SON'S PHILANTHROPIC GIFT TO MEDICAL CENTER IS LATE FATHER'S WISH

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Mark Gabrellian, managing director of Gabrellian Associates in Paramus, recently presented a check for $1 million to Hackensack University Medical Center. The gift represents part of the $6 million philanthropic commitment to the medical center made by his late father Sarkis Gabrellian.

Two weeks before he died in September of 1998, Mr. Gabrellian pledged the $6 million donation to the medical center in honor of Mark Gabrellian's two children, Christine and Michael. The gift represents the largest single contribution to any Bergen County hospital, and one of the largest individual donations to any hospital in the United States. The funds will support women's and children's programs at the medical center.

Right, Mark Gabrellian of Gabrellian Associates in Paramus presents a check for $1 million to Hackensack University Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer John P. Ferguson, center. At left is Robert L. Torre, medical center foundation Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The gift represents part of a $6 million commitment to supporting the medical center made by the late Sarkis Gabrellian.

Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer John P. Ferguson of Ridgewood said the donation will make a dramatic impact on the care of women and children at the medical center. "On behalf of those who will benefit from this gift, my sincere thanks go to Mark Gabrellian, who pays the highest honor possible to his late father by carrying out his wish for the medical center," Mr. Ferguson said.

Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Robert L. Torre said that he had come to know and respect Sarkis Gabrellian in discussions about the donation. "It's wonderful to see Mark follow through on his father's vision for the medical center," Mr. Torre said.