2014 Fall Highlights of Hope

A Gift to Honor
a Loved One
FRED BOGAERT DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS AN AVERAGE GUY WHO
“ISN’T DOING ANYTHING SPECIAL.” BUT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWO
GIFT ANNUITIES FOR VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE MAKES HIM
EXCEPTIONAL IN OUR EYES.
Fred and the late Julie Bogaert both
received cancer diagnoses within nine
months of one another.
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Fred and his wife Julie were
sweethearts for 47 years. The
couple met at Denison University
in Granville, Ohio, and both enjoyed
sniping, a type of two-person sailing.
Unfortunately, they were also both
diagnosed with cancer.
A Personal Connection
“I was diagnosed with prostate and
colon cancer in 2000,” said Fred.
“I had part of my colon removed,
and I went through 4-5 months of
chemotherapy followed by radiation.”
As Fred’s treatments were ending,
Julie was diagnosed with lung cancer.
Sadly, her cancer metastasized to
the brain, and she passed away one
year later.
“I don’t need to be convinced that
cancer is a dreaded disease,” said Fred.
Leaving a Legacy
Fred appreciates and Julie
appreciated the value of research.
Julie’s father, Dr. George F. Cartland,
was a researcher for the Upjohn
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Fred and the late Julie Bogaert are
leaving a gift to Van Andel Research
Institute in honor of Julie’s father, a
researcher at the Upjohn Company.
Company in Kalamazoo, Mich. a
pharmaceutical manufacturing firm.
Dr. Cartland was an outstanding
scientist who authored and co-authored
more than 30 publications and held
a number of patents for medicinal
products and their production.
“We are gifting in honor of my fatherin-law,”
said Fred. “No gift is too small,
and it’s certainly a wonderful way to
honor a family member.”
Thank you, Fred, for making a gift to
combat the disease that has affected
your family!
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