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Estee Lauder Companies has arranged to have more than a dozen world-famous landmarks illuminated in pink light to draw attention to the importance of mammography screening for early diagnosis of breast cancer[citation needed] as well as the research for finding ways to cure and prevent breast cancer.[citation needed] Some of these landmarks are:

The Harbour Bridge Sydney Australia
The Hangzhou Department Store Hangzhou China
Niagara Falls Ontario Canada
The Eden Project Cornwall England
The Majestic Hotel Cannes France
The French Affiliate Building Paris France
The Angel of Peace Munich Germany
City Hall Reykjavik Iceland
Azrieli Towers Tel Aviv Israel
Constantine’s Arch Rome Italy
The Arena Verona Italy
Tokyo Tower Tokyo Japan
City Hall Square Seoul Korea
The Dam Square Amsterdam The Netherlands
The Skytower Auckland New Zealand

Judith Daria Zuk (September 11, 1951 — September 1, 2007) was an American horticulturist, author and conservationist who served as president of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden from 1990 to 2005.

A native of Canandaigua, New York, Zuk attended Rutgers University, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in botany. Following graduate studies at the University of Delaware, she received a master’s degree in public garden administration. Prior to accepting the Brooklyn position, she held the post of director of Swarthmore College’s Scott Arboretum.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, founded in 1910, was commemorating its 80th anniversary as Judith Zuk assumed the directorship. Considered one of America’s leading institutions of its type, the Garden had just undergone a spate of construction work designed to expand its building area. The space dedicated to nature, however, was still in need of renovation and in the months and years to come, Zuk proved to be a tireless fundraiser, bringing in millions of dollars to refurbish such areas as the fragrance garden, the Cranford rose garden, the Japanese hill-and-pond garden and the children’s garden.

She was also an ardent conservationist and environmentalist, representing the United States at the Botanic Gardens Conservation International, a world-wide organization created to ensure the survival of plants facing extinction. Another of her projects was a new high school dedicated to environmental issues, which she realized with the help of the administration of adjoining Prospect Park and The New York City Department of Education.

Upon her retirement in mid-2005, she was honored with the renaming of the Garden’s magnolia plaza as well as a golden yellow variety of magnolia, developed at the Garden, to be known as “Judy Zuk”. Judith Zuk died in Brooklyn of breast cancer in 2007, ten days before her 56th birthday.

Kim Yale (November 22, 1953[1] - March 7, 1997[2]) was an American writer and editor of comic books for multiple comic book companies, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, First Comics and Warp Graphics.

Yale was born in Evanston, Illinois to the Reverend Richard A. Yale and Theresa Yale. Her father was a Navy chaplain and for numerous years, she and her family moved from various locations in the United States and also abroad before resettling again in Evanston during her teenage years. [2]

She married fellow comics creator, and frequent collaborator, John Ostrander in 1987. [2] They moved to Morris County in 1993. Yale and Ostrander were associated with developing the character of Barbara Gordon into Oracle, and wrote her origin story in the limited series, Oracle: Year One.[3]

She was also heavily involved with the Friends of Lulu, working as a member of the board, an organization promoting women in comics. Yale also penned an ongoing column in the Comics Buyers Guide, in which she detailed her battle against breast cancer. [2] The award for the Best New Female Comics Creator has been named in her honor.

Yale died of breast cancer in 1997, aged 43. [2]

In the mid-1960s, Wyler began to work for animal welfare causes. She founded The Ark Trust, presenter of the annual Genesis Awards for animal protection. This event is now a program of The Humane Society of the United States. In 2007, the first Gretchen Wyler Award was given to Paul McCartney.[4]

Wyler died on May 27, 2007, aged 75, from complications of breast cancer.[5] She had been married, but had no children.

She appeared on Broadway in the following original productions:[2]
Sly Fox as “Miss Fancy”
Bye Bye Birdie as “Rose Grant” as replacement for Chita Rivera
Rumple as “Kate Drew”
Damn Yankees as “Lola” as replacement for Gwen Verdon
Silk Stockings as “Janice Dayton”
Guys and Dolls as a dancer and as understudy for “Miss Adelaide”

She appeared at the 1964 World’s Fair alternating with Chita Rivera in Wonder World. The Michael Kidd/Jule Styne extravaganza played at the outdoor amphitheater. Eventually she went west to Hollywood to pursue movie stardom, which eluded her, but she appeared on many television programs, from [3] The Phil Silvers Show (aka Sergeant Bilko) to Naked City to Somerset, Charlie’s Angels, Dallas, St. Elsewhere, Remington Steele, Falcon Crest, Santa Barbara, MacGyver, Who’s the Boss, Designing Women, Friends, and Judging Amy; her last TV appearance was on Chicken Soup for the Soul.

She appeared in Rick McKay’s 2004 award-winning feature documentary, Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There, which has been telecast on PBS, in which she recounted her “aggressive” nature and an almost Eve Harrington-esque ambition when she recalled trying on the star (Yvonne Adair)’s outfits when she was merely second understudy in the pre-Broadway touring production of Silk Stockings. When Ms. Adair collapsed in the middle of a show one night, and the first understudy (Sherry O’Neil) had surreptitiously gone to New York to audition for another play (which Wyler knew), Wyler stepped in, and played the role when the show arrived on Broadway. Wyler has already filmed her appearance in McKay’s sequel, Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age(2008).

Wyler was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma as Gretchen Patricia Wienecke, the daughter of Peggy (née Highley) and Louis Gustave Wienecke, who was a petroleum engineer. [1] She was raised in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. She opened her own dancing school there before heading east to New York City to pursue a professional career as an actress and dancer.

Gretchen Wyler (February 16, 1932 – May 27, 2007) was an American actress

She died on July 6, 2004 of congestive heart failure, which she acquired as a side effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatments she was receiving for an ongoing bout with breast and bone cancers. She was 57 years old.

She is survived by her four children Jamal, Hodari, Takiyah and Harmoni, and grandchildren. [1]

Born Syreeta Wright in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, she was working in 1965 as a Motown secretary when she was enlisted as a backup singer. Founder Berry Gordy later signed her to the label and she recorded a Brian Holland/Ashford & Simpson tune initially meant for Diana Ross, “I Can’t Give Back the Love I Feel for You” in 1967. Diana Ross recorded “I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You” with The Supremes, which is still unreleased, and as a solo artist, which appeared on her Surrender album. According to Mary Wilson in her book Dreamgirl: My Life As a Supreme, Syreeta was also considered for Diana’s replacement in The Supremes.

Wright married Stevie Wonder on September 14, 1970, and although they were divorced just 18 months later (March 1972), their professional collaboration as songwriters spawned a series of hits, including “If You Really Love Me,” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” and The Spinners’ “It’s a Shame”. Wright had then married bassist, guitarist and songwriter Curtis Robertson Jr, but they divorced. She is the subject of the 1971 Stevie Wonder song “Superwoman/Where Were you When I Needed You”.

She released her first Wonder-produced Motown album, the critically acclaimed Syreeta, on the MoWest label in 1972. Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta, which musically depicted their relationship from love/marriage to divorce/enduring friendship, was released in 1974. Both albums contain several Wonder songs that were never heard elsewhere outside of those albums. Some tracks were later heard in other versions: the first album’s “I Love Every Little Thing About You” was redone by Stevie on his album “Music Of My Mind”, and the second album’s rainy, sentimental ballad “Cause We’ve Ended Now As Lovers” was covered instrumentally by Jeff Beck. The titles peaked at No. 185 and No. 116, respectively, on Billboard album chart. Her singles include “Spinnin’ and Spinnin’”, “Harmour Love” and “Your Kiss Is Sweet.”

Her best showing on the chart came with 1980’s simply titled Syreeta, released on Motown’s Tamla label, which reached No. 73. The duet with Billy Preston, “With You I’m Born Again”, originally appeared on that year’s soundtrack to the Paramount movie Fast Break. The track reached No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in 1980.

In 1982, she provided backing vocals along with Billy Preston and Sarah Ricor to George Harrison’s ‘Dream Away’, the theme tune to Handmade Films’ ‘Time Bandits’. The track was later remixed for George’s 1982 solo album ‘Gone Troppo’.

Syreeta recorded her last studio album, The Spell, in 1983. The album was produced by Jermaine Jackson. During this time, she boasted a résumé that included work with Quincy Jones, Ray Charles, Leon Ware and Donald Byrd, among others. She also did quite a bit of background voice and can be prominently heard on The Brothers Johnson hit “I’ll Be Good To You” and Martha Reeves & The Vandellas’ “I Can’t Dance to That Music You’re Playin’”.

After The Spell, she kept a relatively low profile. In 1987, she recorded a duet with Smokey Robinson titled “Love Brought Us Here Tonight” that appeared on Robinson’s hit album, One Heartbeat. She appeared as guest vocalist on albums by artists such as Kirk Whalum (1989) and Nelson Rangell (1992). In 1994, she re-emerged to tour with the Jesus Christ Superstar cast featuring Ted Neeley as Jesus and Carl Anderson as Judas. She played the role of Mary Magdalene. She also recorded with Michael Bolton and Irene Cara. Syreeta spent a lot of time in the United Kingdom in the last 15 years. She recorded some songs that were released in the UK as part of a series of compilations on the Motorcity label. The songs also appeared on a Japanese only CD called With You I’m Born Again.

Her song “Harmour Love” was featured in both the opening and closing credits of the 2005 independent film Junebug, sparking a resurgence in catalog sales of One to One, as no soundtrack was made available to the film.

Syreeta Wright (August 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004), who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American singer-songwriter active throughout the 1960s.