Waltraud 'Wally' Prechter

Waltraud Prechter came to the U.S. with her husband in 1977 and has since founded a fund that has raised and leveraged $21 million for bipolar research. (ANTHONY BARCHOCK)

Shawn Wright

June 01, 2014 12:00 PM EDT

Love brought Waltraud "Wally" Prechter to America. As a newlywed in 1977, Prechter followed her husband, Heinz, founder of sunroof pioneer American Sunroof Corp., to the U.S.

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