Haley Stevens: “our Nation has lost one of the great and modest men of our time, David Mahoney. A man who will receive posthumously one…”

“our Nation has lost one of the great and modest men of our time, David Mahoney. A man who will receive posthumously one of the highest awards the medical community can bestow on a layman--the first Mary Woodard Lasker leadership in Philanthropy Award for ``visionary leadership'' from the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation on May 9. David, through his generosity, with both his time and his money, greatly expanded knowledge about the human brain, neuroscience, and the connection between body and brain which is helping people lead longer, healthier lives. He led us through the ``Decade of the Brain'' and used his extraordinary marketing and public relations skills to foster awareness in Congress and our people of the importance of medical research and brain research in particular. From his humble beginnings in the Bronx, my friend served as an infantry captain in World War II and then attended the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania while working full time in the mail room of an advertising agency. David's talents did not stay hidden for long; by the time he was 25, he had become the youngest vice president of an advertising agency on Madison Avenue.”