ON MARCH 4, 2011, RALPH J. CALIFANO PASSED AWAY AFTER A SEVEN YEAR LONG BATTLE WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA. RALPH WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA AT THE AGE OF 17. AFTER HIS PASSING, OUR FAMILY AGREED THAT WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW HIS FIGHT TO GO UNNOTICED. IN HONOR OF RALPH WE HAVE DECIDED TO ESTABLISH THIS FOUNDATION TO HELP FAMILIES FINANCIALLY WITH THE COST OF PARKING, WHICH MY FAMILY DEALT WITH FOR SEVEN LONG YEARS. THROUGH RALPH’S STRENGTH AND UNCANNY ABILITY TO MAKE OTHERS SMILE, WE CARRY ON IN HIS MEMORY.
