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Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick
Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick
Born	Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick; July 22, 1983; Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Died	April 23, 2019 (aged 35); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Education	Regis University (BA); Johns Hopkins University (MM)
Occupations	Opera singer; presenter;
Years active	1993–2019
Spouse	Yonatan Doron (m. 2012)

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Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick was an American soprano and presenter. A recipient of two bilateral (double) lung transplants, she spoke and performed frequently at concerts, conferences and events around the United States.

Early life[edit]

Tillemann-Dick was born in Denver, Colorado, the fifth of eleven children, including siblings, diplomat and technologist Tomicah Tillemann and author Levi Tillemann.^[1] She received a bachelor's degree with high honors from Regis University and studied music at the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins University and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, where she was also a Fulbright scholar.^[2]

Music[edit]

A full lyric coloratura soprano, Tillemann-Dick performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia in venues as diverse as The Rose Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City; The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio; The National Symphony Hall in Budapest, Hungary; the American Embassy in Beijing, China; and the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. She collaborated or performed with noted conductors and musicians including Bruno Rigacci, Joella Jones, Marvin Hamlisch, Bono, Zoltán Kocsis, Joan Dornemann, Éva Marton, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.^[3]^[4] Some of her opera roles included Titania in A Midsummer's Night Dream, Gilda in Rigoletto, and Violetta in La traviata.

Tillemann-Dick performed for numerous presidents, prime ministers, members of Congress and world dignitaries.^[5]

Health and advocacy[edit]

After receiving a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension in 2004, Tillemann-Dick served as the national spokesperson for the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. In December 2005, she testified about pulmonary hypertension before the U.S. Congress' Committee on Energy and Commerce.^[6]

In September 2009, Tillemann-Dick underwent a double lung transplant at the Cleveland Clinic. Just eight months later, she performed before the doctors, nurses, and support staff at the Clinic.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Tillemann-Dick then became a vocal advocate for organ donation and transplantation research in the United States. After complications from rejection, she received a second double lung transplant in January 2012.

Presenting[edit]

After receiving her transplant, Tillemann-Dick presented at numerous conferences and events, including the Chicago Ideas Week, TEDMED,^[11]^[12] TEDxMidAtlantic;^[13] and the 6th Annual National Conference on Organ Donation. She was a frequent presenter and performer for corporate events, nonprofits and associations, and civic organizations, and was featured on the CBS Morning Show,^[14] CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,^[15] TED.com,^[16] The Washington Post^[17] and BBC Radio.^[18]

Personal life[edit]

Tillemann-Dick was the maternal granddaughter of Annette (Tillemann) and Congressman Tom Lantos, the former Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Her paternal grandmother, Nancy E. Dick, was the first female Lieutenant Governor of Colorado. On April 10, 2008, Tillemann-Dick's father, Timber Dick, a successful inventor and businessman from Denver, died from injuries received in a car accident.^[19]

She was married to Yonatan Doron; they lived in Baltimore, Maryland.^[20]

Tillemann-Dick was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[21]

Death[edit]

In August 2018, she announced that she had cancer.^[22] On April 23, 2019, Tillemann-Dick died at the age of 35, from cancer triggered by long-term immunosuppression from the transplants.^[23]^[2]

Bibliography[edit]

Tillemann-Dick, Charity (2017). The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1501102318.

References[edit]

^ Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaums - Page 1 Archived June 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, - Westword.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Langer, Emily (April 24, 2019). "Charity Tillemann-Dick, operatic soprano who drew life and music from transplanted lungs, dies at 35". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
^ Profile, timesonline.co.uk; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ Epstein, Edward; Writer, Chronicle Staff (June 12, 2005). "Secretary of state takes stage for Lantos' granddaughter / Rice accompanies young soprano battling rare disease". SFGate. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ Ron Agam (September 30, 2008). "President Sarkozy diner Appeal of Conscience Foundation". Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2013 – via YouTube.
^ Testimony before U.S. Congress Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, ftp.resource.org/gpo.gov; accessed November 8, 2014.
^ Double-lung transplant patient to perform opera at Cleveland Clinic summit (video) Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, cleveland.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Young opera singer diagnosed with life-threatening lung disorder sings for her doctors" Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, newsnet5.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ Profile Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, fox8.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Soprano serenades doctors after lung transplant" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, CNN.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ Soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick Gets Lung Transplant Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, ABCNews.go.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ TEDMED: Soprano and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Charity Tillemann-Dick - Health Blog Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, WSJ.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ TEDxMidAtlantic profile Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Woman sings anew after 2nd double lung transplant" Archived October 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, CBSNews.com; accessed November 8, 2014.
^ "A Tale of Two Transplants" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, thechart.blogs.cnn.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Charity Tillemann-Dick singing after a double lung transplant" Archived January 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, ted.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Singing opera with someone else's lungs" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, washingtonpost.com, May 24, 2013; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ Soprano Who Had Two Lung Transplants - Outlook Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine at BBC World Service
^ "Denver inventor Timber Dick dies after crash" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Denver Post; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies". BBC News. April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ "Mormons don't eat meat?" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, getreligion.org, July 2009; accessed November 9, 2014.
^ "Opera Singer Battles Cancer after 2 Double Lung Transplants". Cleveland Clinic. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
^ "Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies". BBC News. April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaums - Page 1 Archived June 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, - Westword.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[:0-2] Langer, Emily (April 24, 2019). "Charity Tillemann-Dick, operatic soprano who drew life and music from transplanted lungs, dies at 35". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.

[3] Profile, timesonline.co.uk; accessed November 9, 2014.

[4] Epstein, Edward; Writer, Chronicle Staff (June 12, 2005). "Secretary of state takes stage for Lantos' granddaughter / Rice accompanies young soprano battling rare disease". SFGate. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[5] Ron Agam (September 30, 2008). "President Sarkozy diner Appeal of Conscience Foundation". Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved November 26, 2013 – via YouTube.

[6] Testimony before U.S. Congress Archived April 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, ftp.resource.org/gpo.gov; accessed November 8, 2014.

[7] Double-lung transplant patient to perform opera at Cleveland Clinic summit (video) Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, cleveland.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[8] "Young opera singer diagnosed with life-threatening lung disorder sings for her doctors" Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, newsnet5.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[9] Profile Archived May 29, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, fox8.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[10] "Soprano serenades doctors after lung transplant" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, CNN.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[11] Soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick Gets Lung Transplant Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, ABCNews.go.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[12] TEDMED: Soprano and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Charity Tillemann-Dick - Health Blog Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, WSJ.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[13] TEDxMidAtlantic profile Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine; accessed November 9, 2014.

[14] "Woman sings anew after 2nd double lung transplant" Archived October 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, CBSNews.com; accessed November 8, 2014.

[15] "A Tale of Two Transplants" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, thechart.blogs.cnn.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[16] "Charity Tillemann-Dick singing after a double lung transplant" Archived January 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, ted.com; accessed November 9, 2014.

[17] "Singing opera with someone else's lungs" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, washingtonpost.com, May 24, 2013; accessed November 9, 2014.

[18] Soprano Who Had Two Lung Transplants - Outlook Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine at BBC World Service

[19] "Denver inventor Timber Dick dies after crash" Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, The Denver Post; accessed November 9, 2014.

[20] "Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies". BBC News. April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[21] "Mormons don't eat meat?" Archived August 23, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, getreligion.org, July 2009; accessed November 9, 2014.

[22] "Opera Singer Battles Cancer after 2 Double Lung Transplants". Cleveland Clinic. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

[23] "Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies". BBC News. April 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 23, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2019.

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-'''Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick''' (July 22, 1983 – April 23, 2019<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765</ref>) was an American soprano and presenter. A recipient of two bilateral (double) lung transplants, she spoke and performed frequently at concerts, conferences and events around the United States.
+{{Short description|American operatic soprano and presenter (1983–2019)}}
+{{Infobox person
+| name               = Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick
+| birth_name         = Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick
+| birth_date         = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1983|7|22}}
+|birth_place = [[Denver]], [[Colorado]], U.S.
+| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2019|4|23|1983|7|22}}
+|death_place = [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]], U.S.
+| education         = [[Regis University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Johns Hopkins University]] ([[Master of Music|MM]])
+| occupation         = {{hlist |Opera singer|presenter}}
+| years_active       = 1993–2019
+| spouse             = {{marriage|Yonatan Doron|2012}}
+}}
+'''Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick''' was an American soprano and presenter. A recipient of two bilateral (double) lung transplants, she spoke and performed frequently at concerts, conferences and events around the United States.
+==Early life==
+Tillemann-Dick was born in [[Denver, Colorado]], the fifth of eleven children, including siblings, diplomat and technologist Tomicah Tillemann and author [[Levi Tillemann]].<ref>[http://www.westword.com/2008-07-10/news/denver-s-own-royal-tannenbaums Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaums - Page 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608123710/http://www.westword.com/2008-07-10/news/denver-s-own-royal-tannenbaums/ |date=June 8, 2010 }}, - Westword.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> She received a [[bachelor's degree]] with [[High Honors|high honors]] from [[Regis University]] and studied music at the [[Peabody Institute]] at [[Johns Hopkins University]] and the [[Liszt Academy|Franz Liszt Academy of Music]] in [[Budapest]], where she was also a [[Fulbright scholar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Langer|first=Emily|date=April 24, 2019|title=Charity Tillemann-Dick, operatic soprano who drew life and music from transplanted lungs, dies at 35|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charity-tillemann-dick-operatic-soprano-who-drew-life-and-music-from-transplanted-lungs-dies-at-35/2019/04/24/f5468f5e-6602-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030220/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/charity-tillemann-dick-operatic-soprano-who-drew-life-and-music-from-transplanted-lungs-dies-at-35/2019/04/24/f5468f5e-6602-11e9-a1b6-b29b90efa879_story.html|archive-date=August 23, 2020|access-date=2020-08-23|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|language=en}}</ref>
 ==Music==
-A full lyric coloratura soprano, Tillemann-Dick performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia in venues as diverse as The Rose Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City; The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC; Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio; The National Symphony Hall in Budapest, Hungary; the American Embassy in Beijing, China; and the National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol. She collaborated or performed with noted conductors and musicians including Bruno Rigacci, Joella Jones, [[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Bono]], [[Zoltán Kocsis]], Joan Dornemann, [[Éva Marton]], and former [[Condoleezza Rice|Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice]].<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article532770.ece Profile], timesonline.co.uk; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Secretary-of-state-takes-stage-for-Lantos-2663207.php|title=Secretary of state takes stage for Lantos' granddaughter / Rice accompanies young soprano battling rare disease|first1=Edward|last1=Epstein|first2=Chronicle Staff|last2=Writer|date=12 June 2005|website=SFGate}}</ref> Some of her opera roles included Titania in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)|A Midsummer's Night Dream]]'', Gilda in ''[[Rigoletto]]'', and Violetta in ''[[La traviata]]''.
+A full lyric coloratura soprano, Tillemann-Dick performed across the United States, Europe, and Asia in venues as diverse as The Rose Theater at [[Lincoln Center]] in New York City; [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|The Kennedy Center]] in Washington, DC; [[Severance Hall]] in Cleveland, Ohio; The National Symphony Hall in Budapest, Hungary; the American Embassy in Beijing, China; and the [[National Statuary Hall]] in the [[United States Capitol]]. She collaborated or performed with noted conductors and musicians including Bruno Rigacci, Joella Jones, [[Marvin Hamlisch]], [[Bono]], [[Zoltán Kocsis]], Joan Dornemann, [[Éva Marton]], and former [[Condoleezza Rice|Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice]].<ref>[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article532770.ece Profile], timesonline.co.uk; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Secretary-of-state-takes-stage-for-Lantos-2663207.php|title=Secretary of state takes stage for Lantos' granddaughter / Rice accompanies young soprano battling rare disease|first1=Edward|last1=Epstein|first2=Chronicle Staff|last2=Writer|date=12 June 2005|website=SFGate|access-date=April 25, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030155/https://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Secretary-of-state-takes-stage-for-Lantos-2663207.php|url-status=live}}</ref> Some of her opera roles included Titania in ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)|A Midsummer's Night Dream]]'', Gilda in ''[[Rigoletto]]'', and Violetta in ''[[La traviata]]''.
-Tillemann-Dick performed for numerous presidents, prime ministers, members of Congress and world dignitaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKxlS4vlGA|title=President Sarkozy diner Appeal of Conscience Foundation|first=|last=Ron Agam|date=30 September 2008|publisher=|via=YouTube}}</ref>
+Tillemann-Dick performed for numerous presidents, prime ministers, members of Congress and world dignitaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKxlS4vlGA|title=President Sarkozy diner Appeal of Conscience Foundation|last=Ron Agam|date=30 September 2008|publisher=|via=YouTube|access-date=November 26, 2013|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030210/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXKxlS4vlGA|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==Health and advocacy==
 After receiving a diagnosis of idiopathic [[pulmonary hypertension]] in 2004, Tillemann-Dick served as the national spokesperson for the [[Pulmonary Hypertension Association]]. In December 2005, she testified about pulmonary hypertension before the U.S. Congress' Committee on Energy and Commerce.<ref>[http://ftp.resource.org/gpo.gov/hearings/109h/25704.txt Testimony before U.S. Congress] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407030805/http://ftp.resource.org/gpo.gov/hearings/109h/25704.txt |date=April 7, 2012 }}, ftp.resource.org/gpo.gov; accessed November 8, 2014.</ref>
-In September 2009, Tillemann-Dick underwent a double lung transplant at the Cleveland Clinic. Just eight months later, she performed before the doctors, nurses, and support staff at the Clinic.<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/05/double-lung_transplant_patient.html Double-lung transplant patient to perform opera at Cleveland Clinic summit (video)], cleveland.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/health/young-opera-singer-diagnosed-with-life-threatening-lung-disorder-sings-for-her-doctors- "Young opera singer diagnosed with life-threatening lung disorder sings for her doctors"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101045823/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/health/young-opera-singer-diagnosed-with-life-threatening-lung-disorder-sings-for-her-doctors- |date=November 1, 2010 }}, newsnet5.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-opera-singer-txt,0,3752698.story Profile]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529051653/http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-opera-singer-txt%2C0%2C3752698.story |date=May 29, 2010 }}, fox8.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/23/soprano.lung.transplant/index.html "Soprano serenades doctors after lung transplant"], CNN.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref>
+In September 2009, Tillemann-Dick underwent a double lung transplant at the [[Cleveland Clinic]]. Just eight months later, she performed before the doctors, nurses, and support staff at the Clinic.<ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/05/double-lung_transplant_patient.html Double-lung transplant patient to perform opera at Cleveland Clinic summit (video)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529041501/http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/05/double-lung_transplant_patient.html |date=May 29, 2010 }}, cleveland.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/health/young-opera-singer-diagnosed-with-life-threatening-lung-disorder-sings-for-her-doctors- "Young opera singer diagnosed with life-threatening lung disorder sings for her doctors"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101045823/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/health/young-opera-singer-diagnosed-with-life-threatening-lung-disorder-sings-for-her-doctors- |date=November 1, 2010 }}, newsnet5.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-opera-singer-txt,0,3752698.story Profile]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529051653/http://www.fox8.com/news/wjw-opera-singer-txt%2C0%2C3752698.story |date=May 29, 2010 }}, fox8.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/23/soprano.lung.transplant/index.html "Soprano serenades doctors after lung transplant"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030155/http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/23/soprano.lung.transplant/index.html |date=August 23, 2020 }}, CNN.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref>
-Tillemann-Dick then became a vocal advocate for organ donation and transplantation research in the United States. After complications from rejection, she received a second double lung transplant in January 2012. In August 2018, she announced that she had cancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/podcasts/the-comeback/opera-singer-battles-cancer-after-2-double-lung-transplants|title=Opera Singer Battles Cancer after 2 Double Lung Transplants|website=Cleveland Clinic}}</ref> She died in April 2019, aged 35.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765|title=Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies|date=24 April 2019|publisher=|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
+Tillemann-Dick then became a vocal advocate for organ donation and transplantation research in the United States. After complications from rejection, she received a second double lung transplant in January 2012.
 ==Presenting==
-After receiving her transplant, Tillemann-Dick presented at numerous conferences and events, including the Chicago Ideas Week, TEDMED,<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/soprano-lung-transplant-donor-lung-breathes-body/story?id=11978908 Soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick Gets Lung Transplant], ABCNews.go.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/10/27/tedmed-soprano-and-double-lung-transplant-recipient-charity-tillemann-dick TEDMED: Soprano and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Charity Tillemann-Dick - Health Blog], WSJ.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> TEDxMidAtlantic;<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/when-tedx-comes-to-washington/2012/10/28/0a56f324-20a1-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html TEDxMidAtlantic profile]; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> and the 6th Annual National Conference on Organ Donation. She was a frequent presenter and performer for corporate events, nonprofits and associations, and civic organizations, and was featured on the CBS Morning Show,<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57452158/woman-sings-anew-after-2nd-double-lung-transplant "Woman sings anew after 2nd double lung transplant"], CBSNews.com; accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> CNN with Dr. [[Sanjay Gupta]],<ref>[http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/tag/charity-tillemann-dick-special-to-cnn "A Tale of Two Transplants"], thechart.blogs.cnn.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> TED.com,<ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/charity_tilleman_dick_singing_after_a_double_lung_transplant.html "Charity Tillemann-Dick singing after a double lung transplant"], ted.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> ''The Washington Post''<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/singing-opera-with-someone-elses-lungs/2013/05/24/249d4ca0-b97c-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html "Singing opera with someone else's lungs"], washingtonpost.com, May 24, 2013; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> and BBC Radio.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0198dz4 Soprano Who Had Two Lung Transplants - Outlook] at BBC World Service</ref>
+After receiving her transplant, Tillemann-Dick presented at numerous conferences and events, including the Chicago Ideas Week, [[TEDMED]],<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/soprano-lung-transplant-donor-lung-breathes-body/story?id=11978908 Soprano Charity Tillemann-Dick Gets Lung Transplant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030247/https://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/soprano-lung-transplant-donor-lung-breathes-body/story?id=11978908 |date=August 23, 2020 }}, ABCNews.go.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/10/27/tedmed-soprano-and-double-lung-transplant-recipient-charity-tillemann-dick TEDMED: Soprano and Double-Lung Transplant Recipient Charity Tillemann-Dick - Health Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030223/https://blogs.wsj.com/health/2010/10/27/tedmed-soprano-and-double-lung-transplant-recipient-charity-tillemann-dick/ |date=August 23, 2020 }}, WSJ.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> TEDxMidAtlantic;<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/when-tedx-comes-to-washington/2012/10/28/0a56f324-20a1-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html TEDxMidAtlantic profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030234/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/post/when-tedx-comes-to-washington/2012/10/28/0a56f324-20a1-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_blog.html |date=August 23, 2020 }}; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> and the 6th Annual National Conference on Organ Donation. She was a frequent presenter and performer for corporate events, nonprofits and associations, and civic organizations, and was featured on the [[CBS Morning Show]],<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57452158/woman-sings-anew-after-2nd-double-lung-transplant "Woman sings anew after 2nd double lung transplant"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005113756/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57452158/woman-sings-anew-after-2nd-double-lung-transplant/ |date=October 5, 2012 }}, CBSNews.com; accessed November 8, 2014.</ref> [[CNN]] with Dr. [[Sanjay Gupta]],<ref>[http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/tag/charity-tillemann-dick-special-to-cnn "A Tale of Two Transplants"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030231/https://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/tag/charity-tillemann-dick-special-to-cnn/ |date=August 23, 2020 }}, thechart.blogs.cnn.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> [[TED.com]],<ref>[http://www.ted.com/talks/charity_tilleman_dick_singing_after_a_double_lung_transplant.html "Charity Tillemann-Dick singing after a double lung transplant"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119151231/http://www.ted.com/talks/charity_tilleman_dick_singing_after_a_double_lung_transplant.html |date=January 19, 2011 }}, ted.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]''<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/singing-opera-with-someone-elses-lungs/2013/05/24/249d4ca0-b97c-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html "Singing opera with someone else's lungs"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030241/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/singing-opera-with-someone-elses-lungs/2013/05/24/249d4ca0-b97c-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html |date=August 23, 2020 }}, washingtonpost.com, May 24, 2013; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> and [[BBC Radio]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0198dz4 Soprano Who Had Two Lung Transplants - Outlook] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030307/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0198dz4 |date=August 23, 2020 }} at BBC World Service</ref>
-==Personal life==
+== Personal life ==
+Tillemann-Dick was the maternal granddaughter of Annette (Tillemann) and [[Tom Lantos|Congressman Tom Lantos]], the former Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the only [[Holocaust]] survivor ever elected to the [[U.S. Congress]]. Her paternal grandmother, [[Nancy E. Dick]], was the first female Lieutenant Governor of [[Colorado]]. On April 10, 2008, Tillemann-Dick's father, Timber Dick, a successful inventor and businessman from Denver, died from injuries received in a car accident.<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_8891919 "Denver inventor Timber Dick dies after crash"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191312/http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_8891919 |date=March 3, 2016 }}, ''The Denver Post''; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref>
-Tillemann-Dick was born in [[Denver, Colorado]], the fifth of eleven children, including siblings, diplomat and technologist [[Tomicah Tillemann]] and author [[Levi Tillemann]].<ref>[http://www.westword.com/2008-07-10/news/denver-s-own-royal-tannenbaums Denver's Own Royal Tenenbaums - Page 1], - Westword.com; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref> She received a bachelor's degree with high honors from [[Regis University]] and studied music at the [[Peabody Institute]] at Johns Hopkins University and the [[Liszt Academy|Franz Liszt Academy of Music]] in Budapest, where she was also a Fulbright Scholar. {{citation needed|date=November 2014}}
+She was married to Yonatan Doron; they lived in [[Baltimore]], [[Maryland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765 |title=Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies |publisher=BBC News |date=April 24, 2019 |access-date=April 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030156/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765 |url-status=live }}</ref>
-Tillemann-Dick was the maternal granddaughter of Annette (Tillemann) and [[Tom Lantos|Congressman Tom Lantos]], the former Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs and the only Holocaust survivor ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Her paternal grandmother, [[Nancy E. Dick]], was the first female Lieutenant Governor of [[Colorado]]. On April 10, 2008, Tillemann-Dick's father, Timber Dick, a successful inventor and businessman from Denver, died from injuries received in a car accident.<ref>[http://www.denverpost.com/obituaries/ci_8891919 "Denver inventor Timber Dick dies after crash"], ''The Denver Post''; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref>
+Tillemann-Dick was a member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>[http://www.getreligion.org/2009/07/mormons-dont-eat-meat "Mormons don't eat meat?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030307/https://www.getreligion.org/2009/07/mormons-dont-eat-meat |date=August 23, 2020 }}, getreligion.org, July 2009; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref>
-She was married to Yonatan Doron; they lived in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765 |title=Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies |publisher=BBC News |date=April 24, 2019 }}</ref>
+== Death ==
-Tillemann-Dick was a member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>[http://www.getreligion.org/2009/07/mormons-dont-eat-meat "Mormons don't eat meat?"], getreligion.org, July 2009; accessed November 9, 2014.</ref>
+In August 2018, she announced that she had cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Opera Singer Battles Cancer after 2 Double Lung Transplants|url=https://my.clevelandclinic.org/podcasts/the-comeback/opera-singer-battles-cancer-after-2-double-lung-transplants|website=Cleveland Clinic|access-date=April 24, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030236/https://my.clevelandclinic.org/podcasts/the-comeback/opera-singer-battles-cancer-after-2-double-lung-transplants|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 23, 2019, Tillemann-Dick died at the age of 35, from cancer triggered by long-term [[immunosuppression]] from the transplants.<ref>{{cite news|date=24 April 2019|title=Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies|work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765|publisher=|access-date=April 24, 2019|archive-date=August 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200823030156/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48043765|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
 ==Bibliography==
-*{{cite book|first=Charity|last=Tillemann-Dick|title=The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2017|isbn=1501102311}}
+*{{cite book|first=Charity|last=Tillemann-Dick|title=The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2017|isbn=978-1501102318}}
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-[[Category:21st-century women opera singers]]
-[[Category:21st-century American women singers]]

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