American Cancer Society Honors Duchossois Family
by: Crains Chicago Business | Chicago, IL | November 4, 2011
Duchossois Industries CEO Craig Duchossois and his family are receiving the American Cancer Society's Medal of Honor for their contributions to research and care of cancer patients and families.
Through the family's $10 million in donations, the group established a statewide support network — it's the patient navigation services program you have probably seen advertised on television.
The effort was led by Kim Duchossois, Mr. Duchossois's sister and head of the family's foundation.
The family also has donated millions to the University of Chicago's Cancer Resource Center, named after Beverly Duchossois, who died in 1980 — she was Craig and Kim's mom and wife to Richard Duchossois.
“She was 57. We were devastated to have lost our mom at such a young age,” said Craig Duchossois, who with his family decided soon after her death to tackle the disease that killed their mother.
“We mapped a strategy that had three legs — bricks and mortar, cancer research and patient navigation,” he said.
Along with funding the support network and the cancer center, the family has donated more than $10 million toward research.
The family will be honored at a ceremony in Atlanta on Nov. 10.
Through the family's $10 million in donations, the group established a statewide support network — it's the patient navigation services program you have probably seen advertised on television.
The effort was led by Kim Duchossois, Mr. Duchossois's sister and head of the family's foundation.
The family also has donated millions to the University of Chicago's Cancer Resource Center, named after Beverly Duchossois, who died in 1980 — she was Craig and Kim's mom and wife to Richard Duchossois.
“She was 57. We were devastated to have lost our mom at such a young age,” said Craig Duchossois, who with his family decided soon after her death to tackle the disease that killed their mother.
“We mapped a strategy that had three legs — bricks and mortar, cancer research and patient navigation,” he said.
Along with funding the support network and the cancer center, the family has donated more than $10 million toward research.
The family will be honored at a ceremony in Atlanta on Nov. 10.