Arkansas Hospice presents the Michael V. Aureli Compass Award to Dee Brazil-Dale

A highlight of Arkansas Hospice’s recent Party at the Plaza event was the presentation of the organization’s second annual Michael V. Aureli Compass Award to Arkansas Hospice Co-Founder Dee Brazil-Dale for her vital contributions to the nonprofit organization and the Arkansas Hospice Foundation.

The award is named for Arkansas Hospice Co-Founder Michael Aureli, who died in 2011 as a patient in the organization’s care.

As an Arkansas Hospice co-founder and the first director of the Arkansas Hospice Foundation, Dee embodies the true nature of a hospice heart, and her involvement has resulted in furthering the success of our important work. Since her retirement in 2006, Dee has remained a constant compass for compassion for Arkansas Hospice and its patients and families during the nonprofit organization’s 31-year history.

Dee saw first-hand the impact that Arkansas Hospice makes when the organization cared for both her mother and her husband.

“Taking care of people at the end of their life is a special calling,” she said in a 2021 interview. “When you experience loss, you gain compassion. And I think compassion makes up a big part of having a hospice heart.”