gracious and often private philanthropy which he focused on
intently well into his 90s, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hillman believed that Pittsburgh's renaissance
should be more than brick and mortar and that individuals,
nonprofit organizations and businesses should also invest in and
care about people of every background, neighborhood and faith;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Hillman, through both the Hillman Foundation,
which was started by his father in 1951, and the Henry L.
Hillman Foundation, donated millions of dollars to spur the
advancements of science, technology and medicine, three fields
in which Mr. Hillman had a very strong interest; and
WHEREAS, In 1999, Mr. Hillman, through his foundations,
donated $10 million to establish the Hillman Cancer Center in
Shadyside, which has become the University of Pittsburgh Medical
Center's (UPMC) flagship cancer treatment and research facility;
and
WHEREAS, Six years later, in 2005, Mr. Hillman's foundation
donated the largest single grant in the history of the
University of Pittsburgh, $20 million, to start the Hillman
Fellows Program for Innovative Cancer Research at UPMC; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, the Henry L. Hillman Foundation gave $10
million to Carnegie Mellon University for a research building
which was called the Hillman Center for Future Generation
Technologies; and
WHEREAS, It is truly a measure of Mr. Hillman's long-term
dedication to service that not only were his and his wife's
charitable efforts record breaking, but the result of those
efforts will continue to be part of the fabric of the Pittsburgh
region for years to come; and
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