By Mary Katherine Stump Delray Beach — Lucienne Driskill, of Delray
Beach and Greenwich, Conn., passed away on May 17. Mrs. Driskill
was preceded in death by her husband, Walter S. Driskill, with whom
she helped to found Dribeck Importers in 1967. Dribeck was the
first importer of Beck’s beer in the United States. Mr. Driskill
was also the former owner of the Baltimore Colts, serving as
president and general manager. Mrs. Driskill was a philanthropist
throughout her life — even more so after the passing of her husband
in 1998 — and was honored in 2005 as the Philanthropist of the Year
for Palm Beach County. She was instrumental in the establishment of
the Walter S. & Lucienne Driskill Center for Caring Excellence
and the Walter S. & Lucienne Driskill Endovascular Center, both
at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach. “She was an
accomplished business woman,” said Kay Harvey, executive director
of the Bethesda Hospital Foundation. “She was someone who saw a
need and, because of her enormous heart, she was driven to fill it,
regardless of the glamour involved.” The Driskill Center for Caring
Excellence at Bethesda Hospital is the first of its kind, a program
that “recognizes and addresses the physical, emotional and
spiritual needs” of Bethesda’s patients, in addition to their
physical needs. “She gave because wanted to impact others in a
positive way and because she was interested in the individuals,”
said Ms. Harvey. “She had a great wit and was very humble about her
work with Bethesda.” Mrs. Driskill is the largest donor in Bethesda
Hospital’s 50-year history. Mrs. Driskill was also a dedicated
member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Delray Beach, where she
established the Driskill Education Center, which encompassed a
gymnasium and classrooms. A funeral service was held May 21 at
Trinity Lutheran Church. Entombment followed at the Boca Raton
Mausoleum.
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