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March 7, 2019, at the age of 61. Throughout
the 18 months of cancer treatment, Angel says, “Pamela was a wonderful and selfless person.
“Pam was extremely courageous and managed Now Angel is carrying this legacy
everything with grace and elegance.” forward with his gift.”

— Dr. Ronac Mamtani
Giving Out of Gratitude
While still grieving Pam’s loss, Angel is
exceedingly grateful for the care Dr. Mamtani Frankel. “Her response was, ‘Not only can we
and his team provided. In particular, Angel do that, we can match it.’ I was really happy
was inspired to learn about the research about that because the model makes sense to
Dr. Mamtani is leading, a wide-scale project me. I make my living from wholesaling, and it’s
to collect and analyze data in order to all about leverage—you order 15 products; I
determine the best course of immunotherapy package them and ship them all in one box.
down to the patient level so the therapy can
be better targeted. What you’re doing is leveraging one manufac-
“As a businessman, I found it really turer to reduce costs and increase efficiency. I
interesting that his research was not medically- see the analogy to what Healthnetwork is
based, but data-based,” says Angel. “My sense doing, where one plus one equals three—Penn
is that medical research is siloed. But this wins, Healthnetwork wins, we win. We make a
brings together research organizations in a bigger impact working together.”
collaborative way that’s a catalyst to create
further advancements. I thought that sounded Pam’s Legacy
like a very good thing.” Angel and his family proudly gifted Penn
Medicine $75,000 in December 2019—
When 1 + 1 = 3 earmarked for Dr. Mamtani’s research—and
Again, Angel made a phone call to Healthnetwork Healthnetwork contributed an additional
—this time not for a medical referral, but to $25,000. Pam did not want her legacy to be
inquire about collaborative philanthropy. From associated with cancer, so the gift was not
his time on the board at United Way, Angel was officially made in her name.
familiar with the benefits of directing funds Pam motivated everyone around her to live
to a charitable cause through an umbrella a life of generosity and love, and her legacy
organization. He wondered if Healthnetwork lives on in hundreds of ways, in the hearts of
might function in a similar way. her family, and in the countless lives she
Angel shared his idea with President Megan touched throughout her life. ✦

The Alvarez family in 2017. Left to right: Vanessa, Pam, Danielle, Angel, Carly.

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