In 1993, in his mid-30s and with a growing advisory practice, John P. Hyland began looking for a local non-profit toward which he could devote some time. He chose the New Jersey chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a cause that was dear to him at the time because a beloved aunt had died from AML, a form of blood cancer. Hyland couldn't know at the time how fateful that choice would be.

byJerry Gleeson