The late Gilda Radner used to play a character on "Saturday Night Live, " Emily Litella, who delivered agitated commentaries.

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Paintings and drawings of Radner line the walls of the Madison-area chapter, which is located in the suburb of Middleton.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name

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But Nief also said he thought the decision to keep the name was more about securing future donations and less about honoring Radner.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name

Stenz and Harris said the goal of the name change was always about making clear the group's mission, not to remove Radner's memory.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name

Radner was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name

Ron Nief, a professor at Beloit College in southern Wisconsin who has made a career out of studying how generations view the world differently, said he was glad to know that Radner still resonates with people and has not been forgotten.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name

The board voted last week to keep the name after an avalanche of criticism in November when it announced it was switching to the more generic Cancer Support Community Southwest Wisconsin, in part out of concern that young people today were unfamiliar with Radner, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name

Anger over the name change, which was supposed to take effect this month, came from members of the local Gilda's Club chapter, fans of Radner who saw it as a slight to a woman who confronted cancer with dignity and humor, leaders of other clubs who reaffirmed their commitment to keeping the name, as well as Radner's husband, actor Gene Wilder.

NPR: Gilda's Club Chapter In Wis. Sticks With Name