

$250 – $499

Century ClubIn recognition of

The William W. Backus Hospital’s first 100 years of service.

$100 – $249

Friends of BackusUp to $99

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2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O UMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. SchiesMr. and Mrs. Warren P. SchollMs. Lynda Y. ScottMr. and Mrs. Charles A. SeemanMr. and Mrs. Manfred SeemanMr. Manfred SeemenDr. and Mrs. Robert SidmanMs. Donna Siluk, Ph.D.Mr. Justin SleeperMs. Christine L. StewartMr. William A. StruzinskiDr. and Mrs. James E. SullivanMr. Desmond L. TalentoMr. and Mrs. Lester A. TemkinDr. v and Mrs. Anthony TramontozziDr. and Mrs. Mark E. TramontozziDr. Kartik Viswanathan and Dr. Renuka DulalaMr. and Mrs. Wayne T. VojickMr. and Mrs. Leonard E. WisneskiMs. Anna Zubkova, Esq.

Kathleen A. Dowd SocietyClaflinConnecticut Hospital Assoc.Conway, Londregan, Sheehan & Monaco, P.C.Eastern Federal BankElsie A. Brown Fund Inc.Foxwoods Resort CasinoFreeport - McMoRan Copper & Gold / Norwich OperationsInterim Healthcare of Eastern ConnecticutManafort BrothersNeubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C.Priam VineyardsPulmonary Physicians of NorwichThe Gilman CorporationThe Norwich Free AcademyUPS Foundation, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Seymour AdelmanDr. and Mrs. Sultan AhamedMr. Mark BallestriniMs. Lisa BazinetDr. and Mrs. Michael G. BettenMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey I. BlindermanMs. Whitney BundyMs. Linda J. CaisseMr. Gary CarignanMr. and Mrs. James P. CroninMr. and Mrs. James E. DavisMr. and Mrs. Richard A. DeGrayMr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Dennis, Jr.Mrs. Rebecca M. DurhamMiss Anne EnglishMs. Alice FacenteMr. and Mrs. William J. Falman, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Anthony FatoneMs. Kathryn ForschlerMrs. Jo Ann FrieseMr. Peter Gale

Mr. Charles D. GomesAtty. and Mrs. Glenn M. GordonMs. Patrecia GreenDr. and Mrs. William O. GulleyMs. Carolyn S. HackbarthMs. Brenda HebertMr. Mike HeinzelmanMr. Jeffrey HillMr. Stanley Israelite and Ms. Linda HershmanDr. and Mrs. Raymond B. JohnsonMr. Anthony A. Joyce, IIIDr. and Mrs. Nagireddy KamireddyMs. Karen Kutniewski‘Ms. Shirley S. LangfordMr. and Mrs. Louis P. Leta, Jr.Dr. Patrice M. Marchand and Dr. William M BradburyMr. and Mrs. Alfred A. MartinelliMr. Thomas N. McAvoy, Jr.Ms. Melissa MersonMrs. Deborah MonahanMs. Pamela MuccilliMs. Joan E. OrowsonMs. Elaine PetersonMs. Janette PolaskiMrs. Barbara RickettsMr. Eric Sandberg, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. James E. SawyerMr. Nicholas J SenutaMr. and Mrs. Martin C. ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Charles C. SibickyMr. and Mrs. William J. SpellmanMs. Lorraine SteeleMs. Colleen D. SullivanMr. Eugene R. SullivanMrs. Jacqueline M. SullivanMs. Bonnie ThompsonDrs. Ramindra and Rachna WaliaDr. and Mrs. John H. WesolekMr. and Mrs. Steven D. Yeager

1893 ClubMr. Stephen J. AdelettiMr. and Mrs. Michael A. ArnoldMr. and Mrs. Halstead B. Ayrton, Jr.Ms. Sue BarrettMs. Shirley C. Beal GegenheimerMrs. Cheryl BennettDr. and Mrs. Brian BentonMs. Bonnie J. BickfordMs. Karen C. BlackburnMr. Jeffrey BlindermanMs. Genevieve BoasMs. June BoharaMs. Doris BoisvertMs. Karen BrouwerMs. Kim M. BrownMrs. Helen Mahoney ChampeMr. and Mrs. John F. ConwayMr. and Mrs. James E. CopelandMr. and Ms. Henry Daniels

Ms. Barbara DombrowskiMs. Susan DowlingMrs. Cheryl L. DoyleDr. and Mrs. John R. DrewDr. and Mrs. Malcolm S. Edgar, Jr.Mrs. Theresa M. EllisMr. Geoffrey J. FabryMr. Frank M. FalconeDr. Melanie Fatone and Mr. David A. VaneMs. Brenda M. FreyerMr. Dorius GalipeauMs. Sandee GelvenMr. and Mrs. Norman C. GileauMr. and Mrs. David G. GinnettiMrs. Candis GioiaMs. Maria GladueDr. Ann E. Jillson and Mr. Frederick J. WalkerMs. Mary-Ann JodaitisMs. Mary R. JohnsonMs. Mary Beth JolleyMs. Karen N. KnightMr. Julius KocsondyMs. Karen KowalskiMs. Rita KulikowskiMr. and Mrs. Michael J. LitinMr. James J. LougheryMr. Stuart LubowskyMr. and Mrs. Mark MaliaMs. Lauren MallozziDr. and Mrs. Scott D. MatsonMs. Donna McLaughlinMr. and Mrs. Brian P. McNamaraMs. Michelle MelinMr. and Mrs. Donald J. MichnaMr. and Mrs. Donald H. OuilletteMs. Bernadette OuimetMr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Perry, Jr.Mr. John J. Piela, Sr.Ms. Heather-Jo PurcellMs. Theresa ReardonMs. Suzanne RobersonMrs. Janet RothwellMr. James P SandlerMr. and Mrs. Robert ScialabbaMr. Melvin ScottMr. Timothy K. ShizumeMs. Kathleen SmithMr. and Mrs. Glenn StadnickMr. and Mrs. Robert A. StaleyMr. John StevensMr. Richard M. SullivanMs. Lorraine ThibodeauMs. Mary Kate WalteniusMr. and Mrs. James WatkinsMr. Walter WayMs. Joyce L. WeberDr. Vivian L. Weinberger and Mr. Gordon AdamsMs. Martha J. Young

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2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O UCentury ClubDaniel AhearnBenny’s, Inc.Brio Academy of CosmetologyCharter Oak Federal Credit UnionCLA Engineers, Inc.Class “A” EntertainmentCurtin Motor Livery Service, Inc.Delia MechanicalDigital Video and Consulting, Inc.Dominion FoundationFat Cat Gill & BarFriendly Spirits Liquor StoreGem Appraisers & ConsultantsGuillot Funeral HomeLeone’s Auctioneer’s & Appraiser’sMallove’s JewelersMattern Construction Inc.Medusa Hair SalonMuddy Waters CafeMystic Healthcare & Rehabilitation CenterNeurology AssociatesNorwich Family Dental Assoc., LLCOvereaters Anonymous – Wednesday EveningPfizer Matching Gift CenterQuality Lines, LLCThe Nutmeg Companies, Inc.Truist Comprehensive DistributionVFW – Post 9452Westminster Tool Inc.Wildflower Hospitality LLCWireless ZoneWomen of the MooseWomen’s City Club-NorwichMs. Mary E. AlbericoMr. and Mrs. Robert E. AlvesDr. and Mrs. Donald A. AmaroDr. and Mrs. Matthew D. AmaroMr. David AndersonMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Anderson, Jr.Capt. and Mrs. Joseph S. AndersonMs. Judy Anne ApplebyMs. Martha L. AtkinsonMrs. Lois A. BabbittMs. Betty BaribeaultMr. and Mrs. Prescott H. BaxterMr. and Mrs. James M. Beall, Jr.Mr. and Ms. Michael BeausoleilMs. Margaret BeckerMr. and Mrs. Nathan BeitDr. Julie Z. BelcherMr. James C. BellDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. BernsteinMr. and Mrs. John BildaMs. Teresa K. BissMs. Marie L. BontempoMs. Melinda BousquetMrs. Vivian B. Brannegan

Mr. Arthur I. BrautigamMr. and Mrs. Darrell C. BrownMr. Stephen A. BrownMs. Hazel J. BrownMrs. Patricia H. BryantMs. Olive BuddingtonDr. Anca M. Bulgaru and Dr. Constantin CarseliMr. and Mrs. William J. Bundy, Jr.Mr. James R. BusbyMs. Jeannie CainAtty. and Mrs. Glenn T. CarberryMs. Lynn M. CaronMr. David O. CasaleMr. and Mrs. Gerald N. ChenailHelen M. ChiangiMs. Kathryn ChiatMr. and Mrs. Michael CiprianiMr. and Mrs. Michael CiprianiMr. and Mrs. Frank ClaffeyMr. and Mrs. Lawrence F. ClarkMr. and Mrs. George J. CliffordMiss Millicent ConnelliThe Reverend Norma ConnollyMs. Jo-Ellen ConverseMrs. Pauline ConwayMs. Joan P. CosentinoMr. and Mrs. Bruce CostickMrs. Marian G. CrandallDr. Sally A. and Mr. Thomas C. Crawford, Ph.D.Ms. Ellen CroweMrs. A. Betty CurranMr. Scott DamaskMr. Curt DanforthMs. Cheryl DavisMr. and Mrs. Louis J. Demicco, Jr.Ms. Ann DeshefyMrs. Lucille T. DeslandesMs. Paige DestMr. Mike DiBernardoMr. George H. DieterMr. and Mrs. John B. DionneMr. and Mrs. Ellis V. Disch, IIMr. and Mrs. Bruce E. DiscoMs. Melinda M. DolanMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. DorseyMrs. Elisabeth DowdMs. Joanne M. DragMs. Georgia DuntermanMr. and Mrs. James J. DuttonMs. Elizabeth DuzantMr. and Mrs. Sumner E. EinhornMs. Colette EmeryDr. Juan C. EscalonMs. Brenda EzellMs. Barbara FordDr. and Mrs. Franklin P. FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Nicholas Gardner

Ms. Paula M. GauvinMrs. Kathy L. GernhardMr. and Mrs. Maurice J. GignacMr. and Mrs. Howard I. GilbertMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. GirardMs. Mary J. GloverMrs. Judith L. GoldbergMrs. Donna M. GossMrs. Stacy GouldDr. and Mrs. Richard R. GouldingMr. and Mrs. Rodney GreenDr. and Mrs. Steven J. GreenMs. Nancy M. GreenMr. and Mrs. James GrillsMs. Lisa HagemanMr. and Mrs. James HartmanMs. Kylie HirstMs. Kathryn V. HlavacMr. and Mrs. Michael D. HollisMrs. Yvette JacarusoDr. Kandhasamy JagathambalMs. Ginny M. JamesMs. Tracie L. JencksMrs. Arlene S. JohnsonMs. Lorraine J. JoinerMs. Brenda JonesMr. and Mrs. William JuzwicMr. Eric N. KanterMr. Clifford KarpinskiDr. Morris E. KatzMs. Emily D. KeltonicMr. George KennedyMr. J. William KingsleyMrs. Judith KirchnerMs. Nancy KostowskiDr. Kathleen KurowskiMs. Elvira A. KusteskyMr. and Mrs. Thomas LaFreniereAtty. and Mrs. P. Michael LahanMs. Joan L. LambertMr. and Mrs. Benjamin LathropMs. Judy LawrenceMs. Judith E. LearyMr. and Mrs. Scott LefflerMr. and Mrs. Louis P. LetaMrs. Kathleen A. LeveroneMs. Patricia LewisMs. Janice M. LoomisMr. and Mrs. Jay S. LorinskyMr. Stuart LubowskiDr. and Mrs. Nicholas MahalawichMr. Robert Q. MahoneyMs. Jessica Mailhot GraffMiss Pauline Main, R.N.Mr. and Mrs. Daniel G. MalchmanMr. and Mrs. Arnold MancheMrs. Marjorie MandellMr. Peter W. Maneri, Jr.Ms. Lynne Marden

THANK YOUto the members of the

Inaugural Laura Beth Seder Memorial Golf Tournament

Committee for creatinga meaningful and

successful event. Proceeds from the

tournament support the Backus Breast

Health Initiative.

Tournament Co-ChairsDr. David and Eileen Kalla

Dr. Peter and Jane Shea

Tournament CommitteeKatie Beit

Judy BrownBetsy Conway

Claudia ConwayKim Fischburg

Kenn FischburgLynn Giacchetto

Simone GladstoneNancy Gordon

Lori LindforsSharon Preble

Gail SawyerScott Seder

Mary Tramontozzi

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2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O UMr. Jeffrey MartinMr. and Mrs. Alfred D. MartinelliMr. and Mrs. Kenneth F Martino,JRMrs. Ruth MasseMr. and Mrs. John H. MathesonMs. Angelina MathieuMs. Anne McGillMr. and Mrs. Steven A. McMahon, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. McPhailMs. Patricia A. McSweeneyMr. Edward MieczynskiMrs. Stella E. MileskiMr. and Mrs. Gilbert J. MiloneMs. Marjorie P. MooreMrs. Gail A. MulcahyMr. Arthur A. NagelMs. Carol NassMr. and Mrs. Jerald NavickMs. Suzanne NinteauMs. Sweet NinteauMr. Harry W. NisbetMr. Ryan OrtDr. and Mrs. John W. PaggioliMs. Julie L. ParretteMr. Arthur J. Patenaude, Jr.Mrs. Frances E. PattersonMr. George PawlikowskiMr. Wayne PecciniMr. and Mrs. Robert W. PeirceMs. Judy E. PerkowskiMs. Dawn PerryMs. Kimberly A. PetersMr. Bob PetrucciMs. Joan PinneyMr. and Mrs. Richard A. PodurgielMr. and Mrs. Lawrence R. PontbriantThe Honorable and Mrs. Joseph J. PurtillMr. and Mrs. Robert A. Quintal, Sr.Ms. Theresa A. Rankin-CarleMr. and Mrs. Michael RankowitzMs. Mary Rose ReadMs. Susan R. RileyMr. and Mrs. Richard J. RobitailleMrs. Kathleen Q. RothauptMs. Kathy RowlandMr. and Mrs. Mark W. RuffoMr. John Russell, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Richard G. RyanMrs. Harriette SavardMr. Leo P. SavoieDr. and Mrs. J. David SawyerMr. and Mrs. Irwin SayetMrs. Phyllis E. SchaffhauserMs. Roberta SchreierMrs. Beverly M. SchroederMr. William N. SebastianMr. Walter J. Sekula, Sr.Mrs. Anne SharpeMr. and Mrs. Robert W. Shepard

Mr. and Mrs. Jack ShieldsMr. and Mrs. Jerome SilversteinMs. Hollis SimmonsDr. and Mrs. Dennis E. SlaterMr. and Mrs. Timothy R. SmithMr. and Mrs. John F. Smith, Sr.Ms. Jennfer A. SmithMs. Joyce S. SmithMr. and Mrs. Timothy A. SoderbergMr. Leo B. SpicerMr. and Mrs. Raymond E. StewartMr. William StorzMs. June StrunkMr. James M. SullivanMr. and Mrs. Richard L. SwiontekMr. and Mrs. Aloysius Telgarsky, Sr.Ms. Marianne C ToppelDr. Daniel Tracy, IIIMr. Richard G. TreadwayMr. and Mrs. John A. TwomeyMr. and Mrs. Paul M. VasingtonMs. Susan VinchesiMr. Thomas H. WarbinMr. and Mrs. Nathan B. WeissMr. Neil T. WhiteheadMs. Claudette WilliamsMr. Ellsworth E. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. John WilsonMrs. Margaret Woodhouse BeckerMs. Laurie WorsterMs. Audrey W. YoungMs. Kathleen S. YorkMr. and Mrs. Louis P. ZieglerMr. and Mrs. Roger A. Zotti, Jr.

Friends of BackusAnonymousAHEPA Tenants AssociationAL-ANON Family GroupAlanon, Friday EveningCut N CurlEstate of Wayne ThomasGuy’s Oil Service Station, Inc.Logo ConceptsNASDAQ OMX Global Data ProductsThe Loyal Order of Moose IncUnited Way of Central & Northeastern ConnecticutMr. Norman R. Allard, Sr.Ms. Judith AndrewMs. Karen M. ArmstrongMr. and Mrs. Arnold T. ArseneaultMr. Harlan L. BaconMr. John J. BaileyMs. Judy BarclayMr. and Mrs. Michael J. BaturaMr. John BeattyMr. and Mrs. Ronald A. BeaudryMs. Lizette A. Beltram

Ms. Donna M. BengstonMr. and Mrs. Mike BeninatoMrs. Jill J. BennettMs. Barbara A. BensonMr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bergdoll, Sr.Ms. Donna M. BergesonMr. Leo N BernardMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. BialowansMs. Jeanette BiancoMr. Peter BielaczycMrs. Dorothy A. BilligMr. and Mrs. Wilfred J. Blanchette, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. BoggsMr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Booker, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Laurent H. BouleyMrs. Ethel BourqueMs. Joyce BouthillierMs. Chris BoveMr. Paul E. BoyerMr. and Mrs. John B BrownMs. Shirley R. BrownMrs. Barbara A. BrownMs. Velma BrownMr. Stephen D. BruceMs. Ann R BrunetteMr. Lawrence A. BurchMr. and Mrs. Warren H. BurgessMs. Laurel ButlerMs. Gina M. CaranoMs. Carol ChapmanMr. and Mrs. Richard B. ChenailMrs. Barbara ChiangiMr. Thomas A ChimentiMr. and Mrs. Michael CholewaMr. and Mrs. L. Michael ClancyMs. Wendy CliftonMs. Jeanette E. CooperMr. Robert C. CourtoisMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. CoutuDr. and Mrs. Robert J. CroninMr. and Mrs. Theodore A. CyrMr. Gerald DaigleMs. Katherine DaleyDrs. Stuart and Judith DeglinMr. and Mrs. James T. Delany, Jr.Mr. Ralph F. D’EliaMs. Mary Jane D’EliaMr. and Mrs. Elmer P. DeshefyMs. Connie C. DesillierMr. and Mrs. David DiBattistaMs. Winifred L. DickMr. and Mrs. Michael L DiCoccoMr. Larry M. DiermanMr. and Mrs. Johnny DietersMr. and Mrs. Michael DobrowskiMs. Susan DoironMrs. Deborah A. DolanMs. Anna J. DombrowskiMr. Bruce R. Donahue

THANK YOUto the members of the

Survivors in FashionCommittee whose efforts

support the BackusBreast Cancer

Survivors Fund

Producer/Director Barbara Chiangi

Co-Producer Donna Palumbo

Lisa BarileFlorence BarthKaren Bourque

Denise BraleyMarcie Brensilver

Barbara ChiangiBarbara DeFronzo

Michele FlowersMarie Joly

Evelyn Kennedy-Commentucci Ruth Ann McCloud

Susan McIvorBeverly Newburgh

Donna PalumboBarbara Paul

Heather-Jo PurcellElisse Rosen

Kathie RothauptBarbara Souder

Sandy WayneRegina Busca

Mary Hoy

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2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O UMr. and Mrs. Raymond J. DoucetteMs. Josette V. DouglasMr. and Mrs. Harold M. DriscoThe Honorable John C. Driscoll and Mrs. Mary C. Driscoll, Esq.Mr. John P. DucaMr. and Mrs. Joseph M. DudekMr. and Mrs. James J. DunnMs. Sheila DupreyMr. and Mrs. James L. Dygert, Jr.Mr. Lucian DzialoMr. and Mrs. William R. EdmondMr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. EnnisMr. and Mrs. Bernard R. EnrightMr. and Mrs. Robert C. FailleMr. and Ms. Vijaykumar FalduMr. and Mrs. William R. FarrellMr. David M. FearerMs. Eleanor M. FeldmanMr. John R. FellsMr. and Mrs. Walter FiedorowiczMr. David H. FieldsMs. Elizabeth A FimianiMr. Robert L. FineganMs. Jessica FischburgMr. and Mrs. Thomas M. FitzgeraldMr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Fodor, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. FratoniMs. Doris I. FrinkMr. and Mrs. Michael GallagherMr. and Mrs. George M. GeerMr. and Mrs. Michael S. GereMrs. Debra GiambattistaMr. Douglas E. GirardMs. Kathleen L. GiusMs. Nancy GiustiMr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Gosselin, Jr.Mr. William J. GouldingMs. Barbara T. GrayMs. Sandra J. GrilloMrs. Joan E. GuarinoMr. and Mrs. Peter E. GulaMr. Charles HaddadMs. Robin HadleyMr. and Mrs. Michael HallMs. Pamela A. HarazimMr. and Mrs. James M HardyMrs. Bahria O. HartmanMs. Jeannette HaskellMs. Eleanor J. HavilandMs. Robin HeardMr. and Mrs. David HechtMs. Eileen M. HeinonenMr. and Mrs. Robert T. HoganMrs. Joan L. HospodDr. Carmela D. HuffmanMs. Elizabeth HuntMs. Corinne Y. ImpellitteriMr. and Mrs. Jared L. Ingraham

Ms. Marilyn B. JelloMr. and Mrs. Richard P. JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. JonesMr. and Mrs. Robert JordanMr. and Mrs. William JorszMs. Dorothy JorszMrs. Christine KaneMs. Doris R. KapszukiewiczMr. and Mrs. George P. KazlauskasMs. Andrea KellyMrs. Joan KellyMs. Carol KileyMr. Donald R. KirchnerMr. and Mrs. Alfred B. KivlinMr. and Mrs. Peter L. KofsuskeMrs. Susan R. KortfeltMr. and Mrs. Vasilios KoumanelisMr. Russell R. KrauseMrs. Dolores D. KubickiMrs. Joyce KuuselaMr. and Mrs. James F. LaceyMr. John LaParleMr. Robert H. Laudette, Jr.Mr. Robert L. Laux-BachandMr. and Mrs. Arthur E. LeBeauMr. and Mrs. Steven C. LevisMr. and Mrs. Matthew R. LeykoMs. Kim Lisee-PikeMs. Judy K. LiuMs. Melanie F. LongMs. Lorraine LopezzoMr. Dominic F. LucenteMr. and Mrs. Phillip A. LudlowMr. Luke LukoskiMr. and Mrs. Valentine L. Luppert, Jr.Mr. Richard J. LussierMs. Doreen LussierMr. Elmer MacCluskeyMr. and Mrs. David J. MagarioMrs. Anne MahalawichMr. and Mrs. Ben MajalianMr. J. Roger MarienMr. Lawrence A. MarienMr. and Mrs. Glenn P. MartinMr. and Mrs. Bruce R. McComiskeyMs. Jennie A. McGheeMr. Thomas McGuireMs. Jeanette McKennaMrs. Gladys A. McKittrickMs. Annie C. MelanecMs. Kimberly J. MessierMs. Linda M. MillerMr. and Mrs. Richard A. MillerMrs. Marie M. MilnerMr. and Mrs. Francis D. MitchellMs. Irene MorganMs. Jane MorganMs. Claire M. MossyMr. Bernard Muldoon

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Murphy, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. NolanMrs. Frances B. OgulnickMrs. Gloria OliverMrs. Anne L. OlsenMr. and Mrs. Roger W. O’ReillyMs. Anita O’RourkeMs. Lisa OrowsonMr. and Mrs. Todd OsowskiMr. Raymond P. OuelletteMr. and Mrs. Maulesh P PandyaMr. and Mrs. Antranig PapelianMs. Georgette R. PappasMr. and Mrs. Norman G. ParadisMrs. Marie A. PardoMr. Calvin R. ParrMs. Deborah PerroneMr. Michael J. PerroneMs. Lisa PescatelloMs. Elizabeth PetersonMs. Victoria M. PetridesMr. and Mrs. Peter G. PetridesMs. Deborah L. PlanteMr. John C. PlaxaMs. Anne B. Plerson, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. PogmoreMs. Debra PolucciMr. and Mrs. Michael P. PopkowskiThe Reverend and Mrs. John E. PostMr. Roger PotvinMrs. Paula ProvostMs. Evelyn PutnamMs. Kristine E. QuinnMs. Janice RatteRepresentative and Mrs. Tom ReynoldsMs. Nancy R RichardsonMr. Raymond RocchettiMr. and Mrs. Harry E RollinsonMr. and Mrs. John Rota, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Dennis P. RourkeMr. William E. SchmidtMrs. Teresa A. SchulzMr. and Mrs. Vincent SciancaleporeMr. Charles P. ScopelitisMr. and Mrs. Paul ScottMs. Sue ShapiroMr. and Mrs. Peter ShilloMrs. Shirley SholesMr. Thomas A. SlagaMr. and Mrs. Douglas F. SmithMrs. Jacqueline M. SmithMr. Charles E. SmithMiss Eva Virginia SmithMrs. Rose J. SnurkowskiMr. and Mrs. Robert F. SoperMr. and Mrs. William H. SouderMr. and Mrs. Robert W. SpayneMr. and Mrs. John E. St. DenisMs. Lindy A. St. Pierre - Pettit

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2 0 1 2 D O N O R S | T H A N K Y O UMr. Basil W. Standish, Jr.Mrs. Arlene StaubleyMr. and Ms. Frank W Stetson JrMs. Mary Lou StolaronekMr. and Mrs. Edward A. StrenkowskiMr. and Mrs. George W. StrouseMs. Barbara SullivanMrs. Mary S. SweeneyMr. Frank B. Sweezey, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth A. TaggMr. and Mrs. Paul T. TangariMr. and Mrs. George D. TedeschiMr. and Mrs. Fred H. TerpeMs. Cathy ThibodeauMs. Barbara ThomasMs. Loretta A. ThompsonMrs. Elizabeth M. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Frank TorchiaMs. Julie A. TrainorMr. Frederick J. TreiberMs. Elizabeth TurleyMr. and Mrs. Eduardo ValcarceMr. and Mrs. Richard VandenbrinkMs. Judith A. VickersMs. Antoinette T. VillaniMs. Jane T. WarnerMs. Karen WashingtonMr. and Mrs. Daniel WatsonMrs. Joan B. WebsterMs. Susan D. WheelerMs. Eileen F. WilkinsonMr. Chester R. Williams, Jr.Mr. Robert F. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Lee YontsMr. Abraham ZachemMr. and Mrs. Michael ZuckerMs. Lisa B. Zuppe

TRIBUTE GIFTSGifts received in memory of:Vera AdamsAnna S. AlfieroAnn S. AllardJohn AngeloDarlene BaldwinMary A. BarthaRaymond S Beebe JrEdith M. BellantoneWilliam BodeJune Bourbeau-AngelopoulosMarie S. BoydMary A BoyerRichard BranneganJanice BraumanElaine Payne BriggsViola J. BuddingtonIda BurgessColleen Burns-HallCynthia CaranoScnhernia CardozaVito CatucciDonald Cloutier

Raymond V. CongdonMichael P. ConwayMary Alice CostelloKenneth J. CrandallKathleen CuffFrancis P. CurranMary DaigleWilliam L. DaleyJoseph & Sarah DamianoLane DavisJohn R. Dennis SrWilliam DiodatoMary Beth DudaRose M. ErnstShirley FatoneDoris L FiedorowiczKaren FormwaltNell GardnerJeanette GirardBrian D. GlenneyHelen HartEdward H. HendersonBenjamin HongRussel HuntErnest & Robert JacobEric JohnsonRobert A. JohnsonEdward JohnsonDeceased Members of the Jones FamilySomia E. KadishJoan KadishJanice S. KingsleyFrank KirchnerGerald KortfeltLoretta LacyMary D’elia LordJoseph MahmeyJoseph MahoneyGeorge MalboeufHarvey N. MandellKatherine MarienIda MartinelliJoseph MazzolaTrina McCandlessDoreen MercierJean MinerCaryn M. NesbittMarie S. NisbetLoved OnesJacqueline OrensteinJohn E. OrrWilliam J. PasqualiniFlorence PawlikowskiCulotta & Perrone FamilyJennifer, Hayley & Michaela PetitBernard J. PodurgielLarry V. PontbriantMr. & Mrs. C.A. RenaldiKatherine B. RichardsonDonna RogersLawrence V. SarniMary Ann Schaffhauser

David & Rose SchwartzMary Jane ScottMary E. SebastianLaura B. SederBeverly J. SeeleyRichard S. SharpeEamon Smith-CarolanJosephine T. SullivanSally SummersLoretta SuplitaMary SzajdaVuneenza TesauroThomas & Evelyn TuranoClifford J VanaseDaniel VenturaMary Jo VolpeHarry WarnerEverett L. WatsonMorris WeinbergerTheresa R. WilliamsJane WilliamsDana WynnEileen H. Zinewicz

Gifts received in honor of:Backus Emergency DepartmentBackus Emergency Physicians & StaffBackus Breast Cancer SurvivorsBackus Hospital Nurses Backus Nurses of E-4Backus Psychiatric Services Deirdre BeckerDenise BraleyMary ByloneBarbara ChiangiWilly ChinDr. Larry ColettiCorporate Communications Team at BackusDr. Carl C ConradEllen CroweAmy DunionKeith FontaineDr. Richard GouldingThe Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Barry GrantCheryl LaSaracinaDorothy LynchPaul MagerMr. Ray Mason, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. McCarthyPaula NovakDr. John J PaggioliChristine PaparelliPeter SheaDr. Dennis Slater & StaffFrances SouzaLes TemkinBonnie ThompsonMr. Alwin TreiberDave Whitehead

We are gratefulfor the volunteerleadership of the

following individuals:

PLANNED GIVINGAND

ANNUAL GIVINGADVISORY COUNCIL

MEMBERSStephen Adeletti

Mark E. Block, Esq.

Jamie Block

Steven L. Bokoff, CPA, CFP

Kathy Chartier

Susan Dowling, CFP

Dorothy Gravel

P. Michael Lahan, Esq.

Thomas N. McAvoy, Jr., CTFA

Michael J. Murphy

Angelo D. Olivieri, ChFC, CFP

R. James Thevenet,ChFC, CLU, CFA

Anna Zubkova, Esq.

Office of Philanthropyand Development

We have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please contact the Office of Philanthropy and Development at 860.823.6325 with any errors or omissions as we would like the opportunity to make corrections.

This list is compiled of gifts received October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012

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