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Spend It Kentucky Derby Queen's Last Wish
Lu cille Parker Wright Markey the Queen of the Kentucky Derby left a $300 million estate to be spent quickly on basic medical research. The Lucille P Markey Charitable Trust, run by Margaret Glass Laur ette Heraty and two attorneys, aims to build a major foundation on par with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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University of Kentucky
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University of Miami
Louis Hector
Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust
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Laurette Heraty
Gene Markey
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