Dana and Christopher Reeve
Christopher and Dana Reeve pose on their way into a gala benefit in Greenwich, Conn., Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003. The event raised $1.5 million for the Westport (Conn.) Playhouse's $30 million renovation project.
Dana Reeve in a portrait at New York's Union Square Theatre, Sept. 14, 2003.
Dana Reeve, actress, singer and activist, at the American Cancer Society Mother of the Year Awards in New York in this Feb. 28, 2005, file photo
Dana Reeve, widow of actor Christopher Reeve, holds a tag with the Superman logo which represents the belief that Reeve's vision of a cure for paralysis will go forward, at the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation's "A Magical Evening" gala, Nov. 17, 2005 in New York. Dana Reeve fought tirelessly for better treatments and possible cures through the foundation. She died March 6, 2006 of lung cancer. She was 44.
Giving a speech at the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation's "A Magical Evening" gala, Nov. 17, 2005 in New York.
Dana Reeve is applauded by then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry and former Sen. John Glenn, Oct. 21, 2004, in Columbus, Ohio. An advocate for the disabled and a fighter for more funding for medical research, Reeve was on the board of numerous charitable organizations and was a tireless speaker and volunteer on their behalf.
Christopher Reeve and his wife, Dana, as he arrived at the 13th annual Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation gala event in New York, in this Nov 24, 2003, file photo. Christopher Reeve died Oct. 10, 2004. The two appeared on screen together in 1995's police drama "Above Suspicion."
Actress/author Joan Collins and Christopher and Dana Reeve attend the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation 13th Annual "A Magical Evening" Gala at the Marriot Marquis Hotel Nov. 24, 2003, in New York City.
Robin Williams, at right, poses with Christopher and Dana Reeve and their son, Will, at the screening of "House Of D" during the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival May 7, 2004, in New York City. Reeve and ABC correspondent Deborah Roberts co-hosted 'Lifetime Live," a talk show on the Lifetime network.
Christopher and Dana Reeve listen to then-N.J. Gov. James McGreevey speak at The Kessler Institute For Rehabilitation Jan. 4, 2004, in West Orange, N.J. McGreevey signed a bill legalizing stem cell research in New Jersey.
MY TRIBUTE TO DANA REEVE
by Angelina Star
I am so honored to do this pictorial memoir of Dana and Christopher Reeve. Two outstanding people who will always be remembered for their many contributions to society.
Christopher and Dana tried to make a difference, they both fought for a cause that they believed in. For the many people out there who feel touched by the Reeve’s mourn today yet another loss of the Reeve family.
I myself personally, admired the love and devotion that Dana herself felt for Christopher Reeve. The countless hours and dedicated moments, that she has shown Christopher and his foundation. She continued to stand strong in Christopher’s beliefs that his organization stood for and still stands for today.
I just hope that their children who are left behind can find peace one day in knowing that their parents were great humanitarians. They pushed issues as far as they could for all people to hear.
Dana came to be viewed as a symbol of courage, along with husband Christopher Reeve, as she stuck by his side during the struggle that wound up killing him.
Now that Dana is gone, we will always remember the outstanding, devoted, loving wife and mother that she had come to be.
She has spoken strongly and freely about how Christopher’s courage was her strength and how it pushed her to continue on even after his death.
Even with her own personal battle with lung cancer, she still believed in not backing down from a fight, a lesson she learned from her late husband.
A quote that she has said, “He taught me so much about courage and going forward,” she said, “and he really lives with me in this.”
So I devote my news column today in Loving Memory of someone that I feel should be never forgotten. Whom I felt touched many of our lives.
Dana is now at peace with her loving friend and husband Christopher Reeve.
For those who believe in their cause and would like to continue supporting it, log onto The Christopher Reeve Foundation.
Sincerely,
Angelina Star
