Hutch
Honor a loved one with Hutchinson Center webTributes
Q & A with Steve Raible
A legacy of sharing
Steve Tyrell makes the evening matter
Support cancer research by sending a holiday card
'What Cancer Cannot Do' calendars on sale now

HUTCH

Like the man it was named after, the Hutch Award symbolizes leadership and fighting spirit

THE AWARD THAT CARRIES HIS NAME has been around almost as long as Fred Hutchinson lived. And in that time, the Hutch Award®, as much as the cancer research center that bears his name, has become a living memorial to a man of great leadership, determination and honor.

Fred Hutchinson

For his many admirers, Hutchinson's heroic qualities on and off the baseball field were simply magnified after his death from cancer in 1964. Until then, Hutch, as he was known in Major League Baseball, was widely respected as a fierce competitor. Yet in true Northwest fashion, he was modest and not one to talk about himself or gloat about his accomplishments, despite two World Series appearances.

His friends — even his baseball foes — thought otherwise. A year after losing his battle with cancer, at the age of 45, three of his friends created the Hutch Award to honor him and the players who best exemplified his competitive drive and leadership.

Mickey Mantle, who helped his New York Yankees defeat Hutch's Cincinnati Reds in the 1961 World Series, became the first recipient of the Hutch Award in 1965.

Over the years, the award has built a great deal of luster in the baseball community. Past winners include 11 Hall of Fame members, 11 Most Valuable Player award winners and seven World Series Most Valuable Player award winners. The Hutch Award trophy is on display in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, N.Y.

This winter, another name will be added to the impressive list. Ten players were nominated by their teams, one of whom will go on to become the 43rd winner of the prestigious Hutch Award. On Jan. 23, 2007 at Safeco Field, the winner will accept the honor at the annual Hutch Award Luncheon, featuring baseball stars past and present.

For more information, visit www.fhcrc.org/hutchaward, e-mail kascherr@fhcrc.org or call (206) 667-2980.

2007 Hutch Award finalists

Paul Byrd, Cleveland Indians
Matt Holliday, Colorado Rockies
Orlando Hudson, Arizona Diamondbacks
Raul Ibanez, Seattle Mariners
David Ortiz, Boston Red Sox
Russ Ortiz, San Francisco Giants
Johan Santana, Minnesota Twins
Mike Sweeney, Kansas City Royals
Nick Swisher, Oakland Athletics
Woody Williams, Houston Astros

To find out who has been selected the 2007 winner, visit www.fhcrc.org/hutchaward.

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Honor a loved one with Hutchinson Center webTributes

A NEW FEATURE on the Hutchinson Center Web site — webTributes — allows you to create a Web page in tribute to a loved one. Each page tells a story of a special person and provides the opportunity to make an online donation to support our mission.

Your webTributes page may commemorate an event or accomplishment, or honor the memory of someone who has passed away. By sharing this page with friends and family, you not only acknowledge a loved one but also enhance the impact of your support to advance the Hutchinson Center's research in the prevention, detection and treatment of cancer.

To create your webTributes page, visit www.fhcrc.org/webtributes, e-mail shenders@fhcrc.org or call (206) 667-4974.

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Q & A with Steve Raible

You know his voice — and his face — but not as many people know about Steve Raible's deep commitment to the Hutchinson Center

SEATTLE MEDIA ICON Steve Raible is the play-by-play announcer for Seattle Seahawks football and, for 26 years, a broadcaster for KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Despite the rigors of his professional schedule, Steve and his wife, Sharon, find the time and stamina to support the Hutchinson Center and other favorite causes.

Steve and Sharon Raible

Steve was a second-round draft pick for the Seahawks in 1976 and played wide receiver for six seasons. Later, he served as a "color commentary" sidekick to Pete Gross, the Seahawks football announcer who died of cancer in 1992. To honor him, Steve became a council member for the Pete Gross House, which provides affordable, furnished housing to out-of-town cancer patients undergoing treatment at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

Steve lends his time to Center fundraisers as master of ceremonies and spokesperson at the Pete Gross House Luncheon and Hutch Award Luncheon. He and Sharon also are involved with other events that benefit the Center.

Q: How did you get involved with the Hutchinson Center and its work?

A: Before I became a news anchor, I was a sportscaster, so I learned a lot about the Center by covering the Hutch Award. But a deeper appreciation of the Center's impact came much earlier, when I got involved with the Pete Gross House and the families who stay there.

On the Pete Gross House Council, I've learned how important the House is for those families. So many things are on their minds when a loved one is ill. It means a lot not to have to worry about basic needs like housing. They make friends with others battling cancer and find a support system they haven't known elsewhere.

Q: Who taught you the importance of helping others?

A: There's Pete, of course. In spite of the cancer, he carried on at work, announcing games until he absolutely couldn't do it anymore. Pete had character, determination, dignity and a sense of humor all at once. And he never tried to hold himself above anyone else, right to the very end. That message will live with me for the rest of my life. The families at the Pete Gross House — they, too, show great strength.

Sharon is the number one person in my life. She suffers from lupus, and it is such a nasty disease; there's no cure, and it manifests in so many ways. I know what lupus does to people and what strong character means because Sharon teaches me every day.

Q: Is there an area of research that's particularly important to you and Sharon?

A: To us, the Center's leadership in bone-marrow and stem-cell transplantation is really important. We know cancer patients for whom a transplant has been both a last resort and a lifesaving course of treatment. There's promise that transplantation could someday help lupus patients, too. And the Center does research in autoimmune disorders — lupus is one — which is greatly encouraging to us.

Q: How do you choose opportunities to help worthy organizations?

A: We mostly say yes, then figure out how to schedule it. We're not very good at saying no, and to be asked is a blessing — it means people have come to respect what you do and see you and your wife as a team.

Q: You and Sharon have received special honors for your support of the Hutchinson Center. What does that mean to you?

A: We are thrilled and humbled; we feel there are others who do much more in respect to the organization. But if Sharon and I can be associated in some way with bringing success and clarity to a fundraising effort for the Center, we feel great about it regardless of the recognition.

Sharon and I hope this will someday be our legacy: that people will say the Raibles always said, "Sure, call on us and we'll help."

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A legacy of sharing

'Mom K' couldn't stop thinking about the future generations

JOHN KAYLOR'S fond memories of his parents include their drive and generosity and a special quality that inspired others to be their best.

"My parents were pretty fantastic people, so it is pretty easy to spout on about them," said John, who announced that his mom, Grace, had made a bequest to Hutchinson Center. Grace passed away recently.

Grace and Richard Kaylor

"My father, Richard, preceded my mother in death, succumbing to leukemia back in 1997, and I would assume that some portion of the reason for her generous gift to the Hutchinson Center was both an expression of thanks for the groundbreaking work that you have done and as her own contribution toward finding a cure for the disease that took her wonderful husband," said John, a Seattle resident.

John was not surprised that his mom, who volunteered her time long after retiring, would think of others, even in her will. Her bequest to the Hutchinson Center, he said, reflected his parents' desire to make the world a better place.

"It was personally very rewarding for me having parents that had such intriguing professional careers," John said. "Above all, they tended to inspire people to learn more and be interested in higher goals. They valued being able to make some kind of contribution to peoples' lives."

His father, John remembers, "always brought home new electronics and stories about his job. He worked at Honeywell Marine Systems Division as a software engineer, and worked on military applications during the Cold War, including Project Jennifer where they picked up a Soviet submarine off the bottom of the Pacific Ocean."

His mother's career was just as interesting. "My mother worked at the University of Washington Hospital as a research technician, in Hematology, Nephrology and environmental sciences," he said.

Both his parents moved to Seattle in the 1950s to attend the University of Washington. In the early 1980s, the family moved to Kirkland. After retiring, Grace earned a new nickname — Mom K — at a Kirkland-area elementary school, where she volunteered teaching science.

John, his brother, George, and sister, Judith, all share their mom's enthusiasm for the Hutchinson Center. And they're certain their mom's bequest will be put to good use.

"Thank you for all of the tremendous work the 'Hutch' does for all of mankind," John said.

Hutchinson Center faculty and staff are quite grateful to John for sharing his insight into his mother's bequest, their family values and hope for cancer cures.

Bequests are the most frequently arranged planned gifts and can be arranged through wills or living trusts. Simple bequests can be made by including the Hutchinson Center as a charitable beneficiary on a retirement fund or life insurance beneficiary designation form. Please contact our Planned Giving Office for information about making bequests at plannedgiving@fhcrc.org, (206) 667-3396 or (800) 279-1618, or on the Web at www.fhcrcplannedgiving.org.

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Steve Tyrell makes the evening matter

Grammy Award-winning singer will perform Feb. 28to support patient care at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

BY IGNACIO LOBOS

IT WASN'T A TYPICAL PERFORMANCE for Steve Tyrell at The Triple Door in downtown Seattle last spring. The popular jazz singer riveted the packed house with showmanship and elegant swing — that much was typical. But for Steve, the spotlight that night was on someone else.

By helping raise money for cancer care, Steve Tyrell is honoring his late wife, Stephanie.

"My children said to me, 'for a night, it was like our mom was alive again.' It was a wonderful, emotional night, but it didn't make us sad. It made us happy to remember her," Steve said.

Make the Evening Matter, a fundraising event benefiting cancer research, was a tribute to his wife, Stephanie, who died from colorectal cancer in 2003.

For Steve, playing that night with his jazz band in front of his three children and remembering Stephanie was so special that when event organizers asked him to come back for a second fundraiser, he didn't hesitate.

He will return Feb. 28 to The Triple Door, to raise funds for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance — the Hutchinson Center's treatment partnership — and the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance.

Make the Evening Matter event organizers chose the SCCA as a beneficiary for its renowned reputation in patient care as well as its work on early cancer detection and raising awareness of the disease.

For Steve, the SCCA is a special beneficiary because he understands all too well what families are put through when a loved one is stricken by cancer.

"When you stay in a hospital 24/7, you really get the idea about what patient care is all about. The nurses especially have amazing compassion — I have tremendous respect for the work they do," said Steve, whose wife was in and out of hospitals for about a year and half.

Steve's children once again are joining him at the February performance. He's also bringing a special musical guest, jazz trumpet star Chris Botti.

For his part, Steve said he's looking forward to returning to Seattle — with some surprises for his audience.

For more information on Make the Evening Matter, visit www.fhcrc.org/about/ne/events/eveningmatter/index.xml.

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Support cancer research by sending a holiday card

THIS HOLIDAY SEASON select a gift that makes an impact on research for cancer and related diseases. Make a gift to the Hutchinson Center in honor of your friends and family, and they will receive a hand-addressed holiday card informing them of your donation.

To purchase your holiday cards visit www.fhcrc.org/donating/indiv/tribute/honor, e-mail rmccallu@fhcrc.org or call (206) 667-5242.

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'What Cancer Cannot Do' calendars on sale now

THE MOYER FOUNDATION'S "What Cancer Cannot Do" 2008 calendar is a full-color, 12-month calendar featuring artwork created by Hutch School students whose lives have been affected by cancer. Each month displays colorful drawings as well as information on cancer prevention and inspiring messages from the students on "What Cancer Cannot Do."

All proceeds from calendar sales benefit the Hutch School and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The Hutch School is a unique, accredited kindergarten through 12th grade school for pediatric patients and school-aged family members of patients being treated at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.

This vibrant calendar is a perfect gift for family members, friends, employers and clients. Buy yours now in time for the holidays. Visit www.fhcrc.org/whatcancercannotdo/ to place your order.

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