IN MEMORIAM MONICA E. WARNER May 16, 1937 – August 7, 2009

It is with profound sorrow that The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation Board of Directors and staff announce the death of Monica Warner, a driving force behind the foundation for over 20 years. Mrs. Warner died unexpectedly on Friday, August 7, 2009. We extend our deepest sympathy to Richard R.P. Warner, M.D., and his family on the passing of his beloved wife, Monica.

Since 1987 Mrs. Warner served as CCF’s Director of Development and Research Coordinator. She was instrumental in helping bring about the carcinoid cancer/neuroendocrine tumor support groups throughout the United States and was extremely proud to see the number of support groups grow from the first support group in 1996 to over 40 groups today.

Mrs. Warner was also solely responsible for The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s outstanding website. She created the site in 1996 and it grew under her leadership to serving individuals from 119 countries worldwide. Nearly 1,000,000 people have visited the CCF website since its inception.

In addition to her work with the foundation, Mrs. Warner was a registered dietitian, certified dietitian-nutritionist, and certified diabetes educator, with a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Public Health from Columbia University in New York City and a Bachelor of Science degree in Food and Nutrition from Teachers College in Stockholm, Sweden. She had a private nutrition practice; worked at St. Agnes Hospital in White Plains from 1982 to 1987, where she was the Nutrition Education Coordinator; and served as an adjunct professor in nutrition at Westchester Community College. Earlier in her career she was a nutritionist for the Dairy Council of Metropolitan New York, a research nutritionist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, and a clinical dietitian for the Swedish Consul General in New York City.

A Renaissance woman, Mrs. Warner had a wide variety of interests ranging from speaking four languages to a passion for both photography and flying. She earned her private pilot’s license in 1988 and flew several types of planes, including a stunt plane. Last summer, she participated in a National Geographic photography program in France, where her photographs were selected as among the best by trip participants. Her photographs have long been seen on the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation website, particularly from conferences throughout the United States and in Europe.

Mrs. Warner is survived by her husband Richard R.P. Warner, M.D., Professor of Medicine at The Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York and Medical Director of The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation; daughter Nancy Coste, her husband and their two children of Brussels, Belgium; son Charles Falker, his wife and their two children of New Rochelle, New York; Dr. Warner’s four children, Dr. Jon J.P. Warner, his wife and their four children of Weston, Massachusetts; Keith R.P. Warner and his daughter of Denver, Colorado; Douglas C.P. Warner, his wife and two children of Portland, Oregon; Lynn S. Unipan, her husband and their two children of Ambler, Pennsylvania; and longtime household member Elisabeth Herche. Mrs. Warner also has many brothers and sisters and extended family living in Sweden.

It was Mrs. Warner’s wish for continuation of the many activities of The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation and to enable this, donations can be made in her memory to The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation, 333 Mamaroneck Avenue, # 492, White Plains, NY 10605, or online at http://www.carcinoid.org (click on the Donate Now button on the home page) with a Visa, MasterCard or American Express, or by calling 888-722-3132, Tuesday through Thursday, 10 am to 4 pm, Eastern Time.

Services for Mrs. Warner were held privately.