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A LEGACY LEFT


            WITH DIGNITY




            Dante Tognazzi, Jr., provides life estate gift







                                      As a longtime Marian Regional Medical   allowed Marian leadership the opportunity to
                                      Center supporter and community        acknowledge his generosity through expressions
                                      philanthropist, Dante E. Tognazzi, Jr., felt   of gratitude during the years that followed.
                                      compelled to name Marian Regional Medical
                                      Center as a beneficiary of his estate.   Thanks to the extraordinary legacy of Dante
                                                                            Tognazzi, in partnership with many other
                                      Dante was a man characterized by service   Cornerstone Campaign supporters, the final
                                      and faith, and his inherent kindness was   phase of construction projects related to the
                                      recognizable to all. Following his passing,   completion of Marian’s new hospital campus
                                      Dante’s estate bestowed a very generous   have become a reality.
            Dante Tognazzi, Jr.
                                      $652,000 gift to the medical center—blessing
                                      future generations of Marian patients and   Stephanie Grogan, Central Coast Service Area
                                      families with his foresight and generosity.   Vice President of Philanthropy, remembers
                                                                            Dante as a giving soul who quietly performed
                                      A second generation native of Santa Maria,   many acts of kindness for those in his wide
                                      California, Dante had a long history with both   circle of friends and acquaintances.
                                      the community and Marian’s founders, the
                                      Sisters of Saint Francis. He was committed to   Stephanie explains, “He gave generously
                                      bringing the best to Santa Maria, and as a result,   during his lifetime to Marian and many other
                                      he chose to make his legacy gift to the Marian   causes. As such, he became well known by the
                                      Foundation even before the plans to expand   Marian Foundation team as a frequent visitor,
                                      the existing hospital had been finalized. As a   going out of his way to personally deliver his
                                      member of the Marian Legacy Society, Dante   gifts and to spend time visiting about new
            Charlie, Dante, and Frank   made his planned gift commitment known and   developments at the hospital.
            Tognazzi at the Palmer Road
            Corrals in 1939.






            YOU CAN FURTHER
            THE HEALING POWER

            Join the Marian Legacy Society, as Dante did, by
            designating Marian Regional Medical Center as a
            beneficiary in your estate plan. For questions about
            making a planned gift, call the Marian Regional
            Medical Center Foundation at 805.739.3595 or visit
            supportmarianmedicalcenter.org.




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