A Gift to Last Many Lifetimes: Shizue Maruyama

Shizue Maruyama

Shizue Maruyama never visited Rady Children’s campus. She and her husband, Tom, didn’t have children of their own. But through a generous plan, they created a loving future for countless children.

For nearly three decades, Shizue remained steadfast in her commitment to ‘her children’ in the Hospital, never wavering in providing support. Each and every year, kids at Rady Children’s stayed in the forefront of her mind through annual gifts. Shizue also leveraged unique giving opportunities, creating a charitable remainder trust in 2003 with Rady Children’s as trustee and irrevocable beneficiary.

In 2010, Shizue shared that Rady Children’s would inherit more than 80 percent of their estate; proceeds from her family farm in Otay Mesa. The resulting $4.7 million gift was made three decades after her very first $20 donation to the Hospital.

Shizue’s generosity spanned her lifetime, and will impact the lives of children for generations to come.

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