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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 335 

Honoring the life and legacy of Evelyn H. Lauder. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2011 

Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life and legacy of Evelyn H. Lauder. 

Whereas with the passing of Evelyn H. Lauder, the world has 

lost an energetic and dedicated friend and ally who catapulted to the world stage the quest to prevent and cure 

breast cancer in this lifetime; 

Whereas Evelyn was born Evelyn Hausner on August 12, 

1936, in Vienna, Austria; 

Whereas in 1940, the Hausner family fled Nazi-occupied 

Austria, eventually settling in the State of New York, 

where Eveyln was a proud product of the New York City 

public school system and met her future husband of more 

than half a century, Leonard Lauder; 

Whereas Evelyn and Leonard wed in July 1959; 

Whereas, Evelyn joined the family cosmetic company, Este ́e 

Lauder, handling many roles in the early years and later 


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becoming Senior Corporate Vice President and Head of 

Fragrance Development Worldwide; 

Whereas Evelyn helped bring global awareness to breast cancer after being diagnosed with early stages of the disease 

in 1987; 

Whereas in 1989, Evelyn initiated the fundraising drive to establish the Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Cancer Center at 

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York 

City, which opened in 1992 and quickly became the 

model for similar breast cancer diagnostic centers around 

the world; 

Whereas the expanded Evelyn H. Lauder Breast Cancer Center opened in 2009 and provides the most up-to-date 

breast cancer prevention, diagnosis, and outpatient treatment services under 1 roof; 

Whereas in 1992, Evelyn worked with longtime friend Alexandra Penney, former editor-in-chief of SELF magazine, 

to create the Pink Ribbon Campaign for breast cancer; 

Whereas Evelyn launched the Este ́e Lauder Companies’ 

Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, which has distributed more than 115,000,000 pink ribbons worldwide; 

Whereas in 1993, Evelyn founded The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, thereby affirming her commitment to 

preventing breast cancer and finding a cure in this lifetime through funding some of the most innovative clinical 

and translation research at leading medical centers 

worldwide; 

Whereas The Breast Center Research Foundation, which to 

date funds 186 researchers around the world and has 

raised $350,000,000, has grown to become the largest 

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search relating to the causes, treatment and prevention 

of breast cancer; 

Whereas during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 

2010, Evelyn and the Este ́e Lauder Companies’ Breast 

Cancer Awareness Campaign achieved a first-ever 

Guinness World Record, ‘‘Most Landmarks Illuminated 

for a Cause in 24 Hours’’, by illuminating 38 iconic landmarks, including the Taj Mahal, the Tokyo Tower, the 

Hotel Majestic, the Empire State Building, and Niagara 

Falls; 

Whereas in October 2011, the Lauder family was honored 

with the prestigious Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy for 

commitment to philanthropic endeavors and public service; 

Whereas Evelyn will be remembered for her vision and leadership in achieving funding for promising scientific research that lead to breakthrough drugs, including 

Herceptin and Avastin, a better understanding of how tumors develop and risk factors for recurrence, and an improved quality of life for breast cancer survivors; 

Whereas her work continues to help promising scientists who 

have equally promising, imaginative, and innovative proposals get research off the ground; 

Whereas there is no doubt that we must find a cure, and research is instrumental to achieving this goal; 

Whereas this year, nearly 40,000 women of the United States 

are expected to die of breast cancer; and 

Whereas we must keep up the battle and recruit more heroes 

like Evelyn if we are to achieve ‘‘prevention and a cure 

in our lifetime’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) mourns the loss of Evelyn H. Lauder; 

2 (2) honors the life and accomplishments of Eve3 lyn H. Lauder, a world renowned advocate for breast 

4 cancer awareness and health of women; and 

5 (3) offers the deepest condolences to the beloved 

6 husband, Leonard, sons, William and Gary, and 5 

7 grandchildren of Evelyn H. Lauder. 

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