Poppy Gray

July 4th babies at Beaufort Memorial Hospital

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Staff reports

Beaufort Memorial Hospital welcomed these three little firecrackers at the Collins Birthing Center on Independence Day! 

Poppy Gray, daughter of Alicia and Jackson Gray of Beaufort, was born at 1:49 a.m. and weighed in at 8 pounds.

Eva Van Der Merwe

Eva Van Der Merwe, daughter of Madison and Thomas Van Der Merwe of Lady’s Island, arrived shortly after at 2:13 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 4 ounces.

Axel Fabian Cruz Garcia, son of Dania Garcia and Nelson Castro Cruz of Bluffton. was born at 4:50 p.m. and weighed in at 8 pounds.

Axel Fabian Cruz Garcia

Congratulations to all the families and thank you to the Sea Island Quilters for the Independence Day quilt and to Beaufort Memorial’s staffers and talented crocheters Donna Mixon, LPN, for the festive outfits and Sabrina Cooler, Birthing Center unit secretary, for the firecracker rattles.

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