Donor Stories
Learn how others have made an impact through their acts of giving to our organization and others.
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Longtime Benefactor Recognized for Generous BequestDuring the October 2012 Perspectives In Medicine (PIM) Lecture, friends and grateful patients of GBMC HealthCare gathered to honor longtime benefactor Deane C. Laycock...
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Nancy E. Smith Joins Legacy Society with Bequest IntentionFrom a very early age, Nancy Smith of Parkville, Maryland knew that giving back was an important thing to do. Her parents were among the early supporters of GBMC...
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Businesswoman Deane Clark Laycock Leaves Legacy Gift to GBMCIn 1937, at a time when women had limited career choices, Deane Clark paved her own way in life. In need of a college education, she approached a banker...
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Local Businessman’s Gift Continues Giving Years LaterJerome W. Geckle was the youngest in a family of 10 children raised in the Waverly area of Baltimore. At 17 years of age, Mr. Geckle enlisted in the Marines...
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A Legacy Gift Supports the Future of Nursing Education at GBMCPatricia Wagner always knew she wanted to be a nurse — she had a goal to be involved in healthcare somehow. “My dear husband helped make that dream come true,...”
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Dedicated Volunteer Leaves a Legacy Gift to GBMCMrs. Mary Gwynn Erlandson began dedicating her time and energy to GBMC long before it even opened its doors in 1965...
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A Planful Man Makes the Ultimate GiftStewart Weems was the dream patient. From the moment he was diagnosed with throat cancer at GBMC's Milton J. Dance Jr. Head & Neck...
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GBMC Yaggy Society Members Give, AgainMeeting Nancy Smith is like going back in time. Just a few minutes into a conversation with her provides a connection between...
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Gratitude That Lasts For YearsMarch 30 is a day to celebrate those physicians who take time away from their own families to take care of ours. Every medical...
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NICU Room Named for the Family of James Richard AwaltWhen James Richard Awalt's family began constructing buildings in Howard County in the 1950s, it was a rural community...
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Veteran Educator Embraces GBMC & Yaggy SocietyA Baltimore County Public School teacher for 29 years, loving wife and caregiver, Emmy Lee Steigelman and her husband, Dick, cherished...
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Ethel Zelenske: A story of hope & beating cancerThe first thing most cancer patients realize is that nothing can be taken for granted again, especially time. For Ethel Zelenske, a patient in the Sandra & Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at GBMC, each moment is a precious gift.
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Medical Oncology Unit Named for Yaggy Society Members Fran & Mark HarrisDue to a long family history with GBMC, Mark and Fran Harris were well-acquainted with their community hospital when Fran was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2017. Through her 16-month treatment and subsequent stays at GBMC...
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Legacy of Love and GenerosityJ. Thomas and Eleanor Requard owned a beautiful, historic 39-foot boat, the Isabel. From their second home on the Tred Avon River in St. Michaels, they would cruise the bright blue waters of...
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GBMC Honors Local Couple with Perpetual Yaggy Society MembershipBill and Suzanne Higginbothom enjoyed the simple things in life. The couple felt comfortable where they grew up, in Baltimore County, and chose to make their married home in...
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Honoring Dr. Robert B. Welch: A Legacy of Dedication and Philanthropy in OphthalmologyDr. and Mrs. Robert Bond Welch were dedicated supporters even before GBMC opened its doors in 1965. Dr. Welch served on the Board of the Presbyterian Eye Research Foundation before...
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A Labor of Love: Jim and Jackie Stradtner's 23 Years of Philanthropy for GBMCFor more than two decades, Jim and Jackie Stradtner have been devoted supporters of GBMC, embodying the spirit of community and philanthropy.
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Yaggy Society Members Give to their Community and GBMCOnce upon a time, a 19-year-old dairy farmer lit Pablo Picasso's cigarette on a beach in France. At the time, this young man had no intention of getting into the family dairy farming business, until...
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Yaggy Society Member Leaves Legacy at GBMCIn 1999, Frank Liebman thanked GBMC for caring for his beloved wife, Elaine, by establishing the first of eight charitable gift annuities. Over the next seven years...
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GBMC Volunteer Joins Yaggy Society and Gives Back... AgainShirley Lewis has volunteered at GBMC, since the beginning. Shirley Lewis' life is marked by music. It's how she met her husband, it's how she made a living and it's how she...
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A Legacy of Compassion: Rodica I. Johnson's Commitment to GBMCRodica I. Johnson grew up in Princeton, New Jersey. Her parents were both employed by Princeton University, her father a Senior Researcher in Physics, and her mother a Publications Distributor for the Department of Economics.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Rodica JohnsonFor Rodica Johnson, what started out as a volunteer tribute to her late husband, Lincoln, became dedicated volunteer service and leadership for GBMC's Volunteer Auxiliary.
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A Lifetime of GivingWhile working at Harvard in 1945, Barbara Hall said she took advice from her boss that changed her life. "He said, 'You're a good kid, but there is a much better job at Kirkland house.' So, I interviewed and got the job."
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GBMC is Part of Bond-Burdette-Tompkins Family and Keeps Theirs TogetherSerious illness and healthcare decision-making are often a family affair. And for the Bond-Burdette-Tompkins family, giving is done together. So, it makes sense...
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