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"It was a life full of strong family ties, joy and happiness, excitementand achievement, and a distinguished professional career in the world ofmedicine." In addition to her husband, Margaret Billingham is survived by her sister,ShirleyAnn; sons Bob and Graham of Auburn; daughters-in-law Christine andJeanine; and grandchildren Briana, Caitlin, Cameron and Megan Donations in hermemory can be made to Habitat for Humanity. There, she enjoyed gardening, fishing, traveling and exploringCalifornia with her family. "She was a remarkable woman filled with grace and humility, who left this worlda better place and touched the lives of so many," wrote her husband JohnBillingham, MD, former chief of the life sciences division at NASA Ames ResearchCenter. She put you at ease." Billingham became the first female president of the International Society forHeart and Lung Transplantation in 1990, and was elected president of the Societyfor Cardiovascular Pathology in 1993. Among her many honors was the Award ofDistinguished Pathologist of the Year for 2001 from the U.S and CanadianAcademy of Pathology. In 1994, Billingham became an emeritus professor, and she and her husbandretired to Penn Valley in the foothills of the Sierra Mountains in NorthernCalifornia.

"If I had an issue or a problem I wanted to talk out, shewould be the one I would seek out. "She had such a good appreciation of the trials and tribulations of women inmedicine," Hunt said. In 1991, she wasappointed director of women in medicine and medical sciences at the School ofMedicine. Beyond her formal role, she provided a role model for the balance ofcareer and family, and her calm demeanor made her a sought-after advisor.