› Creating Miracles Through Heartfelt Philanthropy After their son received lifesaving care at Regional One Health, the Ready family found a way to share hope and healing. The grandson of Irish-Catholic railroad workers, George Ready lives by the philosophy, “To be generous toward and to care for the less fortunate is to be a tiny bit like the nature of God.” Those words guided him as he graduated law school, raised a family, and served as state senator and circuit court judge in Mississippi. They took on new meaning 11 years ago when his son, Banks, had a devastating car accident and was airlifted to the Elvis Presley Trauma Center. “They saved his life,” George said. “After that, my wife and I always said if we were ever in the position, we wanted to do something for Regional One Health.” The Readys fulfi lled that goal by cutting the ribbon on the Banks Ready Neuro Motor Cognitive Gym, a facility for patients with traumatic brain injuries similar to the one their son endured. Their journey started May 24, 2012 when Banks was a student at Mississippi State University. “He was driving back to see his sister graduate high school,” George said. “He came over a hill near Grenada 12 Gratitude Repor t 2023
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