© Copyright 2009 by the Society for Neuro-Oncology
Mike Traynor (1939–2009)
Darell D. Bigner 1
1 Founding Editor
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One of our greatest friends and supporters of neuro-oncology, Mike Traynor, died September 12, 2009, in Asheville, NC, after a brief illness. Mike grew up outside of Chicago, where he developed a love of motorcycling, a love that grew during his military service in Japan (and later would have an important effect on the neuro-oncology community). After his military service, Mike's career took him to Atlanta, where he was vice president and general manager of newspaper publishing corporations and served in many related professional associations. The business and motivational skills he developed served him extremely well in his organization and management of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF) and its Ride for Kids program in 1991.