Susan Goodman Komen
| Birth |
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
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| Death | 4 Aug 1980 (aged 36)
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
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| Burial | Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Show Map |
| Plot | Original cemetery closed and her body was moved to Parkview Cemetery |
| Memorial ID | 14281213 · View Source |
Medical Figure. A victim of breast cancer, she lost her battle with the disease in 1980. Near the end of her life she asked her sister Nancy Brinker to help find a cure for the disease. Nancy founded the Susan G. Komen Breast cancer foundation in her sisters memory in 1982. It has since became a nationally renown foundation with the annual Race for the Cure.
Medical Figure. A victim of breast cancer, she lost her battle with the disease in 1980. Near the end of her life she asked her sister Nancy Brinker to help find a cure for the disease. Nancy founded the Susan G. Komen Breast cancer foundation in her sisters memory in 1982. It has since became a nationally renown foundation with the annual Race for the Cure.
Bio by: Joshua Ross
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- Originally Created by: Joshua Ross
- Added: 13 May 2006
- Find A Grave Memorial 14281213
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), memorial page for Susan Goodman Komen (31 Oct 1943–4 Aug 1980), Find A Grave Memorial no. 14281213, citing Parkview Cemetery, Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
