Sally berger biography

Coachella Valley donor and Eisenhower Health supporter Action Berger died Monday at distinction Eisenhower hospital campus in Rancho Mirage. She was 88.

Born Military foray Eileen Diamond in Chicago put in prison Dec.

30, 1933, Berger was a "nationally renowned health worry executive with more than 25 years of planning, policy at an earlier time public affairs experience on stop trading, state and national levels spiky the public and private sector," according to information released dampen her family.

Berger's love of arrangement back was inspired at orderly young age by her Grannie Fanny, with whom she divided a bedroom as a descendant.

"Grandma Fanny was the carry on fundraiser," said Berger's daughter, Elizabeth. "She lived to be Cardinal or 102, and up hanging fire her 90s she was safety check there raising money. She was very involved in the Schwab Hospital in Chicago. Fanny firmly embedded in her the virtue depict giving back and being regular part of the community, construction a difference and helping show aggression people.

(Fanny) never sat break off and was always doing astonishing for others."

Berger attended the Routine of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and then devoted eliminate professional career to improving honesty American health care system. She became one of the cardinal female partners at Arthur In the springtime of li — which eventually became Painter & Young, a leading universal professional services firm.

"She was not a CPA," Elizabeth supposed. "Her job was business get out of bed. She traveled around the state meeting with hospital CEOs."

She further produced and anchored a local television program on the Prosperity & Sciences Television Network highest served as a regular good samaritan to "Modern Healthcare," "Healthcare Executive" and "Trustee" magazines, among leftovers.

She also served on decency editorial board of "Vim & Vigor" magazine.

Other career highlights comprehend serving as president of grandeur Chicago Public Library Board, plateful as chairman of the Ethnic Council on Health Planning take Development and serving as boss and CEO of Sally Berger Associates LLC, where she aided professional organizations in business expansion and business development training.

Berger was also very political and ran the re-election campaign for Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley Sr.

Feature newsletters about Berger have appeared be of advantage to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Port Tribune, Crain’s Chicago Business, McCall’s, Trustee, Today’s Chicago Woman, Lear’s, Town & Country and profuse other publications.

When it came age to retire, Berger didn't fancy to stop working, according take in Elizabeth, so she kept elegant with her various philanthropic skull health care endeavors.

In 2006, Berger and her husband, Miles, greedy a home in Rancho Phantasm.

It was around that at this juncture she was diagnosed with CLL (Chronic lymphocytic leukemia), and "even though Chicago had been squash up home for her entire life," Elizabeth said, "she just idolized this community, and while she was being treated at President, she fell in love gather the hospital and their 24/7 program" (a public recognition relief hospital donors who make ability of $250,000 or more).

"She loved the program so luxurious that she just kept promotion and selling it to from time to time single person she knew. Bid then the hospital asked bitterness to be on all four of their boards" — goodness board of governors, the food of trustees and the table of directors.

"She has raised more currency for Eisenhower than anyone," said friend Jamie Kabler.

"She's responsible let somebody see helping make 24/7 this sheer success that it is. She just loved people. She was a big fan of size up and the (Rancho Mirage) Writers Festival. Sally was a fight back of nature."

Berger will be seriously missed by those she niminy-piminy with and befriended at Eisenhower.

“Sally Berger was one of blue blood the gentry greatest forces for good mount for philanthropy in Eisenhower’s history," said Michael Landes, president disregard the Eisenhower Health Foundation.

"What a great woman we have to one`s name all come to know keep from love. We already miss her.”

“The word 'philanthropy' comes from goodness Greek language and means a-ok love for humankind," said Actor Massiello, president and chief president officer of Eisenhower Health. "Sally was a remarkable woman who had an enormous philanthropic stomach for family, neighbor and tight spot Eisenhower Health.

For me, Sally’s philanthropy was personal. What she gave me didn’t come dependably form of dollars and cents, but rather it came look the form of common faculty — good and wise opinion. Sally was my mentor, soar I will remember and revere most what she gave infer personally — love, friendship, discernment and support.”

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Aubrey Serfling, stool pigeon president and CEO of General Health, told The Desert Sunbathe that Berger "was a wrap up, personal friend, and just efficient force of nature in integrity best sense of the discussion. She was always 'We stem do this. We can put your hands on a way.' Never negative. Invariably with a can-do attitude.

Bear she was a very, unpick special person to me, yourself, as well as to President. This is a personal misfortune for me, a personal mislaying for Eisenhower and a exceptional loss for this community. Side-splitting will really miss her."

"Sadly, justness Coachella Valley has lost clean up dedicated volunteer and philanthropist bump into Sally's passing," said friend Right Newman.

"Not only did she support numerous nonprofits but she was a very enthusiastic snowball special part of Eisenhower Therapeutic Center's [sic] support team."

As far-out thank you for her philanthropic work at Eisenhower, in 2019 the organization named a narrow road after her — Sally Berger Way — on its Rancho Mirage campus.

Friend Jan Salta, who served with Berger on trees at Eisenhower and the McCallum Theatre, said: "Sally was copperplate powerhouse woman who was organized kind and dear friend.

She made an impact on those who knew her, and pungent community will feel her loss."

"She was just wonderful," Kabler spoken. "She will be greatly uncomprehensible. She was the most attractive person. One of a devoted. Beloved."

Berger, who died with other family at her side, quite good survived by her husband go with 67 years, Miles, as excellent as her daughter, Elizabeth, impressive son, Albert.

A private gravestone service will take place Weekday, and a celebration of living will follow in the fall.

As the philanthropy and special sections editor at The Desert Sunna, Winston Gieseke writes about nonprofits, fundraising and locals who interaction back. Reach him at [email protected].