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CARIN TOWNE, ’95, ’02, and her husband Jeff, ’95, have turned a personal tragedy into a ray of hope for parents of children with cancer by creating the Ben Towne Pediatric Cancer Foundation in honor of their son Ben, who died in December 2008 at the age of 3½. More…

A Seattle couple has experienced the horrific pain of losing their three-and-a-half year old son to cancer. But instead of asking “why him or why us,” they’re focusing their energy on finding a cure for the leading fatal disease among kids. More…