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FOCUS ON PHILANTHROPY
Ray Daue, chair of the UM
St. Joseph Medical Center
Foundation, calls on guests
at the medical center's
150th Anniversary Gala
in 2014 to support the
renovation and expansion
of a new nursery in the
Mother Baby Unit.

RAY DAUE'S WINNING DRIVE
On Sept. 13, 2014, Ray Daue, chair of the UM St. Joseph

The level of caring and the commitment to healing I see from

Medical Center Foundation, walked up to the podium at

the physicians and nurses inspires me to always be at the top

the hospital's 150th Anniversary Gala. In less than four minutes

of my game. And, we have a phenomenal Foundation Board

he raised more than $180,000 from 91 donors to partially fund

who is as dedicated as I am."

a new nursery on our Mother Baby Unit. Ray has just that

Senator Kelly laughs when asked about Ray. "Actually,

much power of persuasion when he wants others to support

I'm not sure you can print the words I would use to describe

a cause that is close to his heart.

Ray Daue," he says with a broad smile. "In all seriousness,"

Ray credits his father, Raymond Sr., for planting the seed

he adds, "there is no other person in Baltimore that I would

of helping the less fortunate. He was a longtime supervisor at

want for this important job. I've known Ray for many years

Baltimore's Pepsi-Cola plant, struggling to raise five children.

and seen his phenomenal ability to connect with people

"Dad always held a little out of his paycheck to lend to other

and convince them to support causes important to all of us.

workers at the plant who had even less. I learned early on that

We are lucky to have him."

you don't need to have much to make a difference in people's
lives," he says. "It was a wonderful lesson."
For the past 40 years, Ray, senior vice president of Willis

Adds Thomas Smyth, MD, president and CEO of UM St.
Joseph Medical Center, "I've seen Ray work his fundraising
magic through our mutual affiliations with several institutions

Towers Watson, has used golf as his path to raise an estimated

in our area. When I accepted the position of president of

$12 million for local nonprofits. "There is nothing that says

the medical center, it was only with the assurance that Ray

you can't have fun while helping others at the same time," he

would be working alongside of me. He is invaluable."

laughs. "When Senator Kelly approached me about chairing the

"I am 100 percent convinced that helping others is the secret

Foundation Board at St. Joe's, I jumped at the chance. I was

to happiness," Ray concludes. "I wasn't cut out for the medical

raised down the street in Govans and St. Joe's has always been

field but love that I have this chance to do my part. I'm still in

our family hospital. It's a sensational place to be involved.

awe, every day, by how much good there is in the world."

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