Passing on Cherished Values

in a Values-Starved World

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First American Woman to Summit Mt. Everest

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Legacy: “As a loving mother, wife and friend, and someone who lived a full life and found her passion in

life.”

Discoverer of The Titanic

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Legacy: “As an explorer. Our society tends to think explorers are people you read about in history books when, in fact, our planet is largely unexplored and in

need of modern explorers.”

Legendary Educator

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Legacy: “I want my students to tell their children about what they learned from me. How I gave them the tools that helped them make a meaningful place

for themselves in life.”

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Ethical Dissenter

Legacy: “Courage is contagious. I’d be happy to be a link in that chain of examples who helped people tell the

truth even when it was risky.”

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Founder of First, Non-Profit Pharmaceutical Company

Legacy: “Someone who had the courage and vision to accomplish what others said couldn’t be done.”

Pioneer Civil Rights Leader

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Legacy: “As a non-registrant in peace-time draft, my work with the Congress of Racial Equality with special

attention to the Journey of Reconciliation, and for helping to found the American Committee on Africa.”

Only Hispanic-American U.S. Ambassador (Honduras)

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Legacy: “I would like to be remembered as a kind person who constantly worked for the empowerment

of the less fortunate.”

Hero & Survivor of Collapse of One World Trade Center

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Legacy: “He lived his life well and he did the best he could to take care of his family.”

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Former Schizophrenic, Now Physician & Researcher

Legacy: “I would like to be remembered for the material I published or the things I’ve written. How

will it stand the test of time?”

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First Female Commercial Airline Pilot & Captain

Legacy: “I weaved the winds of change, chance and opportunity, coupled with luck and timing.”

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Ethical Dissenter

Legacy: “A man of principle”

How do you want to be remembered?

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