Cooper University Health Care and the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper received its largest single philanthropic gift the institution’s history, officials announced Tuesday, after Democratic power broke George E. Norcross III delivered $100 million to the New Jersey health system. Officials with Cooper University Health Care announced the gift on Tuesday, noting that Norcross donated the multimillion dollar sum in honor of his parents, George E. Norcross Jr. and Anne Carol Conner Norcross. A statement notes Norcross also offered the donation in recognition of his brothers, John, Donald, and Philip; his children, Alessandra (“Lexie”) and Alexander; and Sandra T. Norcross. “For more than 50 years, our family has been dedicated to Cooper, and we are so proud to make this contribution to ensure that Cooper and the thousands of talented, committed professionals who make a difference every day for the people of Camden and South Jersey can continue the important work of investing in their future and in Camden’s continued renaissance,” said George E. Norcross III, Chairman of the Cooper University Health Care Board of Trustees in a statement. Health system officials said this donation “will be directed toward investments in the City of Camden and Cooper’s larger service area in South Jersey, prioritizing education and community programs that create jobs, training, and opportunity.” In recognition of this legacy, officials said, the health system intends to add the Norcross name. Also, officials said that the Norcross family has dedicated more than 50 years to Cooper, beginning with George E. Norcross Jr., who served on the hospital’s board of trustees from 1976 to 1983. Officials also noted that Norcross and his brothers John, Donald and Phillip were all born at Cooper Hospital. ...read more read less