You Had Hair Transp1antsr people are always incredulously asking GARY COCHRAN, owner of Beau Jacks Restaurant Restaurant... A Gift For Shirley Seven years after her death, Shirley Wimmer's friends and family host a gift show in her memory. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER It wasn't too long ago that Shirley Wimmer was alive. Struggling with asthma, but I alive. And for her friends, remem- bering her has become a holiday tradition. Each year, after most of the leaves have fallen, a group of her closest friends hosts a hol- iday gift show to benefit the American Cancer Society (ACS). "It is so sad to me that her family doesn't have her any- more," said Lynn Aleman, one of the show organizers and a friend of Ms. Wimmer's since the fourth grade. "To have this show is like a nice warm fuzzy for me. It is my way of giving back what she gave to me." Shirley Wimmer grew up liv- ing with a bad case of asthma. Some days it was an ordeal to get out of bed, others were easier. Ac- cording to friends, she lived every one of them. founders of the American Can- cer Society's Southfield-Farm- ington Hills-Farmington chapter. "We thought she needed to be re- membered in some way." Along with Mr. Kalisky, his wife Sue, Ms. Wimmer's sister Rose Evans and friend Lory An- tonucci, Ms. Aleman came up with the idea of a benefit craft show, with proceeds going to ACS's Shirley Wimmer Memor- ial Fund. The fund is dedicated to supporting services for chil- dren with cancer, once a soft spot in Ms. Wimmer's heart. The show, now in its sixth year, started out with a few ven- dors who donated a portion of their proceeds from the two-day affair for a total of $3,500. In donated space at the Prudential Town Center, the show has grown to include more than 30 vendors who sell sports memorabilia, dolls, Judaica, or- • • • • MARTIN E. TESSLER, M.D. & ASSOCIATES "If I didn't proudly boast, people would never know I've had hair transplants. 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In 1989, Ms. Wimmer, then 32 and a few months into leading the group, suffered one of her many asthma attacks. But this time, something more serious went wrong and her brain was deprived of oxygen long enough to put her in a coma. She died a few months later. "She was our age when she died," said Jay Kalisky, one of the naments, cards, clothing, pottery, baskets and quilts. In addition, a silent auction features goods from several businesses in the Detroit area. Vendors pay $50 for each table they use and donate 15 percent of their receipts; 100 percent of the silent auction proceeds go the Wimmer fund. Last year, the show brought in $14,000. "We want to keep this going," said Ms. Aleman. "We don't want to let her death go unnoticed and let her memory slip away. These are two days that her friends and her family think about her." 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