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It is fair to
say that, without the contributions of the
late Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr., Maine Coast
Memorial Hospital in Ellsworth probably
would not be the first class medical
facility it is today. Dixon, a native of
Winter Harbor and one of Philadelphia’s most
prominent businessmen and philanthropists
until his death just over a year ago, was a
founder of the hospital and, over the years,
its greatest benefactor, contributing
millions of dollars to help establish and
sustain the institution.
A man of
great wealth, Dixon generously shared that
wealth wherever and whenever he believed it
could do some good, in causes large and
small. Now a legacy that will live on for
generations to come has been further
strengthened by the recent announcement that
Dixon named the hospital he loved as a $5
million beneficiary of his estate.
In keeping
with his stated wishes before his death, $1
million of the bequest will go toward
building a new emergency medicine center at
the hospital’s Ellsworth campus. The
remaining $4 million will go to the Maine
Coast Healthcare Foundation to establish an
ongoing and predictable flow of funds to the
hospital each year.
Thanks to
Fitz Dixon’s foresight, thousands of folks
who never knew this extraordinary man with a
ready grin and quick wit will be touched in
some way by his generous spirit as they pass
through the doors of Maine Coast Memorial
over the coming decades. That will honor his
memory in the best possible way. |
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