This year's Think Pink competition is held in honor of Deanne King

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Deanne, an oncology nurse who cared for thousands of cancer patients during her career, was an avid diver, a passionate and gifted underwater photographer, an active member of the Orange County Underwater Photographic Society, and a beloved member of the California diving community. She racked up an impressive number of imaging awards - most notably placing consistently, year after year, in the  Monterey Shootout.  Even during a brief move to Texas, she would show up on local dive boats, having traveled back to her beloved Pacific to get in a quick kelp fix.

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In late July 2024, Deanne succumbed to an aggressive brain cancer, diagnosed only 3 months before. 

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Deanne, we love and miss you. 

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All funds that come in during the 5th annual Think Pink competition will be distributed to the UCLA Brain Cancer Research fund in Deanne's memory, with a special request that they be applied towards investigations into glioblastoma.

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