Madelyn Katz, philanthropist and former president of the UCLA Medical Center Auxiliary, died March 1, 2009 at her home after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 73.
Katz and her husband, Ronald A. Katz, most recent initiative,Operation Mend, created a  unique partnership between Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, Operation Mend to help treat U.S. military personnel wounded during service in Iraq and Afghanistan.
A UCLA graduate and long time Los Angeles resident, Katz is survived by her husband of 52 years, Ronald Katz; two sons, Randall Katz and Todd Katz; daughters-in-law Kathy Katz and Dana Katz; four grandchildren, Hailey, Joseph, Sean and Sarah; two step-grandchildren, Gracen and Sara Evall; her sister, Helen Sinderman; and her brother-in-law, actor Joel Grey.
