Diana Merriweather Ashby Explained

Diana Merriweather Ashby
Birth Date:March 22, 1963
Birth Place:California, U.S.
Known For:Founder of the Melanoma Research Foundation

Diana Christine Merriweather Ashby (March 22, 1963 – May 2, 1997) was an American cancer activist and founder of the Melanoma Research Foundation.[1] Diana Ashby died on May 2, 1997.[2] She was married to NASA Astronaut Jeffrey S. Ashby (Captain, USN, Ret.),[3] sister of American painter Allison Lee Merriweather, and great granddaughter of American Painter, Florence Cornish (1899–1983).

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  1. Web site: History of The Melanoma Research Foundation . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080914035355/http://www.melanoma.org/HistoryofMRF.aspx . 2008-09-14 . 29 September 2008 . Melanoma Research Foundation.
  2. Web site: Diana Merriweather biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050205111129/http://www.melanoma.org/mempages/ashby/index.html . 2005-02-05 . 29 September 2008 . Melanoma Research Foundation.
  3. News: July 29, 1999 . ASTRONAUT ASHBY HAS SPECIAL MISSION . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013195852/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NJ&p_theme=nj&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB521B58687EB8F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM . 2012-10-13 . 29 September 2008 . The Daytona Beach News-Journal . 04A.